On 2013-05-17, jmcquown > wrote:

> "Oh, it's okay. They're paying me plenty!" She didn't, because they don't.

She looked pretty flustered on the show. Understandable, for a kid
her age amidst all that sturm/drang. On a reddit page, she claims she
was being paid $8 hr:

<http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1eegnm/former_waitress_katy_cipriano_from_amys_baking/>

Is it the real Katy? (shrug)

If she was being paid hourly at a rate above the min wage, I don't see
anything wrong with not getting tips. Most ppl know waitstaff fall
under draconian wage law exceptions that allow them to be paid a mere
pittance of a real wage, knowing they can make it up in tips. But, if
someone is making min wage, are they entitled to tips, also? I think
not. I've worked in a resto kitchen for min wage and no tips and was
happy to get it. The real question is, what, in fact, were the wait
staff actually paid. We may never know.

nb