Bartenders earning

Have anyone ever worked as a bartender?

Wondering what is bartenders earning? Small corner bar vs upscale one...is there big difference? Do tell please...

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Better money can be made bartending high end strip clubs or specialty spots where you are a VIP bartender.

If you know a DJ who is highly soughtafter, you may consider a partnership.

He goes, you go.

Ok. So daring bartender and planning marrying him and having kids...wouldn’t be possible to figure out how is my family going to do financially...will I have to work? Will we be able to buy a house...

How does it go?

Posted by Dreamyboy

I’ll ask my bartender if I see him Sunday night. I think he’s there Sunday’s..

Will he just...tell you?

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Posted by Gemitati

Ok. So daring bartender and planning marrying him and having kids...wouldn’t be possible to figure out how is my family going to do financially...will I have to work? Will we be able to buy a house...

How does it go?

Yes you’d have to work, to be able to buy a house. My ex supported family decently but never was able to buy a house or save for retirement. He made minimum wage + tips and in this area he makes 200-300 a night if it’s friday Saturday, or super busy. Slow days less. It’s a nice job for him though he does serving & bartending & never later than midnight. But works holidays & weekends to get the better tipping days.

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This profession confuses heck out of me! He is supporting family decently but can’t afford to pay mortgage? Because can’t save for down payment? To me it’s far from decent support of the family.

Making $ 250 per night seems like a good money so how come he wasn’t able to save on down payment?

And what happen to them when they are aging? And not so cute for tips anymore?

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Posted by Gemitati

Ok. So daring bartender and planning marrying him and having kids...wouldn’t be possible to figure out how is my family going to do financially...will I have to work? Will we be able to buy a house...

How does it go?

Yes you’d have to work, to be able to buy a house. My ex supported family decently but never was able to buy a house or save for retirement. He made minimum wage + tips and in this area he makes 200-300 a night if it’s friday Saturday, or super busy. Slow days less. It’s a nice job for him though he does serving & bartending & never later than midnight. But works holidays & weekends to get the better tipping days.

This profession confuses heck out of me! He is supporting family decently but can’t afford to pay mortgage? Because can’t save for down payment? To me it’s far from decent support of the family.

Making $ 250 per night seems like a good money so how come he wasn’t able to save on down payment?

And what happen to them when they are aging? And not so cute for tips anymore?

Haha! He’s 48 & still is doing well. Quite the charisma. Everyone “knows him” around town. It’s a small area so what he makes is pretty good for the area.

Bad decisions. 2 marriages & last one left him with lots of debt. He gave that one the finer things in life but not a mortgage.. now he’s pretty much screwed. First wife never worked at all, second one did but had a spending problem.

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So and he is your ex as well?

What’s wrong with this man? Lol

As others mentioned above - it depends... how good you are your job, how many people frequent that place (and what kind), what's the tip policy (do you get a fixed tip at the end of your shift - or do you get an equal share / also, some places don't accept tips - only donations for some cause). If we're talking about popular places... obviously you'd earn far less from a local diner - compared to a famous club. Tough the later is also - way more demanding (it's one thing to serve mostly coffee, bear, juices, tea and occasionally a cocktail vs serving dozen of complicated cocktails, shots, multiple flavors of coffee and everything in between - every 5 minutes or so). During busy hours you need a lot of endurance - and a lot of self-control (cause things are sure to get nasty).

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Posted by Gemitati

Ok. So daring bartender and planning marrying him and having kids...wouldn’t be possible to figure out how is my family going to do financially...will I have to work? Will we be able to buy a house...

How does it go?

Yes you’d have to work, to be able to buy a house. My ex supported family decently but never was able to buy a house or save for retirement. He made minimum wage + tips and in this area he makes 200-300 a night if it’s friday Saturday, or super busy. Slow days less. It’s a nice job for him though he does serving & bartending & never later than midnight. But works holidays & weekends to get the better tipping days.

