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British woman sees how much in tips she can make as server on shift in America

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Published 11:24 14 Aug 2024 GMT+1

British woman sees how much in tips she can make as server on shift in America

The server documented her earnings over the course of a shift in America, which was 'not too bad'

Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair

A British waitress has shared her earnings in tips over the course of one of her shifts, and it's quite eye-opening.

Tipping culture can vary from country to country - while it's largely voluntary or worth a round up to the nearest pound in the UK, it's very different in the US.

It's not uncommon for hospitality workers across the pond to work solely on tips, and though this might sound like peanuts here, it's not bad pay when you factor in the unspoken obligatory amount that customers are expected to give.

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One waitress from the UK that works in America has shared her experience of this during a shift, giving us a start-to-finish rundown of her earnings, take a look:

The TikTok video details how much money she got not just overall, but per order, as user @megangulyard, also known as Megan Gulyard, garnered over 700,000 views with the viral clip.

She began by highlighting that her goal for that Thursday night was $125 (£97) in tip earnings.

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The expected amount to tip servers in the US sits around 20-25% of the total bill and though it's not law, your server may ask why you haven't given them the full tip amount if you try to pay UK style.

Her first tip on a $99.50 bill was $20, fitting into the usual bracket, while her next was $7.71 on a $47.29 bill, just short but still respectable.

Megan's next few tips were $6 on a $30 bill, $6 on a $36 bill, $10 on a $65 bill and $4 on a smaller $8 bill.

Later in the shift, she updated us with her latest earnings, $22 on a $102 bill, $8 on a $41.86 total and $10 on a $35.46 total.

The mother-of-two then got back at the end of her shift, where she added that she was tipped $10 on a $73 bill before revealing that two girls that 'couldn't have been older than 18' racked up a total of $160, but only tipped her $9 between them, which Megan labelled as 'wild and crazy'.

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The server fell just short of her goal. (TikTok/megangulyard)
The server fell just short of her goal. (TikTok/megangulyard)

Her final table had a total of around $70 to pay, tipping her $15, and she finally topped up the totals to reveal exactly how much she made over the shift.

If you haven't been doing the mental maths up to now, she revealed that she earned a grand total of $115 (£89.50) - though it's not specified how many hours Megan worked, it's a respectable amount for a night's work.

The total was $10 short of the target she set pre-shift, but highlighted: "Not too bad for a thursday night."

Since this video, Megan has made several other similar videos, where she counts tips on different days where she works, managing to earn over $200 (£155) on a Saturday shift, while a Tuesday night only got her $80 (62.20), on a night that she said was 'so slow'.

Featured Image Credit: TikTok/megangulyard

Topics: Tipping, Money, Viral, TikTok, US News

Joshua Nair
Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair is a journalist at LADbible. Born in Malaysia and raised in Dubai, he has always been interested in writing about a range of subjects, from sports to trending pop culture news. After graduating from Oxford Brookes University with a BA in Media, Journalism and Publishing, he got a job freelance writing for SPORTbible while working in marketing before landing a full-time role at LADbible. Unfortunately, he's unhealthily obsessed with Manchester United, which takes its toll on his mental and physical health. Daily.

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