Upon his return home, Broz was unable to gain employment as a metalworker in Kumrovec, so he and his wife moved briefly to Zagreb, where he worked as a waiter, and took part in a waiter's strike.
Efter at være vendt hjem kunne Broz ikke finde arbejde som metalarbejder i Kumrovec, så han og hans kone flyttede til Zagreb, hvor han arbejdede som tjener og tog del i en tjenerstrejke.