This profession confuses heck out of me! He is supporting family decently but can’t afford to pay mortgage? Because can’t save for down payment? To me it’s far from decent support of the family.

Making $ 250 per night seems like a good money so how come he wasn’t able to save on down payment?

And what happen to them when they are aging? And not so cute for tips anymore?

Haha! He’s 48 & still is doing well. Quite the charisma. Everyone “knows him” around town. It’s a small area so what he makes is pretty good for the area.

Bad decisions. 2 marriages & last one left him with lots of debt. He gave that one the finer things in life but not a mortgage.. now he’s pretty much screwed. First wife never worked at all, second one did but had a spending problem.

So and he is your ex as well?

What’s wrong with this man? Lol

I was helping him get out of debt ( not financially but through advice) and advising what he could do to help himself. But he just whined he was poor ( which isn’t true) and it was woe is me. Capricorn negativity and being miserable. Seems he likes being miserable. He’s an idiot.

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Successfull miserable bartender? Lmao

So instead of listening to people stories he tells them his? And they tip him for it!!! Cool beans! Lol

Bartenders make their money off of tips. So it has less to do with type of bar and more to do with how many patrons, your looks and social skills.

Posted by LadyNeptune

Bartenders make their money off of tips. So it has less to do with type of bar and more to do with how many patrons, your looks and social skills.

So...you would basically starve at this job? Lmao

Posted by Gemitati

Posted by LadyNeptune

Bartenders make their money off of tips. So it has less to do with type of bar and more to do with how many patrons, your looks and social skills.

So...you would basically starve at this job? Lmao

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Don’t be mad I call you a trifling ho. It’s what you are 🤷‍♀️

I did have a job similar to bar tending in that I worked a few days a week and made a killing. $ 75 per hour for private swim lessons.

It’s how I supported myself and put myself through school with minimal loans. Best job.

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Posted by LadyNeptune

Bartenders make their money off of tips. So it has less to do with type of bar and more to do with how many patrons, your looks and social skills.

So...you would basically starve at this job? Lmao

Don’t be mad I call you a trifling ho. It’s what you are 🤷‍♀️

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So...you jealous? I can give you some points...though what does it have to do with this post...no idea!

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I did have a job similar to bar tending in that I worked a few days a week and made a killing. $ 75 per hour for private swim lessons.

It’s how I supported myself and put myself through school with minimal loans. Best job.

ROFLMAO...swimming lessons bs bar tending are ‘similar’ jobs?

Were you mixing drinks in a pool?

That’s ‘wet bar’ right? Darn! You are stupid!!!

I can’t brearhe laughing!!! Thanks.

Or were you giving lessons to men being naked? Nahhhh...not for $ 75...unless it was a group rate for 20 people farting in a pool...lmao

💦💦💦💦💦🤣🤣🤣🤣

Posted by Gemitati

Posted by LadyNeptune

Posted by Gemitati

Posted by LadyNeptune

Bartenders make their money off of tips. So it has less to do with type of bar and more to do with how many patrons, your looks and social skills.

So...you would basically starve at this job? Lmao

Don’t be mad I call you a trifling ho. It’s what you are 🤷‍♀️

So...you jealous? I can give you some points...though what does it have to do with this post...no idea!

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Jelly of all the bad sex your having with a married dude. Naw.

Just returning shade for shade 😎

Posted by Gemitati

Posted by LadyNeptune

I did have a job similar to bar tending in that I worked a few days a week and made a killing. $ 75 per hour for private swim lessons.

It’s how I supported myself and put myself through school with minimal loans. Best job.

ROFLMAO...swimming lessons bs bar tending are ‘similar’ jobs?

Were you mixing drinks in a pool?

That’s ‘wet bar’ right? Darn! You are stupid!!!

I can’t brearhe laughing!!! Thanks.

