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Wait staff when there's table service are usually exempt from minimum wage. So they're paid a pitence, and tipping is how they get a reasonable wage. Counter h
by ehutch79 3y ago
Wait staff when there's table service are usually exempt from minimum wage. So they're paid a pitence, and tipping is how they get a reasonable wage.
Counter help at starbucks or whatnot are paid normal wages, and don't need tips to make more than $2.50/hr
- danpalmer 3y agoAnother commenter suggested that wait staff are taking takeout orders and packaging them up. I'm assuming they're not paid minimum wage for that portion of their work, so then it seems like this isn't the right basis for tipping or not tipping.
- lores 3y agoThey aren't - all 50 states have laws to the effect that minimum wage is minimum wage. The states that also have a lower "tipped minimum wage" require the business to make up the difference if tmw + tips < mw. Which makes tipping even more infuriating, since why single out service staff when Amazon warehouse workers have worse jobs at the same basic pay? Raise the minimum wage to something livable, make prices transparent, and be done with tipping. Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped_wage https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped_wage