MicroWave‘Pure greed:’ Etiquette expert explains why tipping has gotten out of control
nutsackit’s not your waiter’s fault that they’re stuck in a scam on the scale of a whole culture
And whose fault is it at the Self-Checkout?
And the cashier at 7/11?
In some states, like mine, someone working for tips is not getting paid minimum wage. So if you don’t tip the waiter, then they could be worse off than a cashier at 7-11 who makes minimum wage.
There is no state in the union where a tipped employee can make less than minimum wage
Correct because the minimum wage for tipped jobs is less than ones who are not tipped. Circa $2.13/hr or some bullshit number.
Employers must make up the difference if the employee makes less than the federal minimum wage if they don't make it with tips included is what they're saying.
Have you ever worked in a restaurant? Have you ever actually seen anyone try that?
Ideally yes. There are laws, sure. However, in the real world, it doesn’t work that way. In my state, there is a different minimum wage for tipped workers. Back when it affected me personally, it was $2.85 when the minimum wage was $7.25. Now it’s like $10 and $14.
And yes, if the tipped employee doesn’t meet a minimum wage then the employer is supposed to make that up. How often that happens though, I’ve never seen it. And what is an underpaid employee supposed to do? Sue a chain restaurant with all the money they don’t have? Get a pro bono lawyer willing to waste months of their time to help recover the difference of like $300?
I get the altruism, and the simple satisfaction from pointing to laws to try to disprove a person who experienced things in real life. But at some point in your life, you should learn that the real world doesn’t work by pointing to a rule book and crying foul when someone breaks the rules.
I’ve never been asked for a tip on the PayPad at a 7/11