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1. You will never get a reliable paycheck. 1. 钱到用时方恨少。 As a waitress in Wisconsin, I make $2.33 an hour, which is the legal minimum wage my state requires employers to pay us aside from our tips. That's not enough to live on, so we depend on an 18 percent tip. Honestly, we get a little grouchy when we get a 5 percent tip when we're busting our butts to give somebody the best service we can. I work 25 hours a week — the restaurant I work at is only open for dinner — and I can expect to take home anywhere from $300 to $400 a week. And though corporate-owned restaurants offer health insurance if you're full-time, the place I work is family-owned and unfortunately doesn't offer any type of insurance. I have insurance now through my parents until I'm 26, but after that, I will need to pay out of pocket or have a job that provides it. 我在威斯康星当服务员时，时薪2.33美元，而这是威斯康星除了小费之外的法定最低时薪。靠这点工资显然是活不下去的，所以我们都指望18%的小费。然而有时候我们辛辛苦苦服务，却只有5%的小费，这真的很让人窝火。我所工作的餐厅只供应晚餐，所以我每周只工作25小时，而一周工资到手大概只有三百到四百美金。企业餐厅会给全职员工提供医保，而我所在的是家庭式餐厅，不给提供任何保险。26岁之前，我还可以靠父母缴纳保险，但是26岁以后，除非我能找到一份提供保险的工作，否则我就得自己掏腰包了。 | 
