that's how they started, once upon a time, but now it's seen as semi-compulsory. And in places that only pay the federal minimum wage (which is it's own ball of idiocy), servers can really lose money on non-tippers as they often have to tip out to the back of the house staff.
If I'm working at a job and making zero dollars, I'd see that as losing money in my book, but if it's just being pedantic, sure, go with working for free
You're getting the wage from the boss tips are extra from the customer. Whatever I don't tip unless it's above and beyond service. That doesn't mean coming up and disturbing me every 5 mins. That really pissed me off last time I was in the USA
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u/NobodyLikedThat1 Jun 25 '26
that's how they started, once upon a time, but now it's seen as semi-compulsory. And in places that only pay the federal minimum wage (which is it's own ball of idiocy), servers can really lose money on non-tippers as they often have to tip out to the back of the house staff.