ImAmandaLeeroy t1_iuhwsua wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:46 PM

Reply to comment by ImAmandaLeeroy in When someone in the service industry is angry with their tip, they’re not mad at you they’re mad at their job by BrandonLang

To all the twats saying restaurants should just pay a livable wage to their employees, I would just like to point out- The US federal minimum wage is only $7.25 and well below livable standards to begin with.

To think somehow restaurants would go above and beyond to support their employees when they've been getting away with giving them the barest amount is unthinkable. And if they were forced to do so, they would just pass the cost on to the customer by considerably raising the cost of menu items.

The entire federal system would have to be overhauled to ensure all hourly rates at 40 hours a week could support each individual worker to a well defined and comfortable standard of living. And it ain't gonna happen in CorpoAmerica.

So either tip your server or know you will be enjoying a nice spit sandwich once you get pegged as the stingy bitch who doesn't tip at your favorite place to haunt, you absolute ghouls.

[deleted] t1_iujqzxf wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:16 PM

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rdmille t1_iuizbdz wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:09 PM

It's even worse than you say. The minimum wage of $7.25 does NOT affect anyone that gets tips, like a server in a restaurant. The Federal minimum for those people is $2.13/hour.

And no, it's not going to change in CorpoAmerica

ImAmandaLeeroy t1_iujlrqt wrote on October 31, 2022 at 8:40 PM

Indeed, I should have specified that restaurants give lower than the most bare amount for all others who are not in the food service industry