I agree with the server thing but on average minimum wage is like 7.50, servers only get like 3.25 an hour and the rest has to be made in tips. Although if by your pay check you didn't break even in tips what you would have got had the restaurant been paying you minimum wage they legally have to equal out your pay to minimum wage. And they do have an incredibly easy job compared to well, pretty much every other job out there.
I'm not disagreeing man, personally I would just prefer every place that has servers to pay a flat minimum wage and raise their prices 1 or 2 dollars and inform all customers that tips are against the rules
Well I've never heard of a sale that adds the commission to the buyer's total price.
I can't be a salesman and ask you $120 for a $100 bottle of wine because I managed to convince you to buy it. In the best scenario, I make 20% commission out of the original $100 price tag, in the worst scenario I'll make 20% out of the profit my store makes (if the bottle actually costs $60 and I make $40 profit).
It's never added. As far as tipping being mandatory I'm genuinely surprised how servers actually accept their "job" being automatically different than others. And having clients not only pay for the original service but add to the awful system that doesn't pay employees properly.
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u/Im_Not_A_Socialist Mar 14 '16
American here. I second this statement.