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Got a citation for that? Lots of waiters in the US make $2/hour or something before tips (can anyone correct me here?) where the expectation is that tips will b

• labcomputer 2y ago
  In California (the most populous state), there is no “tipped minimum wage”. Everyone earns at least $20/hr. In fact, about 1/3 of states don’t allow employers to pay less for tipped employees.
  • cryptoz 2y ago
    Oh wow really, 2/3 of states let employers pay below minimum wage for tipped employees?
• kevin_thibedeau 2y ago
  If they get insufficient tips to meet the minimum, the employer makes up the difference. Nobody makes $2/hour.
  • cryptoz 2y ago
    Right. Are waiters in other countries listed above making less than US federal minimum wage?
    • ywvcbk 2y ago
      Do costumers in Washington, California, New York etc. tip less, the same or even more than in those other states?
• Auracle 2y ago
  Back in 2008 my sister would easily make $200 a night working at Red Lobster in a town of 80,000. That was just the tips, not wages. Prices have probably doubled now, along with the tips. Very few waiters are making as little as you say. Just think of what you pay as a tip for one table for 2-4 people and remember they’re handling quite a few tables at a time. Quite often if they get a bachelors degree and the attached salaried job they take a significant pay cut, but the hours are better for having a family.
• ywvcbk 2y ago
  > will bring them up to $7-8/hour Maybe 20 years ago? Almost nobody in the US is making that little these days regardless of the Federal minimum wage. And in nicer states you get $15-20 + tips.