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the tipping phenomenon only occurs because the resturant industry gamed the system to legally pay their wait staff below minimum wage. So now I got to tip the w

by apalmer 13y ago

the tipping phenomenon only occurs because the resturant industry gamed the system to legally pay their wait staff below minimum wage. So now I got to tip the wait staff because you can legally pay them 4 bucks an hour? OK... Ohhh and tip pools are illegal most places because why?, ohh yeah because management consistently takes the wait staffs tips and takes a cut or redistributes as they see fit to incentivize their business. so thats why its illegal many places, so instead they call it a service charge to get around the law AND take a cut or redistributes as management sees fit to incentivize their business... the whole reason for tipping is because management can pay the wait staff less than minimum wage, cooks dont get tips because cooks cant legally be paid lowball rates, so why is it good that this guy is STILL paying his wait staff under minimum wage and then not allowing them to be tipped so he can incentivize his other staff? Why dont you just charge me for the food however much it takes to make your business stay profitable and not force the customer to worry about the details?

herge 13y ago
Did you read the article? The writer states that waiters made 22$/hour, cooks 12 to 14, and dishwashers got about 10 when he brought in the system, all of which was higher than their base pay before. Do you have proof that does numbers went below minimum wage?
- apalmer 13y ago
  -- 'So, the two servers make a total of about $26/hour each, while everyone else in the restaurant is stuck at $8/hour.' the waiters would have made 26 dollars an hour under a tipping scheme instead they make 22 dollars an hour under his scheme... thats really all he is doing here, taking tip money from the waiters and dividing it among the employees as he decides too... and thats fine EXCEPT why doesnt he just put the menu prices up by whatever % he needs to and then run his business how he sees fit? RIGHT because then he cant advertise those low prices (on his menu). Why is that legal? ohh yeah because america has a tipping culture for dining, and why is that? because wait staff is explicitly exempt from wage laws to a large extent i read the article, thought about it, looked at the numbers and applied critical thinking, and came to the conclusion that this scheme benefits management of the resturant more than anyone else

by apalmer 13y ago

herge 13y ago

Did you read the article? The writer states that waiters made 22$/hour, cooks 12 to 14, and dishwashers got about 10 when he brought in the system, all of which was higher than their base pay before. Do you have proof that does numbers went below minimum wage?

apalmer 13y ago
-- 'So, the two servers make a total of about $26/hour each, while everyone else in the restaurant is stuck at $8/hour.' the waiters would have made 26 dollars an hour under a tipping scheme instead they make 22 dollars an hour under his scheme... thats really all he is doing here, taking tip money from the waiters and dividing it among the employees as he decides too... and thats fine EXCEPT why doesnt he just put the menu prices up by whatever % he needs to and then run his business how he sees fit? RIGHT because then he cant advertise those low prices (on his menu). Why is that legal? ohh yeah because america has a tipping culture for dining, and why is that? because wait staff is explicitly exempt from wage laws to a large extent i read the article, thought about it, looked at the numbers and applied critical thinking, and came to the conclusion that this scheme benefits management of the resturant more than anyone else