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DanieXJ t1_j2a2q4a wrote

Reply to comment by w0rdCS in Kitchen appreciation fee by Hype_x

But, kitchen staff are staff right? Not tipped staff. Hence they don't get the lower wage to begin with. So, somehow it's my fault that the owner's a miserly asshole now?

Lord, this is why I don't eat out often. I'm more than up for tipping, but every single person these days seems to think they deserve to be tipped, whether they're making 15, 20, or more an hour, whether they're the owner even, or whether they're actually getting the tipped wage (6 whatever it is in the new year).

And, it's even more annoying because I too get paid shit, but it is literally illegal for me to get tipped. So, yeah, fuck the bait and switch taxes. Because that what it is an owner instituted tax.

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w0rdCS t1_j2adhke wrote

No, kitchen staff are not being paid the $2.63/hour that serving staff are, but all included with tips servers/bartenders probably make upwards of $30-50/hr while cooks/dishwashers are making <$20 - so these type of fees are a good way to show appreciation to employees who often come in much earlier, work much later, and inn many cases work much harder for less money.

It is not their fault that you don't get paid well, or that it is illegal for you to be tipped (whatever it is that you do) - so it's pretty petty to hold that against them. There is no bait and switch (when the kitchen appreciation fee is actually being used as intended) the extra money is simply split and paid out to back of house staff in their paychecks.

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DanieXJ t1_j2biaga wrote

2.63.... yeah, considering I just saw a news item saying it's going up to 6.25 or something along those lines in 2023, the rest of your post isn't even worth it to read. But, keep believing that I should be paying, instead of the workers walking away when they’re treated like crap. Or instead of the idiot owners are supposed to do, include the price of the prep in the food.... likes been done for 100 upon 100 of years...l

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w0rdCS t1_j2bptsz wrote

Zero substantive points, minimal literacy, using emotion as an argument - you just don't seem like a very intelligent individual (and are probably a nightmare to serve when you do go out to dinner).

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