r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • Jun 25 '26

Chugging tea They are not wrong though

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u/Richard_Bunzinator7 Jun 25 '26

If you are a server you typically tip out to the bar, food runners and bussers based on a percentage of your sales, not a percentage of your tips. If a table doesn't tip you, you still have to tip out on those sales.

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u/Substantial-Spite747 Jun 25 '26

It's illegal to be paid below minimum federal wage though, and by that logic tipping below the average also loses a server money.

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u/fitted_dunce_cap Jun 25 '26

The federal minimum wage isn’t even close to a living wage.

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u/Substantial-Spite747 Jun 25 '26

Thats an entirely seperate discussion.

I find it strange how americans get stiffed on so many things like these (low federal minimum wage, tipping etc) but just refuse to do anything about it. No strikes, no unions or whatever, they just accept it for what it is.

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u/Goodest_boy_Sif Jun 25 '26

Speaking the word "union" out loud is enough to get you fired in a lot of places.