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    I've been a cocktail waitress at a small gentlemen's club for 2 months now. I've lately only been making $60-80 per night, some nights if I work 8 hours I'm not even making minimum wage in Massachusetts. My $2.63 an hour goes straight to taxes. My customers usually tip me a couple bucks each but the younger customers most of the time don't tip at all, and Sun-Thurs its 18+ and the crowd is young.

    Has anyone ever cocktail waitressed anywhere? I feel like I'm making very little for a waitress or maybe its just me? I do my job fine and I'm pretty quick at getting people drinks and I am a pretty girl so I just don't get it. I'm also stressing it will just get worse in the summer. I'm thinking of trying another club if it stays like this. I've never danced or anything and I'm not planning to so I thought waitressing would be decent money. The dancers on weekends make at least $300 on a weekend night and thats toward the low end. :-/

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    Do you work with other waitresses on the same shift? Are they all making more money than you? If not, it just may not be a lucrative club for cocktail waitresses, and trying somewhere new may definitely be worth considering!

    Also, how flirty are you with the customers? I find speed of service isn't as important in the strip club so much as making the customer think you like him. Like, I've seen some awful waitresses who ignore customers for ages, mess up orders, etc., but still make great tips because they're so nice and flirty with the customers when they do come around. Since you haven't mentioned anything about your actual interactions with the customers, that's my only piece of advice on how to increase your tips.

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    That's tough, Lots of guys expect to pay dancers, but take for granted the waitress... Are you alert to your timing? Lots of times I've seen the waitress deliver drinks just as the dancer is in front of a dude at the tip rail, so it's viewed as an interruption... I'll admit this has happened to me and I just wanted to complete the transaction as quickly as possible... Same hustle tips apply as dancers, touch guys on arm, try to build rapport, humor always helps...
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