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Sprokes@lemmy.ml 2 days agoWaiters are against it as they may get way more than if they were paid by the owner. Also they automatically get raises when menu prices increases.
What blows my mind is that American do tip everywhere and also give cash to some workers at the end of the year (mail man, garbage man,… Etc).
the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
They don’t, and they’re not against it.
Source: was waiter for a decade
MutilationWave@lemmy.world 2 days ago
You must have been paid very well as a waiter to do better than tips.
the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
If youre interested, id be happy to detail the realtities of waiting tables. Here’s a big one non-waiters don’t always know: all your tips are claimed these days. Your gross tips are taxed, after which your tips are split (either required tip-out % or full tip pooling) between the other staff.
Sprokes@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Yes I am interested in the details.
MutilationWave@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I have never worked a full service restaurant but I was at a huge pizza chain for 8 years, 6 as general manager. We only had the drivers report credit card tips and cash was left alone. What has changed to make cash tips reported? Couldn’t you just lie about the amount?
Sprokes@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
If you are paid $15/h that is 20% of $75. Don’t you think that the clients you will serve will pay way more than that during an hour?
the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
See, I don’t need to think hypothetically. I lived it. This “you’ll akshually make more money this way” is simply untrue
laurelraven@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Sadly, though, there are a lot of servers who do buy the lie… Doesn’t make any sense to me but I’ve seen plenty argue quite vehemently against ending tips