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Originally Posted by PornoMonster
So the cooks and others making Min wage say your $8 are just fucked???
Why should a Waitress make more than the Cook?
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If the cooks are only earning minimum wage, it's likely the food isn't all that special - and all the more reason the wait service, in such a mediocre establishment, should be paid minimum wage from the get-go, since tips likely won't cover the gap anyways.
It's amazing to me how many restaurant owners treat their staff like crap - and then further complain not making enough money, but often live in the nice part of town, drive fancy cars, etc; living the high life doing just fine.
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Originally Posted by PornoMonster
If you guys knew anything about a restaurant, MOST make well over min wage.
But lets say a waitress make $2.14 an hour and her tips added in do NOT make that states current min wage, then the COMPANY has to pay the waitress the difference, she MUST make min wage. Just like the cooks, dish washers, greeters, bussers and so on.
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Lets be real, how often does that really happen? Verses such a waitress who isn't generating enough tips simply having their hours reduced and/or given the worst hours, etc so they eventually quit.
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Originally Posted by PornoMonster
Funny part is, again MOST waitresses/ waiters ONLY claim up to min wage on tims so the rest is Tax FREE, while the cooks in the back are paying taxes on the entire Min wage amount.
For everyone wondering where the rest of the Money goes, go try to open a place, then get back to me.. The Electric bill alone will scare you!
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Wait staff claiming only minimum wage and not declaring the rest - sure that worked ok 20 years ago, but these days, most people pay with credit cards. No easy way around that.
You're right there any many expenses, but that, in my view, still doesn't give that business any right to exploit employees by paying less than minimum wage.