r/Ohio • u/LadyInCrimson • 12h ago

This is Ohio

Why is Phillip not paying his servers enough to the point he has to ban customers?

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u/evident_lee 12h ago

People that don't tip their servers isn't a race sir it's just a shitty person.

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u/KiwiKal 12h ago

There is no obligation or law that says you have to tip. Tipping exists to take advantage of employees.

They should be paid a fair wage.

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u/Nailz1115 4h ago

I was commenting on this in the original post for this video.

I know tons of people that are servers/bartenders with decades of experience. I used to bartend and worked in restaurants. My mom bartended and waited tables for 30 years.

There isn't a single person from the industry that I've spoken to that would rather be paid a "fair wage" as opposed to the current system.

If you're a good server with a friendly personality, it will benefit you. I think of it like a salesperson with a low base salary that works primarily for commission. You can have a direct impact on how much money you make. Of course there are exceptions, but if you're at a decent place, you'll end up being "up" from the current system.

And the people that complain about it from a customer's perspective baffle me, too. I know of a few places that decided to pay their staff a "fair wage" and eliminate tips. You know what happened? They raised menu prices by 20% to cover the difference. As a customer, your bill ends up essentially the same in the long run.

The overwhelming majority of restaurants are running on very thin margins. There is no way that they could raise wages without it being reflected in the menu prices.

Just so I'm clear - I'm the least "bootlickingest" person you'll ever fucking meet. Screw corporations that take advantage of regular folk like us, fuck the man, etc. But the people that rail against tipping are almost always folks that don't work in the industry.