Oktoberfest: What Wiesn Waitress Marlene Graßl Reveals About Tips

TVS News AI, editorially supervised, presents Oktoberfest: What Wiesn Waitress Marlene Graßl Reveals About Tips.

Have you ever been to the Wiesn and wondered what a waitress there actually really earns? Marlene Graßl, an experienced Wiesn server, has now opened up in an interview with Stern Panorama – and her answers bust quite a few clichés.

For many, Oktoberfest is the highlight of the year – and for the servers, it's a job with more facets than most guests realize. Exactly how the pay works and which guests are the most generous, Marlene Graßl explains with surprising openness.

How does the pay really work?

The question on many people's minds: Is it true that Wiesn waitresses earn a small fortune in just a few weeks? Or is that just a persistent myth? Marlene Graßl explains in the interview how the salary is actually composed – and which factors are decisive in whether more or less ends up in the bank account at the end.

These guests give the most tips

At least equally exciting: Which guests are actually the most generous? Is it the tourists, the local regulars, or the company parties? Marlene Graßl has a clear opinion on this – and her answer is likely to surprise anyone who thinks they already know the Wiesn crowd.

The complete interview with all the details, surprising anecdotes, and honest insights into everyday work life at the Wiesn can be found at Stern Panorama.