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Re:SouthwestAirlines' Meltdown Shows How Corporations Pit Co... by refurb on Friday December 30, 2022 @08:50PM (#34192558)
False. So many comments in this thread seem like they’re written by people who have never worked jobs with tipping.

When I worked as a server, tips were far preferable to salary.

We’d get $10/hr plus tips, which could work out to $30/hr on average.

We had people who came from other server jobs paying $20/hr with no tips who felt they were getting screwed.

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Re:SouthwestAirlines' Meltdown Shows How Corporations Pit Co... by wnevets on Friday December 30, 2022 @09:27PM (#34192849)
> We’d get $10/hr plus tips, which could work out to $30/hr on average.

in which city? I would never describe making $62k a year in NYC as being paid well.

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Re:SouthwestAirlines' Meltdown Shows How Corporations Pit Co... by refurb on Friday December 30, 2022 @11:06PM (#34193436)
Think large Mid-west city where you can rent a 1 bed for under $1k.

There is a reason why so many people work jobs that pay tips when apparently HN thinks a flat hourly rate is better.

In NYC I've heard it's not unusual to get $80-100k at a higher-end place under a tips model.

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Re:SouthwestAirlines' Meltdown Shows How Corporations Pit Co... by wnevets on Saturday December 31, 2022 @12:04AM (#34193762)
> Think large Mid-west city where you can rent a 1 bed for under $1k.

Which one.

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