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Most career waiters make more money from tips than wages. Customers are willing to pay more when they know exactly where their money is going.
by Aunche 6y ago
Most career waiters make more money from tips than wages. Customers are willing to pay more when they know exactly where their money is going.
- ddingus 6y agoThat's not most waiters. Tipping sucks. The expectation that people work a full time job that does not also carry the expectation of being able to fund them existing and continuing to show up for work sucks too. You've made the same, "but a few are doing great" argument made above.
- Aunche 6y agoIf a waiter makes less than minimum wage from tips, the restaurant has to make up the difference. In these situations, the restaurant's margins are so thin that they'd be receiving minimum wage anyways.
- ddingus 6y agoThat does not change the "some are doing great" argument.
- Aunche 6y agoWhat do you mean? As I illustrated. There is a lot of potential upside with taking a tipped wage, but little downside.
- ddingus 6y agoPull the minimum up, and yes it improves. Without it? No.
- edgyquant 6y agoThat’s shifting the goal posts. All waiters/waitresses make at least the minimum wage (by US law) and the better ones make way more.
- ddingus 6y agoAnd yes, that is a SOME are doing well argument. Most are not. Minimum wage = struggling overall. Pointing to a minority making real bank as justification for current policy that leaves a majority struggling does not make sense.