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This is strictly true, but when I waited tables I was told that if I ever claimed to make less than minimum wage with tips included (and thus force them to pay
by arghnoname 12y ago
This is strictly true, but when I waited tables I was told that if I ever claimed to make less than minimum wage with tips included (and thus force them to pay me more) I'd be fired. On more than one occasion, as a result, I made less than minimum wage. Paying taxes on income you didn't even get is especially awesome in that case.
- swatow 12y agoWhen you say one occasion, do you mean one night, or one week, or longer? I ask because one possibility (and if I had to guess, I'd say this is the case), is that the vast majority of workers on the tipped minimum wage actually make more than the minimum wage after tips.
- arghnoname 12y agoI was referring to single shifts where they overstaffed on a light afternoon so I didn't get many tables. Also, I didn't get very good tips compared to some of the attractive and personable young women I worked with. Generally we did make more than minimum wage after tips, especially if you considered a weekly or biweekly average. If I ever got stiffed on a table that would come out of my check, so my worst night was where I only had a few tables and got stiffed on a big one. I ended up paying to work that night since I needed to keep the job.