Or were you giving lessons to men being naked? Nahhhh...not for $ 75...unless it was a group rate for 20 people farting in a pool...lmao

💦💦💦💦💦🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Nope. One on one. Kids, adults, and infants. People pay premium for quality 💅

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Posted by Gemitati

Posted by LadyNeptune

Posted by Gemitati

Posted by LadyNeptune

Bartenders make their money off of tips. So it has less to do with type of bar and more to do with how many patrons, your looks and social skills.

So...you would basically starve at this job? Lmao

Don’t be mad I call you a trifling ho. It’s what you are 🤷‍♀️

So...you jealous? I can give you some points...though what does it have to do with this post...no idea!

Jelly of all the bad sex your having with a married dude. Naw.

Just returning shade for shade 😎

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What does your obsession with me and ‘married dude’ have to do with this post? I am repeating for dumbass who can’t comprehend from first time. YOU! Lol

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Posted by LadyNeptune

Posted by Gemitati

Posted by LadyNeptune

Posted by Gemitati

Posted by LadyNeptune

Bartenders make their money off of tips. So it has less to do with type of bar and more to do with how many patrons, your looks and social skills.

So...you would basically starve at this job? Lmao

Don’t be mad I call you a trifling ho. It’s what you are 🤷‍♀️

So...you jealous? I can give you some points...though what does it have to do with this post...no idea!

Jelly of all the bad sex your having with a married dude. Naw.

Just returning shade for shade 😎

What does your obsession with me and ‘married dude’ have to do with this post? I am repeating for dumbass who can’t comprehend from first time. YOU! Lol

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You literally asked me if I was jealous dumb dumb. Keep up.

Posted by LadyNeptune

Posted by Gemitati

Posted by LadyNeptune

I did have a job similar to bar tending in that I worked a few days a week and made a killing. $ 75 per hour for private swim lessons.

It’s how I supported myself and put myself through school with minimal loans. Best job.

ROFLMAO...swimming lessons bs bar tending are ‘similar’ jobs?

Were you mixing drinks in a pool?

That’s ‘wet bar’ right? Darn! You are stupid!!!

I can’t brearhe laughing!!! Thanks.

Or were you giving lessons to men being naked? Nahhhh...not for $ 75...unless it was a group rate for 20 people farting in a pool...lmao

💦💦💦💦💦🤣🤣🤣🤣

Nope. One on one. Kids, adults, and infants. People pay premium for quality 💅

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Oh! You dealt with stupid people? You drawn to each other. I read about it. Wondering why you weren’t reported...because they were...stupid! Lol

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Posted by LadyNeptune

Posted by Gemitati

Posted by LadyNeptune

Bartenders make their money off of tips. So it has less to do with type of bar and more to do with how many patrons, your looks and social skills.

So...you would basically starve at this job? Lmao

Don’t be mad I call you a trifling ho. It’s what you are 🤷‍♀️

So...you jealous? I can give you some points...though what does it have to do with this post...no idea!

Jelly of all the bad sex your having with a married dude. Naw.

Just returning shade for shade 😎

What does your obsession with me and ‘married dude’ have to do with this post? I am repeating for dumbass who can’t comprehend from first time. YOU! Lol

You literally asked me if I was jealous dumb dumb. Keep up.

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Because you had brought unrelated shit - I responded. Still unrelated. Wet bartender ass! Lol

Posted by Gemitati

Posted by LadyNeptune

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Posted by LadyNeptune

Posted by Gemitati

Posted by LadyNeptune

Posted by Gemitati

Posted by LadyNeptune

Bartenders make their money off of tips. So it has less to do with type of bar and more to do with how many patrons, your looks and social skills.

So...you would basically starve at this job? Lmao

Don’t be mad I call you a trifling ho. It’s what you are 🤷‍♀️

So...you jealous? I can give you some points...though what does it have to do with this post...no idea!

Jelly of all the bad sex your having with a married dude. Naw.

Just returning shade for shade 😎

What does your obsession with me and ‘married dude’ have to do with this post? I am repeating for dumbass who can’t comprehend from first time. YOU! Lol

You literally asked me if I was jealous dumb dumb. Keep up.

