I’m no stranger to the service industry. In fact, when I decided to get a second job, I knew the only way I would make good money at a night job would be to earn tips. I knew this because after I graduated high school, I worked various day jobs while going to college, but I always supplemented my income by waitressing at night. If I made $10 per hour during the day, I knew at night, I could make $15 or more waiting tables. When I decided it was time to get my hustle on again, I thought of pizza delivery because I could earn tips without the inevitable back pain, leg pain, and side work that go with serving gigs.
But there’s an ugly side to working in an industry where workers rely on tips. I’m talking about stereotyping people based on how some service industry workers believe certain groups of people tip or don’t tip.
