CountHusker
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I discovered this board this year and I've been following it as a guest and decided to finally make a profile. I guess this topic is what spurred me to join this craziness.
First, I've worked in payroll for years for small restaurants that would outsource their payrolls. No waiter/waitress makes less than minimum wage EVER. They can work 40 hours a week, make no tips, and still get paid minimum wage. It's the employer's responsibility to meet the difference between the $2.13/hr they make and the minimum wage (currently $8/hr but moving to $9/hr soon).
Because of this experience, I do not automatically tip no matter how the server performed. I tip 15-18% if the service was what I expected and then go more/less depending on how much better or worse they performed.
I agree with the choice that BR didn't provide a tip for someone who insulted him (with the truth). However, I don't believe that he should go bragging on social media about it and he ended up getting his just desserts.
Citation for tipped minimum wage law: http://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/q-a.htm (read the 2nd Q&A)
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Nebraska Wide Receiver Brandon Reilly Leaves No Tip for Waiter Who Bashes the Cornhuskers Football Team
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Thanks for the welcome.
I can't say I've ever worked for tips, but I agree that never tipping is wrong. I understand a lot of people have the mentality that it's the restaurant's responsibility to pay its employees, but that's what will cause prices to increase and service to decline. I personally think that wealthy people are generally more arrogant in the fact that they expect a level of service so when they get it, they just think the server is doing his/her job and doesn't deserve extra pay. Also, I think people who know what it's like to work your butt off and get paid so little are more sympathetic to those in a similar situation, leading to larger tips.