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Re:Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes by bbarnett on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @07:08AM (#34502583)
There are plenty of students and elderly that could handle the job and also handle the minimum wage.

It is my understanding that in the US, you're not paid minimum wage. Waiters are paid mostly by tips.

Some may have no wage! Tips only.

Where I live, this is illegal, and I suspect in Europe too, and this is where the lack of understanding comes from.

Now, coffee shops? People behind counters are not waiters, so I am unsure of wage issues, in the US.

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Re:Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes by tallanvor on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @07:34AM (#34502799)
Some places still have a lower tipped wage, but your hourly pay + tips has to at least equal the federal minimum wage, otherwise the employer has to make up the difference. Of course, the federal minimum wage is criminally low, and many employers aren't exactly ethical/operating legally.
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