[Jennifer]

In Europe, the *tip* is almost always included in the price of your meal. That means the server/bartendar is making a decent wage. In the USA, it is not included, which means the server/bartendar is making , at best, poverty level at $6.50/hour. If you want to stay home and make yourself dinner and a drink, have at it. If you want to dine out, which is actually a form of entertainment, then by god, tip the people who are making your night special! As a server, we smile at your non-smile, listen to your boring anecdotes, explain the menu, bring you the hot food, run back and forth to the kitchen with your special requests, stand on our feet all day to do so, and clean up after your mess! Again, by god, tip these people who are waiting on you hand and foot! And don’t drop your napkin on the floor. Leave it on the table.

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Name : Jennifer, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 33, City : San Francisco, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Bartendar/Chef, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[Jennifer]

I’m a bartendar at a wine bar and my live-in boyfriend is a bartendar at a niteclub. Some pros? A bar is a lively social atmosphere. I’m always busy with something to do and I like the physicality of the work. I get to try new/unusual wines on every shift I work. The MONEY> TIPS are usually good enough that I make approx. $25/hour, and my boyfriend, $40/hour on a good night. Good/fun regular customers make the job more of a party than a job. You can always meet new people and probably find new people to date, all while getting paid. The CONS? As heavy drinkers we both have instant access to alcohol – not a good thing. It’s also not as glamorous as some regulars might think. We wash dishes, sweep the floor, empty the trash,do heavy lifting, and stand on our feet 8 hours at a time, which means our feet/lower backs hurt at the end of the night. Actual drunks are a problem because they are soooo boring to listen to – and as a bartendar you have to listen – and if you cut their drinks off/bounce them out, your likely to get into a fight/yelled at. I haven’t had to do this, but my boyfriend has. Also, the non-tippers and low tippers piss me off because I’m providing atmosphere, serving them, and cleaning up after their mess, all the while listen to their boring chat. So note: Tip you bartendars and waiters, or stay home and make your own party.

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Name : Jennifer, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 33, City : San Francisco, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Bartendar/Chef, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[Jennifer]

Yes, in that they usually make a handsome wage because of tips. Somewhere between $25-40/hour and upwards if in a high-volume club. So yes, they can work less days. But, NO, they work really hard when on the job. There’s a lot of heavy lifting (ice/kegs/cases of liquor/wine), standing on your feet for 8 hours straight, washing and unloading dishes, listening politely to boring patrons, emptying trash, sweeping the floor, and constant cleaning, and when it’s busy, you have to move rapid fire which can be exhausting. Then, when you get home at 2am, you’re wide awake and can’t sleep. So it’s particularly hard work.

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Name : Jennifer, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 33, City : San Francisco, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Bartendar/Chef, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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