![]() Even when I was able to pull unemployment benefits, I was only getting a portion of my base wage. And when everything shut down, we were pretty much crushed. Tending bar right before the pandemic, I was probably doing as good as I’d ever done. And since tips are 60 to 70% of my bartender income, tips can push it up pretty high. And depending on the house you could make all the way up to $19 an hour base wage. Then, through a friend, I made the switch into bartending, and I tended bars all over Vegas. ![]() Back then about a third of my pay came from tips. Just like any food service job, tips are a major part of your take-home pay. I’ve worked most of my career in the food and beverage world, which we all call “the industry.” I worked my way up through the various levels of the industry from bussing tables, through food running, and on to being a server, which I did for about three years. In my first job, I was a busser clearing tables at a chain restaurant. Rudie Tanudtanud, 46 Maintenance worker and bartender
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