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British woman working as a waitress in America revealed huge amount she earned in just one night from tips

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Published 12:59 21 Jan 2025 GMT

British woman working as a waitress in America revealed huge amount she earned in just one night from tips

US tipping culture is a pretty unique cultural quirk

Brenna Cooper

Brenna Cooper

A British woman has shared an insight into how American tipping culture works after revealing how much extra she made during one shift.

I'm going to say a controversial take here and say that the American obsession with tipping isn't the worst thing in the world. Over in the states, it's expected that you tip around 15–20 per cent of the total bill, with some places expecting as much as 20-25 per cent.

Which is steep compared to tips we're used to leaving in the UK sure, but there's nothing worse than receiving a bill and having no clue whether or not you're about to make a major faux pas.

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At least in the US, everybody knows where they stand.

Tipping is a huge part of US culture (Getty Stock Images)
Tipping is a huge part of US culture (Getty Stock Images)

With that being said, have you ever wondered why waiting staff in the US get so caught up over the amount of dollars left under a paid bill?

A lot of this is due to the fact that servers could be paid as little as $2.13 (£1.74) p/h depending on location, which means that a generous tipping culture if often a lifeline for workers.

Here to take us through how much you can make in tips is British waitress Megan Gulyard, who currently lives in the US state of Florida.

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In a TikTok posted towards the end of last year, Megan provided a breakdown of how much each table she'd served had left her in response - and it seems like a shift being lucrative is completely down to luck.

Megan clarified that she wasn't 'ungrateful' for her tips during the video (TikTok/megangulyard)
Megan clarified that she wasn't 'ungrateful' for her tips during the video (TikTok/megangulyard)

Tips ranged from one group of diners leaving no tip, a paltry $2 (£1.63) and an extremely generous $60 (£49) throughout what Megan described as a 'quiet' Thursday evening at work.

Later on in the clip, Megan totalled her earnings for the night, which included $57 (£46) in card tips with a 2 per cent deduction, as well as cash tips which brought her grand total to $99 (£80) in tips.

"Which isn't too bad for a Thursday night considering how slow it's been." she added.

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This figure appears to be about average for Megan, who revealed in a previous clip that a weekday shift had pulled her in about $115 (£89.50).

Her earnings also sparked a debate amongst viewers, with several people surprised at how high tips can be in the US.


"My daughter is a waitress in the uk and had a table of 20 spend over £500 and gave her a tip of £6," one person noted, while a second person questioned whether or not a tip should be a 'bonus' or an 'expectation'.

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A third said: "An evening shift with 99 dollars plus wage is way more than what someone in the uk would earn."

On second thought, maybe mandatory tipping culture is just as confusing as whatever system we have over here.

Featured Image Credit: TikTok/megangulyard

Topics: Lifestyle, Money

Brenna Cooper
Brenna Cooper

Brenna Cooper is a journalist at LADbible. She graduated from the University of Sheffield with a degree in History, followed by an NCTJ accredited masters in Journalism. She began her career as a freelance writer for Digital Spy, where she wrote about all things TV, film and showbiz. Her favourite topics to cover are music, travel and any bizarre pop culture.

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