On 5/17/2013 12:08 PM, notbob wrote:
> 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.


Every restaurant I've worked in, servers get tips, "back of the house"
people get minimum wage or higher... no tips. I am 63 years old and
have never seen or heard of any restaurant where the manager kept the tips.

At that, when I was on the grill, some smart waitresses would tip me
well.... and their plates always seemed to get up faster than some of
the others, and maybe the portions were a little larger, etc.

In some Amish/Mennonite places in PA - they automatically add a tip to
every bill and split that among ALL the help, front and back of the
house. But there, all the help is being paid an hourly wage that is at
least minimum.... not the "server" minimum.

George L