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Thats not true, tipped employees typically do get >0 dollar paycheck from their employers. That is their base hourly wage. general minimum wage is peanuts, yes

by matz1 5y ago

Thats not true, tipped employees typically do get >0 dollar paycheck from their employers. That is their base hourly wage. general minimum wage is peanuts, yes. but tipped waitstaff only make $2.83/hr is not true. If the employer did not make up the difference then they risk being fined/shutdown.

grumple 5y ago
> Thats not true, tipped employees typically do get >0 dollar paycheck from their employers. That is their base hourly wage. This is not true. I’ve been a service employee. Your employer withholds taxes on estimated tipped earnings, typically resulting in literal $0 paychecks. This is the norm in states with lower tipped minimums (might not hold true in states like CA). In fact, getting actual cash on your paycheck means the business was so slow that they needed to pay you to make up the difference (or close to it). In which case, barely over $7 is still abysmal to deal with the bs in that biz, and obviously far too little to actually live a decent life.
- matz1 5y ago
  That's not true. I've been a service employee too. You typically get your hourly wage in the paycheck resulting in >$0 paycheck, even with tax withhold. >In which case, barely over $7 Right, so tipped waitstaff only make $2.83/hr is not true.
dragonwriter 5y ago
> general minimum wage is peanuts, yes. but tipped waitstaff only make $2.83/hr is not true. True, tipped minimum is $2.13/hr. > If the employer did not make up the difference then they risk being fined/shutdown. Employers make up reported shortfalls in tipped jobs, but they also often treat shortfalls as a negative performance indicator, justifying termination. In jobs where there are cash tips (not everything through a payment system), this incentivizes enployees to assure that there are no shortfalls.
- matz1 5y ago
  >True, tipped minimum is $2.13/hr Tipped minimum is 2.13/hr is true but tipped waitstaff only make 2.13/hour is not true.

by matz1 5y ago

grumple 5y ago

> Thats not true, tipped employees typically do get >0 dollar paycheck from their employers. That is their base hourly wage. This is not true. I’ve been a service employee. Your employer withholds taxes on estimated tipped earnings, typically resulting in literal $0 paychecks. This is the norm in states with lower tipped minimums (might not hold true in states like CA). In fact, getting actual cash on your paycheck means the business was so slow that they needed to pay you to make up the difference (or close to it). In which case, barely over $7 is still abysmal to deal with the bs in that biz, and obviously far too little to actually live a decent life.

matz1 5y ago
That's not true. I've been a service employee too. You typically get your hourly wage in the paycheck resulting in >$0 paycheck, even with tax withhold. >In which case, barely over $7 Right, so tipped waitstaff only make $2.83/hr is not true.

dragonwriter 5y ago

> general minimum wage is peanuts, yes. but tipped waitstaff only make $2.83/hr is not true. True, tipped minimum is $2.13/hr. > If the employer did not make up the difference then they risk being fined/shutdown. Employers make up reported shortfalls in tipped jobs, but they also often treat shortfalls as a negative performance indicator, justifying termination. In jobs where there are cash tips (not everything through a payment system), this incentivizes enployees to assure that there are no shortfalls.

matz1 5y ago
>True, tipped minimum is $2.13/hr Tipped minimum is 2.13/hr is true but tipped waitstaff only make 2.13/hour is not true.