This Waitress Says She Made Over $400 In Tips One Day While She Was Pregnant
People on the internet can’t get over the life of one particular waitress who has been making incredible amounts of money in tips during her day-to-day schedule. Her circumstances are definitely unique, as she is not only a waitress at Hooters but was also working into the late months of her recent pregnancy.
Tay (@taybbitxh) is a TikTok content creator, mother, and waitress at a Hooters in Georgia. Although she makes it clear in her bio that working at Hooters is not her only personality trait, she has made lots of videos on not only what it’s like working at the legendary American establishment but what it’s like working there while pregnant.
Tay often makes relatable waitressing content on TikTok, talking about what happens when certain regulars come in and how frustrating it can be to seat a big group.
But as she entered the later stages of her pregnancy, her content became super special. I mean, how many pregnant Hooters waitresses have you seen?
What is interesting about Tay’s time at Hooters is that the majority of her income is highly dependent on tips.
In one of her TikTok videos, she said that her actual hourly wage is only $2.13 an hour, which is the minimum cash wage in the state of Georgia.
As stressful as that sounds, Tay showed her followers how being pregnant on the job can actually have its perks and dedicated an entire video to showing how much money she makes in tips in one day. Get ready, because it’s more than you would think.
“Tuesdays are usually our slower days,” says Tay at the start of her video. “There’s four of us on the floor, so I don’t expect to get a whole lot of money, but hopefully, it’ll still be a good day.”
TikTok; pictured above is Tay in one of her videos
Well, to kick off her shift, Tay’s first customer had a bill of $20.83. At the end of his meal, he gave Tay a $100 bill and told her to “keep the change.” Wow!
After the first generous tipper, her day alternates between making average, low, and very generous tips. For example, a few customers gave her the bare minimum as a tip. One customer had a bill of $16.00 and only gave her a $3.00 tip. That is barely over 15% gratuity.
However, Tay still had some great customers who were very generous. One of her regular customers gave her a $40.00 tip on a $9.63 bill.
But the best part of Tay’s shift was when a table of 35 guests came in. Tay writes that it was a kid’s baseball team with their families. It sounds like a nightmare, having to serve 35 people at the end of your shift while you’re around seven months pregnant. But the payoff from this table was most certainly worth it.
The large party had multiple checks that added well up to over $1,000. Tay worked extra hours to take care of this large party.
“I basically pulled a double, but it’s fine,” says Tay in her car at the end of her shift. “I made my money, so it was worth it.”
Tay’s final tip count ended up being a whopping $417. How amazing is that? Tay ended up having a healthy baby boy in late July. We wish her and her family the best!
To view the original TikTok video, visit the link here.
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