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15 - 18% vs. 20 - 25%

Gratuity adds up. If you want to be the type of bartender who believes that making a good drink is all you need to do your job properly, then you should also accept the fact that, if you’re lucky, you will only average 15 - 18% of your total sales in tips. That means that if you were to have $500 in sales, you would make between $ 75 - $ 90 in tips.
This is why it’s important to be more than just a server of drinks. If you rang the same amount and looked at the Read More >>