I make up to R13,000 in tips a day as a US bikini barista, though customers can be scary | Business Insider

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I make up to R13,000 in tips a day as a US bikini barista, though customers can be scary

Grace Morris is a 20-year-old bikini barista in Lacey, Washington, in the USA.She's dealt with everything from lewd comments to stalkers — but doesn't plan on quitting anytime soon.This an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Grace Morris, a 20-year-old bikini barista and TikTok creator in Lacey, Washington, in the USA.

You need to have, or at least give off, the confidence of a model; your nails, hair, and makeup have to be runway-ready at all times. We have daily themes so our outfits are coordinated: Military Monday, Topless Tuesday , Pink Wednesday, and so on. I work five to seven hours a day, five days a week, and I make the minimum wage in Washington, which is around $14 an hour. But the real money comes from tips. On a good day, I'll make $700 to $800 in tips . At the regular coffee shop I worked at, I'd take home $20.That was something that really surprised me about the job: Customers have paid for my groceries, furniture, and even my rent.

Now, I have over 338,500 followers and brand deals with some of my favorite clothing brands like Dolls Kill and Pretty Little Thing. It's given me the chance to tell my side of the story — to show people that all I'm really doing is making coffee and conversation, despite what people might assume. And it's also allowed me to share some of the downsides.Not that there's anything wrong with those jobs — and there are other coffee stands who do engage sexually with clients.

Stands in Tacoma, about a half-hour drive away, have been robbed at gunpoint. At one of them, a man pulled up just to shoot the girl and drive away, but luckily she had time to shut the window and hit the panic button, which most stands have – it sounds an alarm and alerts the police.My job is to be sexualized, in adult outfits. It is to have conversations that are sometimes uncomfortable.

When it comes down to it, a lot of the customers are just lonely and want someone to talk to. We're great conversationalists, and it keeps customers coming back because they genuinely enjoy us as people.

 

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