Annie
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- Nov 22, 2003
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Why don't the restaurants just charge more and pay their workers better?
A mandatory tip is not a tip. If it is mandatory why would the servers give better service?
I wish I were young enough to waitress again in a place that made earning decent tips possible. Back in high school, in the 70's, I worked first in the coffee shop of a very famous restaurant, later the dining room. I made more in the coffee house side. $2.15 an hour salary. I average $20+ per hour in tips. On a Saturday working the 'big counter' from 8 am-2pm I'd bring home close to $200. At that time we reported I believe $1.75 per hour in tips, minimum wage was about $4.00 an hour then.
Amazing isnt it? Ive watched the wait staff roll out with 7-8+ hundred bucks a night.....each.
Yep, those talking about 'doing away with tips', haven't a clue to what they are wishing for. They'd make dining out so expensive that only the 1% could do so regularly. Then how many choices would they have on their every other year dining experience?