As a server you live in fear from week to week, day to day on having choose which bills to pay. Relying on the generosity of people, especially during a time of economic problems in our country is a death…

The only occupation I've had where I got a negative paycheck.

As a teenager and as a college student who worked for tips in several restaurants over the years, I found waitressing to be profoundly degrading because of the low wages and the requirement that I depend upon tips. A tip…

I have been working in restaurants for 13 years, in every position, and they all have serious problems in regards to the pay structure. As a woman, I have been subjected to sexual harassment from customers, coworkers, and employers that…

The sheer nature of living off a tipped salary is like a game of roulette. As a server, you never know the financial outcome at the end of a work day, or pay period. This job requires it's workers to…

I can't even recall the times I have had to pay for a ticket because the people walked out without paying. If I am serving food, how could I possibly watch the door as well, most especially during peak Summer…

I live in a college town, so many of my issues are related to that, too, tho the fact my first wait job here paid $2.01, and that was 29 years ago! now, I'm thrilled to be back in the…

I think the craziest thing I ever heard was when I heard in 2013 that wages for wait service is as low as what I was paid as a waitress in 1974! In 1974, I had to take a job…

Working in the restaurant industry has been a very interesting experience. First off, it is a highly variable experience, some restaurants are great, well-paid and have clear expectations, other restaurants are low-paid, highly exploitive, or simply corrupt and engaging in…

I am not a restaurant employee, but a hairstylist for 37 years. The tip industry should be abolished so that everyone can have a real living wage. I just heard last night that my coworker who is in a beauty…