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Eye opener.....okay so I was thinking, I could either continue to work at MQ or - Kiki

Posted: Jul 21, 2011

or go get another job out of MT completely (not convinced any other company is much better).....I was thinking, well, what else am I qualified for? I guess I could waitress (never done before though), but Ihop has an ad for a waitress, waitress exp. not nec. I thought, argh, what can they possibly make, prob just minimum wage and lots of work and would I even be up to it? Come to find out that waitresses at Ihop around here (California) make minimum wage (8/hr) plus tips. Most of them average about 150 to 200 per shift . ???? I can't even hit 150 anymore on a good day. Maybe barely 130 to 140 if I'm lucky. How sad that a job with no experience required (though I'm sure it's very hard and not everyone would be successful) pays more than MT now. This is making me rethink this whole "hanging" on till the bitter end thing. I might just have to apply over at the Ihop.

Not to mention that you punch in, put in your time, punch out. - No loitering around waiting for customers! nm

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I can't even make $100 a day any more. Lots of - days it is about $82

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I am looking at a cashier job. Very sad with 25 years experience at MT'ing.

OMG, me too! - Working my wrists off for it too.

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Had enough.

dito - pete and repeat

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Crazy to think I used to make about 170 per day and now I cannot make over 90, and usually 80. I want to throw up.

Sad to say - Just saying

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My goal is now $75 a day.... What a difference a day makes....... Sounds like a song I remember from the past.... Gotta love the "new" scoring technique. NOT! Odd but true, I do still love the work that I do and still believe in it. Too old to change now :(

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