I’m a Twin Peaks bartender and I made more than $600 in one shift
A bartender has left the internet stunned after revealing that she was making more than $600 on a single shift — which works out to nearly $50 an hour.
Avery Linhart, who works at the Twin Peaks restaurant chain, documented her earnings on TikTok earlier this month with a clip that sparked fierce debate about how much restaurant workers are paid.
Avery, from Texas, explained at the beginning of the now-viral video, which has garnered nearly two million views to date, that her rent was due, but she was $300 short.
She hoped to earn enough to pay what she still owed during that shift, and after working 13 hours at the diner, she had brought home more than enough to cover the shortfall.
A bartender has left the internet stunned after revealing she was making more than $600 on a single shift — which equates to nearly $50 an hour
Avery Linhart, who works at the Twin Peaks restaurant chain, documented her earnings on TikTok earlier this month
The now-viral video, which has been viewed nearly two million times to date, sparked fierce debate over how much restaurant workers are paid
During her bumper shift, Avery earned a whopping $631 in 13 hours, which equates to approx $48.50 per hour.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last year that the median hourly wage in America was $31.
Dozens of social media users took to the comment section to express their shock, with one person admitting, “That’s more than I’m making in two weeks.”
“Bruh, I get $800 biweekly,” someone else wrote, with another viewer adding, “God damn, almost a thousand in one day.”
“Why do servers always claim to make so much money, but never have any money for their bills?” asked another user.
Someone else pondered, “All I see are waitresses complaining about making $2 an hour, but then they’re going to make $631.” [13] o’clock.
The average wage in the US for someone with a bachelor’s degree is $25 an hour. She made almost double that,” the same user wrote in a separate comment.
During her bumper shift, Avery earned a whopping $631 in 13 hours, which equates to about $48.50 per hour
Many people took to the comment section to express their shock, with one person admitting, ‘That’s more than I’m making in two weeks’
When someone asked Avery why she was short on rent when she made so much, she explained, “Because I spend $16,000 a year on college tuition.”
Other viewers defended the TikToker, with one person commenting, “You guys aren’t being pressured that a girl is making money while she has a normal job. You just don’t want women to succeed’
When someone asked Avery why she was short of rent when she made so much, she explained, “Because I spend $16,000 a year on tuition, $15,000 on rent, and pay everything else while putting money into savings.”
Other viewers defended the TikToker, with one person commenting, “You guys aren’t being pressured that a girl is making money while she has a normal job. I swear to God, you just don’t want women to succeed.”
“Girl, don’t listen to any of these fools in the comments,” another commented.
“You do your best and work hard. Good for you. People are so arrogant. You kill it,” another person said. Someone else gushed, “Get that sack girl.”
In a second video shared a few days later, Avery revealed she made another $567 on a 15-hour shift.