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Originally Posted by Skip
That minimum wage does not apply to servers working for tips. There's is $6.98/hour. Many workers would forgo that wage for an opportunity to work at higher tab restaurants like Bonefish, The Chop House, Rose Plantation and others. The larger their station, the more they make. Figure 3 tables in your station, 4 patrons each, $50pp meals, 18% tip, turned 3 times in your shift... You go home with $324 per night in tips (plus that measily $34.90 wage for 5 hours of work).
That's $93K per year!
Restaurant's wages are only $9K of that.
Skip
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The minimum wage is only part of what they get. If they don't get another $3-4/hr in tips, their employer must make up the difference...
Now, that doesn't change what you said about hi-end restaurants, but just a minor nit to pick...