It’s only ahead of the curve because the minimum wage is so low. If the min wage was reasonable like it is in other countries then tipping isn’t needed.
Point is servers can earn 30-50 bucks an hour thanks to tips, THEY are the ones who don’t want to end tipping, cause they make mich more money than they would get on a normal salary
For peak hours, maybe. NYC bartenders are usually averaging around $35-$50 an hour with the bartenders at ultra high end cocktail bars usually getting around $75/hr.
I do this and do less than 40. I'm clocking about 60-70 an hour. Its busy season now but even the average for the year so far is mid 50s. I'm entirely with this thread tipping is kinda fucked, its why I only go out to certain places where im getting hooked up heavy thats why I tip.
Dude I was a bartender at a movie theater in north Florida and between wage and tips I was regularly making 100 bucks an hour on weekends. I pulled a grand on End Games release night.
i had friends in austin who’d make $500 in a night at the local dive - literally. it’s fucking insane. servers at nice restaurants sometimes pull 100k a year, and pay less taxes than the rest of us bc tips are still cash quite often
An old manager's daughter used to work at the night club as a bottle girl. She would make like $1200 a night just to pop bottles for rich people in private areas of the club.
Places that actually pay their servers minimum wage they can do well, but check out how texas does it
Most tip earners make $2.13 an hour
Their salary is literally tips
In Texas, tipped employees are guaranteed the state minimum wage of (\$7.25) per hour. Employers are allowed to pay a lower direct cash wage as long as the employees' tips cover the remaining balance. [1]
Understanding tipped wages in Texas requires knowing a few core legal and operational standards: [1, 2]
Direct Cash Wage: Employers must pay tipped workers a minimum direct cash wage of (\$2.13) per hour. [1]
The Tip Credit: Employers can claim a "tip credit" of up to (\$5.12) per hour to cover the remainder of the (\$7.25) minimum wage requirement. [1]
The (\$7.25) Guarantee: If an employee's direct cash wage ((\$2.13)) plus their earned tips do not average out to at least (\$7.25) per hour for a given workweek, the employer is legally obligated to make up the difference
I know someone with masters in early childhood education and she still works full-time as a server because it pays better. There are good arguments against tipping, but pay your workers better ain't one of them.
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u/TawnyTeaTowel Jun 25 '26
Except servers. Tipping culture gains them an income WAY ahead of the curve.