Because you had brought unrelated shit - I responded. Still unrelated. Wet bartender ass! Lol

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Your getting boring now. Beef up the insults. I know you can do better than this. I believe in you 💫

Posted by Gemitati

Posted by LadyNeptune

Posted by Gemitati

Posted by LadyNeptune

I did have a job similar to bar tending in that I worked a few days a week and made a killing. $ 75 per hour for private swim lessons.

It’s how I supported myself and put myself through school with minimal loans. Best job.

ROFLMAO...swimming lessons bs bar tending are ‘similar’ jobs?

Were you mixing drinks in a pool?

That’s ‘wet bar’ right? Darn! You are stupid!!!

I can’t brearhe laughing!!! Thanks.

Or were you giving lessons to men being naked? Nahhhh...not for $ 75...unless it was a group rate for 20 people farting in a pool...lmao

💦💦💦💦💦🤣🤣🤣🤣

Nope. One on one. Kids, adults, and infants. People pay premium for quality 💅

Oh! You dealt with stupid people? You drawn to each other. I read about it. Wondering why you weren’t reported...because they were...stupid! Lol

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Must’ve done something right. After all, out of the two of us, who changes adult diapers for a living. You boo 😏

Posted by Ellygant

Big difference in where you work. Management, clientele, specialties, location, restaurant type, hours and prices would vary. You can earn as little as a around 3/4 hundred for a full week. All the way up to about 3/4 grand on a weekend (Thursday thru Saturday) that’s off tips.

Where I live, restaurant work is based off only tips. Servers and bartenders get an hourly but it’s only $ 2.13, which all goes to taxes. Some states/countries pay better hourlies tho. And if you’re a bar manager you will make a high hourly or salary and if you work shifts you make tips.

The higher money jobs do tend to come with more work. Hours are normally really rough (6/7pm till 4AM) more stress, more political. If someone is charming, good with drunks and good looking tho it’s a gold mine.

Don't you have a minimum hourly rate....by law it's just under 10 euros an hour here?

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Posted by Ellygant

Big difference in where you work. Management, clientele, specialties, location, restaurant type, hours and prices would vary. You can earn as little as a around 3/4 hundred for a full week. All the way up to about 3/4 grand on a weekend (Thursday thru Saturday) that’s off tips.

Where I live, restaurant work is based off only tips. Servers and bartenders get an hourly but it’s only $ 2.13, which all goes to taxes. Some states/countries pay better hourlies tho. And if you’re a bar manager you will make a high hourly or salary and if you work shifts you make tips.

The higher money jobs do tend to come with more work. Hours are normally really rough (6/7pm till 4AM) more stress, more political. If someone is charming, good with drunks and good looking tho it’s a gold mine.

Don't you have a minimum hourly rate....by law it's just under 10 euros an hour here?

By law it is $ 2.13. That was my hourly rate lol. And it covers about 60-70% of taxes so I never take it home. You still end up owing more in taxes so I’d claim monthly so I wouldn’t have to backpay hundreds during tax season. In my four years in the service industry I never once was paid a check that I didn’t get directly from tips. Never saw my hourly. Where I live we literally live off tips.

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That sounds awful, illegal and totally archaic 😐

Where do you live Elly?

The average salary for a Bartender is €10.57 per hour in Ireland, which meets the national average. Salary estimates are based on 32 salaries submitted anonymously to Indeed by Bartender employees, users, and collected from past and present job advertisements on Indeed in the past 36 months. The typical tenure for a Bartender is less than 1 year.

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The average salary for a Bartender is €10.57 per hour in Ireland, which meets the national average. Salary estimates are based on 32 salaries submitted anonymously to Indeed by Bartender employees, users, and collected from past and present job advertisements on Indeed in the past 36 months. The typical tenure for a Bartender is less than 1 year.

But people in Europe don’t tip as in USA. Maybe that’s why here it’s like it is...

