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[quote=Anonymous]No. I didn't get paid for training; they didn't meet minimum wage; didn't pay the $2.77 an hour required for 2+ years. There were no breaks in 12-hours shift; we had to pay for any walk-outs. Some credit card tips were missing, had to share money with an extra person when cousin visited and needed money. We bought out own supplies, and paid $35 for every bounced check among other things.
I think I counted 15 different ways I lost money at my jobs. Increase would have come when the wage went from $2.13 to $2.77 an hour plus tips, but since the employer didn't even pay that for years, I didn't notice an pay going up. 
They also didn't meet the minimum required if tips were not enough. When I did file taxes, my refund was smaller or non-existent, because I missed out of non-refundable credits. 
I had no idea how to do taxes without a W-4.
My SS also has $0 for 4 years calculated into payment, so it will follow me forever or I have to work 4 years longer.
This was actually done by 4-5 different employers in DC. So, it felt like a norm. All I could do is keep working as being homeless was my other option. I had been homeless before.
The pay did go up, but only when I moved to an upscale neighborhood restaurant and got a paycheck every week.
I did make several efforts to change job, but they were just as bad if not worse. Two jobs cost me more to go to work than to stay home. At some point minim wage job or below starts to seem normal. The only reason I even made it was because I was too busy working to spend money and government paid for health and some food.
Why would government ever allow those establishments exist? They got their taxes.
Not sure how much you need to make, OP, but my last restaurant pays $30-$40 an hour now that I'm retired. Seems better than ride-share.
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