Tourist to DC here. No tipping at restaurants or anywhere else is appropriate, right?
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Anonymous
That's above federal minimum wage. Why do they still get tipped? |
Anonymous
The question wasn't asked in good faith. It was a troll. |
Anonymous
I’m not so sure. Dcum is good at popping up in Google searches. I originally came across dcum by searching for school reviews when we were moving here. It’s possible the op searched for “tipping in dc” or something like that before a trip. |
Anonymous
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Current min wage as of July 1 is $17.50 and $10 for tipped workers
https://www.dwt.com/blogs/employment-labor-and-benefits/2024/02/dc-minimum-wage-increases-july-1-2024#:~:text=Key%20Takeaways%20for%20Employers,hour%20to%20%2410.00%20per%20hour Waitstaff has always had to tip out bartenders, runners, and bar backs. If there is a 20% gratuity automatically added to a check, then that's what needs to be distributed amongst the tipped workers. |
Anonymous
Because it's still below the DC minimum wage, and because it's impossible to survive on $8 an hour you absolute chode. |
Anonymous
You don't understand how this works. Waiters must always earn the local minimum wage. If the base pay ("tipped minimum wage") plus tips received does not equal at least the local minimum wage (averaged over the time covered by one pay period), then the restaurant must make up the difference. If a waiter works for one pay period and gets zero tips, he will still make the minimum wage because the restaurant is required to make up that difference. |