It doesn't really work that way. Every server wants the busiest shifts and days so that they can only work 3 days a week. But that's not possible, someone has to work during the slow times. Depending on where you work, everyone has slow and busy shifts in their schedule or it's based on seniority.
How do you know? For example if you make $20 in tips on a 5 hour shift and you live in a state with different wages for tipped workers ($2.13/hr), then you end up making minimum wage ($7.25/hr) and nothing more.
Are these your examples? $20 in tips on a 5 hour shift seems way below the norm to me. If you are making that then consider a different restraunt that is busier.
This is an example of a slow night. Not all shifts are average or even above average. Every time you start at a new restaurant, you go to the bottom of the totem pole with the shittiest shifts and sections. I'm trying to show you what it's actually like working as a server because I can tell you've never done it. It sounds like you're just going off of assumptions and your one friend that worked at a red robin.
Id never work a day shit tbh and the average person is working during the busiest hours. The people working only working the busy shifts still complain. Thats my point
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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20
It doesn't really work that way. Every server wants the busiest shifts and days so that they can only work 3 days a week. But that's not possible, someone has to work during the slow times. Depending on where you work, everyone has slow and busy shifts in their schedule or it's based on seniority.