I work at a mall. I am open minded.
I have a blog. I am vegan. I am a singer. I used to be a veterinarian. I am not a full-time blogger. I like to travel.
There is an event coming up in a few weeks at the mall. You should submit a performance pitch! maybe I will! it would be great to make my blog a full time gig. do you like working at the mall? It's alright. It's not particularly high-paying, though. Maybe I should move onto something else, like a tipped role at a restaurant. that would be great. you'd meet so many interesting people working in restaurants! do you like to engage with new people? I do! I like talking with folks and learning about their lives. I find it to be energizing. then I bet the food industry would be great for you. so many people to meet. my guess is retail doesn't really let you talk to folks much because they're there to shop and get in and get out. For sure. The only problem though is that a tipped job comes with the risk of lower wages. Minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13 an hour, not $7.25. yeah and that means its hard to have a reliable income. sigh. everybody deserves a living wage! I dont know how restaurants get away with under paying. I don't know how they do either! It's so ingrained into the culture of the restaurant/service industry that everyone just sees it as an acceptable practice. craziness. and at the same time I hate people who refuse to tip on principle because it's like.. you're only hurting the server. why would you not tip? even if you don't agree with tipping? you know? Yep. You can be against tipping, but you should still acknowledge that tipping is the norm in the status quo (and necessary if you want your server to make a living wage.)  absolutely. I don't know why as a society we don't value caring for one another more in that way you know? in my dream world none of us have to work for a wage; we can all just contribute what we are good at or willing to do and then have enough to eat and a safe place to live.