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In many places low wage workers commute into HCOL areas. Being able to live in Manhattan on waiter's earnings is wishful thinking. Waiters are dime a dozen, and
by kova12 4y ago
In many places low wage workers commute into HCOL areas. Being able to live in Manhattan on waiter's earnings is wishful thinking. Waiters are dime a dozen, and it's ridiculous to suggest they could possibly be making enough to live with mega high earners
- woodruffw 4y agoRead the statement more closely: you can either tackle this problem by raising wages, or by reducing the financial and logistical burden of commuting (or both!). Manhattan isn't a good example for your case: millions of people (like myself) commute cheaply and easily into the borough each day to work.
- standardUser 4y ago> Being able to live in Manhattan on waiter's earnings is wishful thinking. That's factually untrue and kind of an absurd statement. Of course people live in Manhattan working as servers.
- kova12 4y agoSolely on the salary of a server?
- standardUser 4y agoA server can make $100-$500 per shift in tips, 4-5 shifts per week. On the low end, that's probably not enough even for a roommate situation. But in the medium-to-high end, that can easily cover a studio apartment.