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The average salary for a Bartender is €10.57 per hour in Ireland, which meets the national average. Salary estimates are based on 32 salaries submitted anonymously to Indeed by Bartender employees, users, and collected from past and present job advertisements on Indeed in the past 36 months. The typical tenure for a Bartender is less than 1 year.

But people in Europe don’t tip as in USA. Maybe that’s why here it’s like it is...

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People tip here too....

To have to live off tips though is shitty

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Posted by Ellygant

Big difference in where you work. Management, clientele, specialties, location, restaurant type, hours and prices would vary. You can earn as little as a around 3/4 hundred for a full week. All the way up to about 3/4 grand on a weekend (Thursday thru Saturday) that’s off tips.

Where I live, restaurant work is based off only tips. Servers and bartenders get an hourly but it’s only $ 2.13, which all goes to taxes. Some states/countries pay better hourlies tho. And if you’re a bar manager you will make a high hourly or salary and if you work shifts you make tips.

The higher money jobs do tend to come with more work. Hours are normally really rough (6/7pm till 4AM) more stress, more political. If someone is charming, good with drunks and good looking tho it’s a gold mine.

Don't you have a minimum hourly rate....by law it's just under 10 euros an hour here?

By law it is $ 2.13. That was my hourly rate lol. And it covers about 60-70% of taxes so I never take it home. You still end up owing more in taxes so I’d claim monthly so I wouldn’t have to backpay hundreds during tax season. In my four years in the service industry I never once was paid a check that I didn’t get directly from tips. Never saw my hourly. Where I live we literally live off tips.

That sounds awful, illegal and totally archaic 😐

Where do you live Elly?

Atlanta, GA, US

Archaic yeah but not illegal lol. It wasn’t ever awful for me but I chose higher volume and/or price points to work. If I worked at some small diner it would have been rough. Though I will say even at my last restaurant job I wasn’t making more than $ 300 a week working 40-50 hours. Volume took a drastic downturn the last month I was there.

Overall it was sustainable for the short term. The restaurant industry is known to be rough here tho. Rarely are there any tax documented full time employees, so they don’t have to offer us benefits. We rarely would ever get breaks for meals even though working 12-16 hour shifts on the weekend is pretty standard. If you complain then you get written up or your hours taken away. And you just budget well, then remember the day you took home $ 500 on the day you sat around for 8 hours and paid the restaurant to go home lol.

But it was good for my life when I needed to work more freedom. I was going through intense therapy and dramatic life changes and the atmosphere is a little more lax for that. Paid the bills so no complaints there.

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Jesus, what a backward country to work in

Unbelievable! 😳😡

It's illegal here to work more than a few hours without a break and any employer who doesn't allow that could be in trouble

Posted by Ellygant

Posted by MyStarsShine

Posted by Ellygant

Posted by MyStarsShine

Posted by Ellygant

Big difference in where you work. Management, clientele, specialties, location, restaurant type, hours and prices would vary. You can earn as little as a around 3/4 hundred for a full week. All the way up to about 3/4 grand on a weekend (Thursday thru Saturday) that’s off tips.

Where I live, restaurant work is based off only tips. Servers and bartenders get an hourly but it’s only $ 2.13, which all goes to taxes. Some states/countries pay better hourlies tho. And if you’re a bar manager you will make a high hourly or salary and if you work shifts you make tips.

The higher money jobs do tend to come with more work. Hours are normally really rough (6/7pm till 4AM) more stress, more political. If someone is charming, good with drunks and good looking tho it’s a gold mine.

Don't you have a minimum hourly rate....by law it's just under 10 euros an hour here?

By law it is $ 2.13. That was my hourly rate lol. And it covers about 60-70% of taxes so I never take it home. You still end up owing more in taxes so I’d claim monthly so I wouldn’t have to backpay hundreds during tax season. In my four years in the service industry I never once was paid a check that I didn’t get directly from tips. Never saw my hourly. Where I live we literally live off tips.

That sounds awful, illegal and totally archaic 😐

Where do you live Elly?

