"A man named Austin, who goes by TinMan on TikTok, recently shared his payout after a full day of bartending. It's a job that has him in the car for over an hour each way. "Austin, why do you commute an hour to bartend?" he asks, echoing the question he gets a lot regarding his "strange" choice. "I'll tell you why." He then shows off his payout from the day's work, holding a receipt that indicates $543.09 in credit card tips."
""Not bad for a cute little bartending job," he says. @tinman_okCuz duh #paytransparency #bartender #serverlife Making over $500 in tips during a shift is no rare occurrence for Austin. In another post, he shows off a similar haul. In one comment, he admits that he has slower days from time to time, but his point remains: Not bad. Not bad at all."
The average American commute is 27.2 minutes one way and has been rising for years. Affordability pressures and the rise of hybrid and remote work push many people farther from job hubs. Long commutes are often linked to office work rather than localized blue-collar or service jobs. One bartender named Austin commutes over an hour each way and reports $543.09 in credit card tips for a single shift. After adding a $5 hourly wage and cash tips, Austin reports earning the equivalent of $72/hour for an eight-hour shift, with similar high-tip hauls shown in other posts.
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