Coworker 1: Hey Regan, do you know if you can get advances on tax returns like at HR Block or something.
Me: Actually, I just read something about that* last week. You can, but they take like 10% out of it or something.
Coworker 1: 10%?? That’s outrageous!
Me: Well…
Coworker 2: It’s not that much, it’s like, say you get $1200, they only take $120, $800 they take $80.
Coworker 1: Phew, that’s less than I thought they might.
Me: right…10%…
*I’m not completely awful as I did not cite my source for such things.
p.s. we are all servers, so basic math regarding percentages is used often when start to hate on customers.
