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Originally posted by roadgravel
The management should inform diners before service:
We do not pay our wait staff a decent wage. We expect your to make up for our cheapness. We are adding 15% to the total of your bill. We know some of our employees are slackers, you decide how much of that they are. If the service does not meet your expectations, inform management or do not eat here in the future.
An employer may pay a tipped employee not less than $2.13 an hour in direct wages if that amount plus the tips received equal at least the federal minimum wage, the employee retains all tips and the employee customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month in tips. If an employee's tips combined with the employer's direct wages of at least $2.13 an hour do not equal the federal minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference.
Some states have minimum wage laws specific to tipped employees. When an employee is subject to both the federal and state wage laws, the employee is entitled to the provisions of each law which provide the greater benefits.
Originally posted by Blaine91555
reply to post by snarky412
Firing that person was the right thing to do. Their rant left no other choice open. No person in their right mind would patronize any restaurant where they work after that.
Originally posted by EnderuvStin
Tipped employee's are by law afforded the right to minimum wage in their total pay between tips and their employer.
An employer may pay a tipped employee not less than $2.13 an hour in direct wages if that amount plus the tips received equal at least the federal minimum wage, the employee retains all tips and the employee customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month in tips. If an employee's tips combined with the employer's direct wages of at least $2.13 an hour do not equal the federal minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference.
Some states have minimum wage laws specific to tipped employees. When an employee is subject to both the federal and state wage laws, the employee is entitled to the provisions of each law which provide the greater benefits.
link U.S Department of Labor
I would however imagine this somehow requires registering tips with you employer. I know I have met some servers at certain establishments who don't report tips to avoid taxes on them. I imagine this creates problems with concerns to this law. I would appreciate info from those with more information in the management of a service industries.
Originally posted by LadySkadi
Classic FB rant - she got what she deserved (fired) and by that attitude, perhaps the correct tip amount, as well.
Blaming servers for cold food? that's ridiculous, ever work in a restaurant before? I can tell you it's usually not their fault, as a lot of places have not only servers, but food runners, and expediters, I know it sucks getting cold food, but if you're somewhat polite and ask it to be fixed usually that does the trick, and they'll toss you an extra goodie or a discount of some sort
Originally posted by snarky412
Originally posted by LadySkadi
Classic FB rant - she got what she deserved (fired) and by that attitude, perhaps the correct tip amount, as well.
A few years ago, well before FB, a group of us went out to eat. The waitress we had was cool, very good and friendly. Actually had a sense of humor and was great going from table to table.
Well, this group next to us, about 12 people I guess, evidently was dissatisfied with the food, not sure. It had nothing to do with the waitress but something with the food. They ate like normal, clearing their plates and when they went to leave, the main guy held up a $20 bill and flashed it in front of her and said this would have been your tip but since the food was not what we expected, you're not getting it. Man, that pissed us off!!!! We heard it and thought how mean that was.
Any way, she started crying, not on purpose, she tried to hide near the back, but we could see her. So, what we did, there was 6 of us in our group so we all doubled our tip and gave it to her. She was surprised and thanked us. It made us feel good to do that for her. She was good and we thought it cruel the way that guy waved the tip in front of her.