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Originally Posted by jimhurtt@twc.com
Yes but the only occupation where the employees are expected to "live off their tips" are waiters and waitresses. Every other business has to pay the federal minimum wage.
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I used to wait tables and a good server can work fewer hours and make more money than a person making hourly minimum wage does. I've known college kids who make $300/$400 in tips alone on a single weekend night. A kid earning $9/hr flipping burgers 30 hours a week makes about $270/week.
Now when restaurants require things like tip pooling and tip sharing the deal is not so great for servers.