Courtesy of Lauren Balcioni
- Lauren Balcioni is a beverage cart girl who works at a Bay Area golf course on the weekends.
- She earns $19.15 per hour plus tips, which can total up to about $300 per day.
- She decorates her cart to get extra tips, and she said dressing up for holidays also helps.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lauren Balcioni, a 25-year-old beverage cart girl in the Bay Area. Her income has been verified with documentation by Insider. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
I used to work a boring, remote corporate job, but I quit it in May 2022 because it was difficult to manage as the single mom of a baby.