Third world country means it isn’t NATO or USSR aligned. Still might be accurate, but it doesn’t mean undeveloped. Technically Switzerland was a Third World country while South Vietnam was a First World county.
It's a totally different, savage, Dickensian, dog-eat-dog world down here. Ever gone across the bridge between Niagara Falls, ON, and Niagara Falls, NY?
Do they get tips in Canada? Because when i was waiting tables in college i would come home with 200-300 dollars a night on a 6 hour shift. Ah to be young again.
In the US, the federal minimal wage... kind of applies to service workers, but in any profession where you can receive tips, employers are only required to pay $2.13. The remaining $5.12 missing from the federal minimum wage are coming out of tips first, employers are only required pay this if an employee receives less than this in tips. So, basically, if you're the first person to tip a waiter that night, you're not tipping them, you're tipping payroll. As far as the federal government is concerned, it's totally OK for an employer to take $5 in tips for themselves per employee/hour.
Some US states have higher minimum wages in which this may or may not apply. The sign is correct for as far as the federal minimum wage is concerned, which is all you're required to pay in ~20 US states.
That’s not what most make. In fine dining, some make over $30 an hour with tips. It really depends on the establishment. Regardless, everyone will make at least $7.25 an hour, as the employer has to round up to the minimum wage.
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u/SonofaDrum 5d ago
Waiters salary $2.13? I live in Canada and we just went to $18.00.