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It's only "stiffing" if we start with the assumption they are supposed to be tipped. I'm not well-versed in the history of coffee shops, but it seems to me tha
by dwaltrip 8y ago
It's only "stiffing" if we start with the assumption they are supposed to be tipped.
I'm not well-versed in the history of coffee shops, but it seems to me that it is not a well-established norm -- as compared to bars and restaurants, for example. But I'm happy to be corrected if I'm mistaken about this.
- SubiculumCode 8y agoOn the contrary, it was very much the norm, though starbucks killed it.
- laken 8y agoCoffee shops are a unique one, though traditionally you tip the barista in particular, not the cashier. It's been somewhat on its way out culturally over the past few decades in the US however.
- kevin_thibedeau 8y agoBaristas were non-existent 30 years ago.
- JoeAltmaier 8y agoEspresso been around since 1903?
- simonsarris 8y agoKevin is right, at least in terms of terminology: https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=barista&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cbarista%3B%2Cc0 https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=barista&year_s...
- JoeAltmaier 8y agoVery cool tool!
- eigenvector 8y agoThe countries that have been consuming espresso for decades before it became common in the US don't treat making an espresso-based beverage as a skilled trade. I recall ordering a perfectly serviceable latte at a gas station in Israel.
- sharemywin 8y agoA lot of states are paid less if it's a job with tips: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped_wage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped_wage
- ip26 8y agoBut is a barista etc one of those jobs?
- awalton 8y agoYes. Any front-of-house restaurant staff that gets a share of tips are subject to those laws, and it's ridiculous. Worse, some restaurants even force the tips to be split between dishwashers, who actually are making minimum wage in many cases, so waitstaff get crushed even harder.
- gamblor956 8y agoIt's illegal to force waiters to split tips with non-tipped workers unless the restaurant gives up the "tip credit" (referring to the portion of the minimum wage that they get to treat as paid out of tips) for the split tips.
- ApolloFortyNine 8y agoAlso on that page: >If wages and tips do not equal the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour during any week, the employer is required to increase cash wages to compensate
- scroot 8y agoDo you think in a real workplace people are going to constantly bring this up with their managers?
- threatofrain 8y agoI think what happens in a real restaurant that doesn't share tips is that if you don't make enough you'll just be let go.