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Default Kitchen Nightmares Finale 2013

On Fri, 17 May 2013 15:29:48 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "notbob" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 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.

>
> Huh? Servers here usually get paid more than minimum wage PLUS tips!
>

Just another person who think servers are scum and don't deserve a
living wage.

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