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Waiting tables can be a rewarding and lucrative line of work. But it’s a bit of a gamble. Some shifts are fun, fast-paced, and flush with cash. Others you might be begging for more tables or trying to snatch the high rollers from your colleagues, which won’t make you friends in the server station but can make you money.
Earlier in the week, a Twin Peaks server turned heads by revealing how much she made in a week of work as football gets underway.
Chloway (@chl0way) began documenting her week’s income on Monday.
“Come work a week with me at Twin Peaks,” she says at the beginning of a TikTok.
Continuing, Chloway says she typically only works day shifts (lunch) and that she’s scheduled to work Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
“So just come with me through the week, and we’re going to see how much we make,” the Twin Peaks server says.
How Much Did She Make?
Monday’s tips left Chloway in high spirits. She reveals that she made $254 in credit tips and $162 in cash. After tipping out the barback an estimated $35, that left her with $381 and seriously good vibes.
“Recently we have been in such a slump in the location I work at,” Chloway reveals. “Last week, Monday [and] Tuesday combined, I don’t think I even cleared $300.”
The rest of the week wasn’t quite as lucrative during the day shift at Twin Peaks. On Tuesday she made $184, Thursday $224, Friday $336 (“which is sick,” she says), and Saturday $168.
“It wasn’t as great as I was expecting for Saturday college ball,” she says.
Overall, however, she was quite pleased. Chloway made $1,290 in tips last week.
If she made this much each week, her annual income would be $67,080.
One person who commented on the post jokingly called her “sugar momma.” Another counseled her to “get dat money.”
Football And The Summer Slump
January and February are notoriously slow months in the industry, but many restaurants also slow down in the summer.
August is actually one of the slower months of the year. This does make sense if you think about it. People are on vacation, spending time outdoors; the weather has others locked in a crispy HVAC cocoon, and parents’ expendable income is going to back-to-school supplies. That doesn’t leave a lot of time or money for the Twin Peaks down the road.
For restaurants centered on sports like Twin Peaks, football season marks a welcome end to the summer slump.
A Fox affiliate reports that sports bars can see a 20-30% increase in sales during the NFL season. College football brings in big money, too. Food & Beverage Magazine says that the sport pumps $16.5 billion into the hospitality industry every year.
You don’t need to see the numbers to feel the difference if you work in a sports bar. One week you’re gossiping in the wait station and hoping to get cut early. The next you’re in the weeds from the moment you arrive to the moment you clock out, bone tired at the end of a shift that passed in a blur. These tend to be the most lucrative shifts.
Chloway is clearly grateful that football has returned, and with it, extra income.
“It’s been super slow at the restaurant, and so my weeks have not been going like that lately,” Chloway says at the end of her post. “So happy to see that football’s back.”
She didn’t respond to BroBible’s direct message seeking comment.