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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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You forgot that those meals are usually "specials" or happy hour specials, or thursday specials, or b1g1 with coupon specials, and of those 4 people, only 2 of them pay full price. And the people tip on what they were charged, rather than what the regular price is. So if they paid only $10 for their $50 meal they only tip based on the $10 they paid.
Some folks overtip. But they don't make up for those who undertip. You're lucky if you get one table in an entire shift that tips MORE than 20% on the actual charged tab.