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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get confused about base salaries. From working as a waitress, I remember how pathetic the base salary was.  If someone’s providing counter service (like PP’s bakery example), I don’t know if they’re paid minimum or a lower salary based on tipping expectations.  As a result, I usually add a tip, because I don’t want to stiff anyone relying on it.  I wish there was some clear indicator about the pay structure. [/quote]

As was expressed in multiple threads before, if the tips do not add up to make minimum wage, the owner is supposed to compensate the wait/counter staff. By tipping every tom, dick and harry you are allowing the owners to pay their staff less than minimum wage and get to keep more profits[/quote]

Pp - former waitress here

I’m very familiar with that policy.  When I worked as a diner waitress, I informed that was the policy.  I was also informed that it was assumed that good waitresses were expected to reach that threshold and that if a shortfall was reported, they’d make up the difference, but assume that was an indicator that my service was inferior and unworthy of their establishment.  Keep in mind that entrees were inexpensive, no alcohol was served, it was not uncommon for people to just come in for dessert, and working the slow shift, there were times with just a few scattered coffee drinkers.  There were definitely times when I made less than minimum, but I never reported it.  It was a summer job, and any earnings were better than none.

As a customer, I would like to know if the staff is being paid less than minimum wage so that the owners can keep the profits, leaving their employees dependent on the beneficence of the customers, or if the staff is already being paid minimum wage and they’re trying to guilt the customers into paying more over and above that.  As a customer, I want the employees to be fairly compensated, but I don’t want to pay twice - once through higher prices so the owner can pay at least minimum wage, and again in tips as I would if the employee wasn’t being paid minimum wage. [/quote]

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