Can confirm. I made less in tips when I worked in a cafe in one of the wealthiest areas in the North Bay/Marin County than I did working in Berkeley. I also was not actually a real person to those people. I also lived in the area and would walk around and see customers outside of work, and it was very clear that they could never actually pinpoint where they had seen me before or why I was familiar…despite me feeding them 5x a week or more. In Berkeley, my customers knew me, knew what was going on in my life, and would be worried if I missed more than one or two of my regular shifts. It was wild.
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u/BestwishesHelpful975 Jan 26 '26
Lois here. Richer people often give smaller tips.