Atlanta, GA, US

Archaic yeah but not illegal lol. It wasn’t ever awful for me but I chose higher volume and/or price points to work. If I worked at some small diner it would have been rough. Though I will say even at my last restaurant job I wasn’t making more than $ 300 a week working 40-50 hours. Volume took a drastic downturn the last month I was there.

Overall it was sustainable for the short term. The restaurant industry is known to be rough here tho. Rarely are there any tax documented full time employees, so they don’t have to offer us benefits. We rarely would ever get breaks for meals even though working 12-16 hour shifts on the weekend is pretty standard. If you complain then you get written up or your hours taken away. And you just budget well, then remember the day you took home $ 500 on the day you sat around for 8 hours and paid the restaurant to go home lol.

But it was good for my life when I needed to work more freedom. I was going through intense therapy and dramatic life changes and the atmosphere is a little more lax for that. Paid the bills so no complaints there.

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Why are people working for less?

Atlanta GA

The current city minimum wage is $ 10.10 per hour. Georgia's minimum wage is $ 5.15. The federal minimum wage is $ 7.25. The council also approved a policy statement committing itself to increasing the city's minimum wage to $ 14 per hour starting July 1, 2018 and $ 15 per hour starting July 1, 2019.

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Posted by Ellygant

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Posted by Ellygant

Big difference in where you work. Management, clientele, specialties, location, restaurant type, hours and prices would vary. You can earn as little as a around 3/4 hundred for a full week. All the way up to about 3/4 grand on a weekend (Thursday thru Saturday) that’s off tips.

Where I live, restaurant work is based off only tips. Servers and bartenders get an hourly but it’s only $ 2.13, which all goes to taxes. Some states/countries pay better hourlies tho. And if you’re a bar manager you will make a high hourly or salary and if you work shifts you make tips.

The higher money jobs do tend to come with more work. Hours are normally really rough (6/7pm till 4AM) more stress, more political. If someone is charming, good with drunks and good looking tho it’s a gold mine.

Don't you have a minimum hourly rate....by law it's just under 10 euros an hour here?

By law it is $ 2.13. That was my hourly rate lol. And it covers about 60-70% of taxes so I never take it home. You still end up owing more in taxes so I’d claim monthly so I wouldn’t have to backpay hundreds during tax season. In my four years in the service industry I never once was paid a check that I didn’t get directly from tips. Never saw my hourly. Where I live we literally live off tips.

That sounds awful, illegal and totally archaic 😐

Where do you live Elly?

Atlanta, GA, US

Archaic yeah but not illegal lol. It wasn’t ever awful for me but I chose higher volume and/or price points to work. If I worked at some small diner it would have been rough. Though I will say even at my last restaurant job I wasn’t making more than $ 300 a week working 40-50 hours. Volume took a drastic downturn the last month I was there.

Overall it was sustainable for the short term. The restaurant industry is known to be rough here tho. Rarely are there any tax documented full time employees, so they don’t have to offer us benefits. We rarely would ever get breaks for meals even though working 12-16 hour shifts on the weekend is pretty standard. If you complain then you get written up or your hours taken away. And you just budget well, then remember the day you took home $ 500 on the day you sat around for 8 hours and paid the restaurant to go home lol.

But it was good for my life when I needed to work more freedom. I was going through intense therapy and dramatic life changes and the atmosphere is a little more lax for that. Paid the bills so no complaints there.

Jesus, what a backward country to work in

Unbelievable! 😳😡

It's illegal here to work more than a few hours without a break and any employer who doesn't allow that could be in trouble

Well technically it is illegal to work 7 and a half hours with no break here. But people just get fired if they complain too much. Again, a right to Work state. You can get fired for anything. I know one guy that lost a corporate job because they said they didn’t like his personality. Lol. Perfectly legal here.

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Outrageous 😡

What an uncivilised environment to work in....I can't believe that is still happening in the 21st century.

Getting fired on unreasonable grounds.....does anyone ever fight back?

