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He was making the point in the context of an american business making the decision not to accept tips. No server in their right mind would work for minimum wage
by brooks8970 13y ago
He was making the point in the context of an american business making the decision not to accept tips. No server in their right mind would work for minimum wage and no tips when they could receive $1/hr + tips at a busy restaurant down the street. My guess is that most service industry jobs in European countries attract people with lower financial needs relative to their fellow citizens.
- vacri 13y agoFrom my travels across the US, it was abundantly clear that not all restaurants and bars were busy, even in prime time. It's pretty easy to see whether or not service is a well-paid job: do high-status people do it, and do people make a career of it (in general). And the answer is no. people do it when they're young and can't do anything else, and it burns them out. Few people stay in service. Yes, you can cherry-pick some good jobs out of service, but in general, people do it because they can't do something else... or do it while doing something else (like study).