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As a waitress, when the economy started to go downhill I worried that a lot of people would quit dining out and that my restaurant would have to schedule less shifts as a result. Fortunately, that hasn't really happened. What has happened, however, is that the people who dine out aren't tipping nearly as well as they used to. So while I'm still working the same amount of hours, and serving the same amount of people, I'm now bringing home about a third less money than I used to. I've tried to pick up extra shifts to help compensate, but since everyone I work with is in the same boat as me, noone is wanting to give away shifts anymore.

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