11-08-2002, 02:11 AM
at the risk of being the boring moron with a serious response...
as many of you know i'm a waitress. so, being in an industry that relies entirely on other people having money to spend, this is a very stressful time for me. granted, i'm not working at the same place i was 2 years ago, but then a really bad slow lunch, i'd walk with at least $50. now, i'm lucky if i make 30, and all of the staff right now are practically begging for more shifts, but without the customers i don't get the extra hours. i've also noticed that people aren't tipping so well anymore, i'm good at what i do and i'd gotten used to getting 18-20% tips, now half the time i'm lucky to get 15. so, yeah, i'm way beyond broke right now and my credit card debt is pretty ridiculous.
i don't know who's to blame, but i did notice a difference in the amount of business we were getting after the 2k election. the place i worked then closed down the following february. i then worked at a summer place and made 10k between may and september of last year. the waiters at the same place this year barely made 5k... :disappointed:
as many of you know i'm a waitress. so, being in an industry that relies entirely on other people having money to spend, this is a very stressful time for me. granted, i'm not working at the same place i was 2 years ago, but then a really bad slow lunch, i'd walk with at least $50. now, i'm lucky if i make 30, and all of the staff right now are practically begging for more shifts, but without the customers i don't get the extra hours. i've also noticed that people aren't tipping so well anymore, i'm good at what i do and i'd gotten used to getting 18-20% tips, now half the time i'm lucky to get 15. so, yeah, i'm way beyond broke right now and my credit card debt is pretty ridiculous.
i don't know who's to blame, but i did notice a difference in the amount of business we were getting after the 2k election. the place i worked then closed down the following february. i then worked at a summer place and made 10k between may and september of last year. the waiters at the same place this year barely made 5k... :disappointed: