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[quote=Anonymous]I used to wait tables in DC and even I am confused by the present situation. Back in the day, it was all very straightforward. Waiters effectively made nothing as an hourly wage. Think it was less than $3.00 an hour. I recall negative paychecks once taxes were taken out. The standard tip was 20 percent, some of which went to the bartender and the food runners. Like always it would depend on the restaurant, but as a young person you could pay your bills with what you earned in tips.

Now what? DC passed a law raising the minimum wage for waitstaff. So many restaurants have supplementary charges. Oftentimes it'll say in the fine print it goes to labor. And then they still expect an additional 20 percent on top of all that?

Personally, I think restaurant owners are using the present confusion to fleece both customers and labor. Restaurant owners do often tend be an extremely sleazy group of business owners.

But as an industry, DC restaurants really need to get it together and offer some clarity. People are getting pissed off. [/quote]

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