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How much do waiters at the high end restaurants in New Orleans make?
Posted on 10/11/22 at 11:59 am
Posted on 10/11/22 at 11:59 am
Talking Commander’s Palace, Galatoires, Antoine’s, Clancys, etc.
What do these guys usually take home a week.
What do these guys usually take home a week.
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Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:00 pm to LSUStaple
Dunno about a week but a guy from high school made 100-120k a year working a ton
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:01 pm to LSUStaple
3.50
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:01 pm to LSUStaple
I've heard it can be up to 100k. Don't know if thats correct.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:01 pm to LSUStaple
The key is only admitting to half your tip money on any IRS forms.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:02 pm to LSUStaple
I used to be friends w/ a waiter at Galatoire’s who pulled down around $125k a year, all in.
Of course, he’d been there forever. And that’s the key. You build relationships with high rollers.
Of course, he’d been there forever. And that’s the key. You build relationships with high rollers.
This post was edited on 10/11/22 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:05 pm to LSUStaple
Buddy of mine used to make $500/night at Antoines
He worked 4 nights a week
He worked 4 nights a week
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:05 pm to LSUStaple
I had a friend working at one of those during the mid-90's after college. She was making something like $50k-$75k a year and not even working a full 40-hour week.
She left that to pursue her dream of being a teacher.
She left that to pursue her dream of being a teacher.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:06 pm to LSUStaple
The ones that have been around the longest get the best shifts, have the most "call parties" (diners who ask for them specifically) and make the most money.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:08 pm to LSUStaple
Half what they actually tell. They all say they make 100k a year, but they dont live like they make six figures. Every waiter/waitress i have ever meet has greatly exaggerated how much they make. They’ll tell you their best week and act like they make that consistently every week!
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:09 pm to LSUStaple
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What do these guys usually take home a week.
Those guys and gals are bringing in 6 figures bro
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:09 pm to LSUStaple
Something something crime. Something something murder.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:10 pm to mmonro3
Right. There are only so many weekend shifts available. They aren’t making as much on a Tuesday lunch shift.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:11 pm to mmonro3
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They all say they make 100k a year, but they dont live like they make six figures
Not saying it’s the case here, but there are plenty of people clearing six digits that live a very modest lifestyle.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:13 pm to biglego
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Right. There are only so many weekend shifts available. They aren’t making as much on a Tuesday lunch shift.
You would be surprised. The guys eating a place like that for lunch on Tuesday have way more money than the weekend goer and your tips could be considerably better per table.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:13 pm to mmonro3
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They all say they make 100k a year, but they dont live like they make six figures
Dude, $100k is not a lot of money.....
How is a person that makes $100k a year supposed to live?
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:13 pm to mmonro3
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They all say they make 100k a year, but they dont live like they make six figures. Every waiter/waitress i have ever meet has greatly exaggerated how much they make. They’ll tell you their best week and act like they make that consistently every week!
So just like everybody else?
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:14 pm to NOLA1128
Thats true. I have never met a waiter or waitress who owned their own house.
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:15 pm to mmonro3
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They all say they make 100k a year, but they dont live like they make six figures. Every waiter/waitress i have ever meet has greatly exaggerated how much they make. They’ll tell you their best week and act like they make that consistently every week!
That baw that works offshore, works on a tugboat in the river, that welder in a plant, even the baw that climbs powerlines can all make over $100k and you'd never know
This post was edited on 10/11/22 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 10/11/22 at 12:17 pm to mmonro3
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I have never met a waiter or waitress who owned their own house.
Probably bc they own their own condo or townhouse
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