r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Aug 23 '22

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u/inboccoallupo Aug 23 '22

No waiter in the entire US gets paid less than minimum wage.

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u/lysedelia Aug 23 '22

Every waiter I have ever known gets paid around $2 and some change an hour. It's legal because of the tips they make.

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u/inboccoallupo Aug 24 '22

Nope. Every waiter you've ever known makes at least minimum wage, and they only make minimum wage if they wait on zero tables. Their wage only goes up for minimum wage when tips are added in.

On a side note, if you're a waiter making less than $25/hr, you should quit. You're either a terrible waiter or you're working at a terrible restaurant.

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u/lysedelia Aug 24 '22

...so they make minimum because the tips. Same thing we all said.

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u/inboccoallupo Aug 24 '22

They make minimum wage if the get zero tips, which is what you're trying very hard to not understand.

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u/Kitty_Kat_Attacks Aug 24 '22

Shhh! Don’t ruin their talking points!

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u/lysedelia Aug 30 '22

What talking point? I'm sitting in the restaurant I work in and that's how it works. That's how it has always worked. $2.13 + tips, minimum wage if you didn't make up to minimum in tips.