This brave young mom who works as a bartender at a local bar has raised awareness about wages in the service industry
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“It’s tough being a working mom for me right now just because I’m going through a custody battle. I would love to spend time with my son, but I have to make a living so we can have a good life once the custody battle comes to an end.”
Monthly paychecks don’t make her life any easier. “Honestly, every time I open a check I just chuckle a little bit. My coworkers and I will compare checks to see who got the least amount and we’ll just laugh because it’s ridiculous how little we get paid.” Aaliyah still tries to stay positive: “I would just like to add that I love my job and I’m fortunate enough to make enough to get by, but it’s tough to think that if an emergency comes up it could really hurt me financially. I just wish we all had stable and consistent paychecks.”
“It’s important to tip because we literally rely solely on those tips. We’ll be greatly appreciative and it’s just nice to be compassionate and understanding that this is just how laws are set up, and if you’re going to restaurants that do abide by these laws, you are feeding into the broken system. We don’t like relying on the customer but until the laws can get changed, we still need to be paid.” Whatever you do, Don’t. Forget. To tip.
Some people, though, appeared far from convinced
But Aaliyah was quick to defend her point
“My advice to fellow moms is just keep being badass. Being a mom alone is a full-time job, so I would want them to know I’m supporting them!” At the end of a day, being a mom is the most precious job of all.
Aaliyah’s post sparked a heated debate over how important it is to tip
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PS: I work just as hard for my money as you do yours.
STOP crying , STFU and go to work !
soon they'll be replaced with service robots and stations.
what a way to burn every little piece of sympathy for your situation.
WHOSE FAULT is that?!! i dont think its customers fault, and i dont think they should be paying for it.
so instead of this, urge your state, goverment, politicians, economist, your local goverment solve this ecnonomical abnormality, so you will get normal wage from your employer, and not untaxed money from you customer.
or get a different job.
this is one of those absurd things in USA i wont ever understand.
Her pay is minimal BECAUSE she makes tips, not the other way around. An attentive server can make serious bank in a busy restaurant. A terrible lazy server will find something else as the tips will reflex that. Imo this weeds out people not cut out to hustle and multi task.
Or raise the minimum for servers to $15 or whatever an hour and no tipping but good luck getting that 2nd cup of coffee when you want it.