Jfc

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Posted by Ellygant

Posted by MyStarsShine

Posted by Ellygant

Big difference in where you work. Management, clientele, specialties, location, restaurant type, hours and prices would vary. You can earn as little as a around 3/4 hundred for a full week. All the way up to about 3/4 grand on a weekend (Thursday thru Saturday) that’s off tips.

Where I live, restaurant work is based off only tips. Servers and bartenders get an hourly but it’s only $ 2.13, which all goes to taxes. Some states/countries pay better hourlies tho. And if you’re a bar manager you will make a high hourly or salary and if you work shifts you make tips.

The higher money jobs do tend to come with more work. Hours are normally really rough (6/7pm till 4AM) more stress, more political. If someone is charming, good with drunks and good looking tho it’s a gold mine.

Don't you have a minimum hourly rate....by law it's just under 10 euros an hour here?

By law it is $ 2.13. That was my hourly rate lol. And it covers about 60-70% of taxes so I never take it home. You still end up owing more in taxes so I’d claim monthly so I wouldn’t have to backpay hundreds during tax season. In my four years in the service industry I never once was paid a check that I didn’t get directly from tips. Never saw my hourly. Where I live we literally live off tips.

That sounds awful, illegal and totally archaic 😐

Where do you live Elly?

Atlanta, GA, US

Archaic yeah but not illegal lol. It wasn’t ever awful for me but I chose higher volume and/or price points to work. If I worked at some small diner it would have been rough. Though I will say even at my last restaurant job I wasn’t making more than $ 300 a week working 40-50 hours. Volume took a drastic downturn the last month I was there.

Overall it was sustainable for the short term. The restaurant industry is known to be rough here tho. Rarely are there any tax documented full time employees, so they don’t have to offer us benefits. We rarely would ever get breaks for meals even though working 12-16 hour shifts on the weekend is pretty standard. If you complain then you get written up or your hours taken away. And you just budget well, then remember the day you took home $ 500 on the day you sat around for 8 hours and paid the restaurant to go home lol.

But it was good for my life when I needed to work more freedom. I was going through intense therapy and dramatic life changes and the atmosphere is a little more lax for that. Paid the bills so no complaints there.

Jesus, what a backward country to work in

Unbelievable! 😳😡

It's illegal here to work more than a few hours without a break and any employer who doesn't allow that could be in trouble

Well technically it is illegal to work 7 and a half hours with no break here. But people just get fired if they complain too much. Again, a right to Work state. You can get fired for anything. I know one guy that lost a corporate job because they said they didn’t like his personality. Lol. Perfectly legal here.

Outrageous 😡

What an uncivilised environment to work in....I can't believe that is still happening in the 21st century.

Getting fired on unreasonable grounds.....does anyone ever fight back?

Jfc

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There’s no such things as unreasonable grounds tho for my state. That’s not a concept here really. You could literally be fired because someone doesn’t like your face, they could write that down and it’s legal. So in most cases, there’s no fighting back to be done since the law is very permissible and supportive of business.

The only unlawful firing would be anything that violates federal law, such as a form of discrimination (sexuality, gender, race, etc) or legally prosecuted and convicted harassment/abuse. Not all the US is like this. It’s highly a state by state matter. Western and northern states are very different. But most southern states, this is the norm.

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Getting fired because someone doesn't like your face

Wow

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Why is the South so backward I wonder?

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But people in Europe don’t tip as in USA. Maybe that’s why here it’s like it is...

People tip here too....

To have to live off tips though is shitty

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I know people tip but it’s a very little.

My daughter comes after weekends shift with $ 200-500 cash! It’s almost her weekly salary after 5 y/college at her regular job! But she is a waitress in a very popular restaurant. I just imagine what bartender makes at that place!

Actually I can’t imagine...that’s why I am asking. Lol

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Why is the South so backward I wonder?

I suppose it’s a norm for them not wanting to work with somebody who is acting like an ass!

And I don’t believe it’s the total truth that someone can get fired just for the face! It was huge overstatement in that post.