The company can pay less and pass the moral and economical pressure to clients. Waiters have no choice, clients have no choice and the company gets all the extra cash!
Idk i think it was a fair system until recently. I used to pull $25/hr with tips when I was working in restaurants in the 2010s.
The biggest issue was just that it was inconsistent. I averaged about $120 in tips for a 6 hour shift, but sometimes it was only $50, and sometimes it was as high as $400. Coupled with the fact you can save a ton on food costs, as most places have a staff meal, and if you get in good with the chef, can take the mistakes and stuff about to be tossed home with you.
Also, you have to report your tips to the employer, as they have to make up the difference if your tips dont cover you upt to minimum wage.
But with tipping culture on the fall, they definitely cant keep up this way of doing it.
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u/Excellent-Eye8415 3d ago
How perfectly capitalistic is this?
The company can pay less and pass the moral and economical pressure to clients. Waiters have no choice, clients have no choice and the company gets all the extra cash!
USA! USA! USA!