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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem is transparency. You dont know what the worker is paid because every single place is different and restaurants bend the rules all the time. It would 100% be better for hourly wage for most food workers. Not all. 
Some get higher than tipped wage and then still make tips.
Some get tipped wage but arent working a traditional position seen as requiring a tip (see Outback to-go counter position) and make less
Some get tipped wage but arent directly working with customers like barbacks, busboys, food runners, etc. Or they make higher than a tipped wage but not minimum wage. And then there is required tip out or pooled tips.

Its a joke and because of the lack of transparency it allows for manipulation and abuse.  [/quote]

Legally tips must go to the employees.  Workers can and have sued operators for wage theft. If something is called anything other than a tip or gratuity, then all bets are off. I cross out some bs like "hospitality surcharge" and write "tip" instead[/quote]

Yes, but theres no law that the person you tip gets all of it nor that they dont have to tip pool. Again, youre crossing it out doesnt mean it goes to them and you should ask the manager whether the surcharge goes to the restaurant or staff.

What is wrong is that people are tipping 10% across the board because of the lack of transparency and treating a to-go worker, a barista, the 5 Guys order taker, and a ACTUAL waitress with the same broad brush. They are all paid differently.

Either no tips/all minimum wage+ or all business need to display and identify their employees as hourly or tipped wage.

Ive worked in dive bars up to Foreman/Wolf (no longer referred to that but it was when I worked there)- its all handled differently. There are mandatory tip outs where they collect your money and give it to the support staff. There are "honor system" tip outs. There are some that split bar vs food for support and others you pay the whole tip out. So if you get a 200 bottle of wine some places require tip out to just the bartender (even if you are the one who gets it and opens it and polishes the wine glasses) and others require you to tip out all support staff on that 200, up to 8-10%. If you dont tip on that wine as part of your check then your server pays for you to order and drink it.

Again the issue is in the lack of regulation and transparency. As someone who has worked in and out of many types of service jobs, no tips is the way to go. [/quote]

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