[Pollster1]

I’ve known waiters/waitresses who made great money, and it was never a surprise. Those are the ones who brighten my day even bumping into them at the grocery store. I’ve known others who said they couldn’t get bus fare in tips, and again, that’s what I expected them to earn. Some people do dramatically better at serving others, and they deserve to earn more. I like having the incentive for wait staff to provide that excellent service and the reward for those who deliver.

I rarely eat out, but when I do, I rarely tip 15%. Good service often earns 25% or more. Bad service often earns 5%. I’m perfectly capable of cooking, so eating out is about the experience. I like rewarding those who make that experience what I’m looking for, and I don’t like no-tip restaurants.

[lafroste]

My son's first real job was as server in fast food. He excelled, often bringing home $40-50 a day. One time he got tipped $100.00. And that was at Waffle House, the lowest of the low. He has recently moved on. He quit Waffle House because he did not want to associate with the lowlifes that infest it.

He is now 10 weeks from becoming a United States Marine, and is in basic at Parris Island as we speak.

[sheana]

I started out as a food waitress, didn’t last long since I hated it, and then moved to cocktails and eventually bartending. Always made excellent money because I hustled and made few mistakes.
I wouldn’t have worked for an hourly wage and split surcharge only. The last 10 years of my bartending career was at a country club where they did that but!.....we made tips on top of that due to parties. Our members didn’t tip because they knew it was built in to their tab but we had at least 2-3 parties per week, most of the time more, where we made cash tips.
I always liked having cash in my purse. lol