Is the SAHM the new status symbol?
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Is the SAHM the new status symbol?
| Tue, 09-23-2003 - 10:36pm |
In the 70's and 80's women fought to get into the workforce (the whole Ms. magazine generation)...and then the tide turned in the late 1990's when more women started to stay home by choice. Now, it seems like being a SAHM is a status symbol....and superior to being a working mom.
Kat

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I always tip 20%, because the math is easier.
I will also tip more if the bill is really small; my minimum tip is $2.00.
I think it makes a difference where you're working. Since people tip a percent of the tab, someone working in a high-end restaraunt can easily make triple what someone in a low-end place can make.
My high-school boyfriend became a career waiter. He was really good at it, and back in the 70's could earn more in a night than I made in a week. I'm sure that gap closed a bit once I moved out of hourly-paid type jobs, but he's managed to support himself all these years without a problem. I think now he's
Maxchandler is a friend & a lady. I respect her. I chat with her daily over at our board. I'd never want to offend or betray her trust.
I've sent a copy of this posting with my apologies for engaging in a discussion about her to her email. I wanted to admit that I was wrong for posting & I wanted to make sure she knew exactly what I said.
Edited 10/5/2003 3:56:03 PM ET by doogeysmom
I always wanted to be a maitre'd but never was offered the position. :-/ I didnt have the style i quess...so I settled for bar manager than food and bev manager.
Our local wing dive the girls have a large amount of tables I say 10-13 a nite they turn em and burn em and people stand in line to eat there... these girls make fanaminal tips. Most all the waitress their are single mothers too so I tend to overtip them.
I think the thing that bugs me the most about this whole issue is the streotype people carry about servers... but on the other hand i do believe that most servers do NOT claim 100% of the tips. They only claim a percentage of their sales and uncle sam leaves them alone. So it is a double edge sword here. I also know immagrant's work illegally in this buisness perfect example dishwashers... they get a social security card from a friend or relative and that is accepted. What is one to do...
Edited 10/5/2003 3:26:27 PM ET by silverunity
12 kittens how sweet, sugar pie has not gone into labor yet but she is on date to have these babies so it should be soon....
Susan
I really am happy that she had another child since she always wanted to. Was it a boy or a girl?
And are none of us invited to your other board? :)
Let me guess. You want to know how many showers a day and all the details on clean linens then turn that around to bash also?
This childish behavior is worse than a mob of high school teenagers giggling & pointing.
S.V.
S.V.
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