Submitted by jaydecay123 t3_11xiv7k in Connecticut
the-crotch t1_jd3p59u wrote
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When tips are factored in most of these people are making well over minimum wage, your plan would cost them
MrGeekman t1_jd6l9c5 wrote
Why can't they get minimum wage and tips?
BisexualDisaster29 t1_jd7agqb wrote
They can. But a lot of people today treat tipping like it should be mandatory and get pissy if they don’t get tipped.
the-crotch t1_jd7f6pw wrote
I'm not arguing they shouldn't. I'm arguing if they had to work for minimum wage and no tips it would be a large pay cut.
pond_minnow t1_jd5hkhj wrote
Precisely why servers fight tooth and nail to keep the tipping system. It ain't about a "fair wage": it's about greed.
Raise prices/wages and abolish tipping IMO.
the-crotch t1_jd5u3bf wrote
Is wanting more than minimum wage for a really hard job really greed?
pond_minnow t1_jd5w334 wrote
For low-skilled work? Yeah, it is.
the-crotch t1_jd5ymyy wrote
Well they're making more than minimum wage currently, and there's a labor shortage which means nobody wants to do that job, so the laws of supply and demand say you're wrong
pond_minnow t1_jd5zdk5 wrote
Yeah. Because people keep donating to them via charity aka tipping.
Folks realize it's kind of a shitty job, not a career. Can't be replaced by robots soon enough IMO.
the-crotch t1_jd62rqe wrote
If they eliminate tipping they'll have to pay an equivalent salary or lose everyone which means you're paying the same anyway.
Idc if it's a career I know I wouldn't wait tables for minimum wage that's for sure
pond_minnow t1_jd64beo wrote
I'm fine with that. I'd rather the price be upfront and transparent instead of this shitty guilt-laden tipping system.
googs185 t1_jd7fua1 wrote
Most of the world doesn’t have a tipping culture.
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