Working at a strip club

The recent Pendulum article Working at a strip club: Is it the best choice for making money? was a real eye-opener for me. Are students really working at strip clubs? I am finding this hard to believe, and oddly like a train wreck: I don't want to read about it, but I can't look away. What would compel a young woman to work at a strip club as a cocktail waitress? The mind boggles.