How the hell are you getting that much? Not even the people who worked 35+ at our store touched that much *unless it's a holiday

Our tips are routinely ~$.50/hour.

I work at a high volume store and i get maybe $60 a month of tips. Only work 26 hours so probably that's why

I feel like it's only awkward if people make a big deal of it. I honestly hate it when someone comes and apologizes 4-5 times because they don't have cash, I don't care, I don't tip every time, it's fine.

Jesus how many customers was that?

I see what you're saying, and I'm not arguing any part of it. I just wanted to provide perspective as an individual who worked as a waitress for over a decade.

Tipped wages are a little complicated. It varies by state, but no state can pay less than the federal minimum for tipped wages which is $2.13/hour. However, there's a lot of strings attached to that. In a pay period, if a server's tips plus hourly wage doesn't average out to at least the state's minimum wage, then the restaurant has to supplement the difference. They can only claim the difference between the hourly wage and minimum wage as a tip credit. I don't know why that is or how it affects things.

Effectively, unless you are working at a place that's gets very little customers or run poorly, you will never run into a situation where the restaurant will have to supplement your wages. You might have a day when you make $4/hour (not really since Covid. We're slammed all the time) but the weekend will come and you'll make $27/hour and it'll even out. Yes shady things happen, edited time punches, cutting hours to avoid paying benefits, etc. Usually at mom and pop places but also every industry deals with this.

Another point that is important to consider is that restaurants operate on very thin margins.

Every server and bartender I have ever met, and obviously this doesn't speak for everyone but a good number of servers and bartenders, do not want tips to be eliminated. This is because we make more money through tips when we ever would through an hourly wage. It's easy to pick up extra hours, extra tables and make extra cash. I left my restaurant because corporate won't do anything about toxic management and because it was too physically demanding for me at this time. I took a significant pay cut in doing so, but my health and future is worth that pay cut.

But we do need you to believe we make no money so you keep tipping us.

I’m not pro tip banning. I was just curious on everyone’s thoughts.

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I understand that. Whenever I’m working register and I watch someone put cash in the jar I never know what to say.. it’s so awkward sometimes :(

I felt this. I got $11 in tips one time and wanted to cry. 🥲

I agree. There are so many partners at my store, so I barely get anything.

Literally same reason I’m still here. Got my BS last August. Only reason I’m still at the ‘bucks is my SM is super cool with my need for flexibility as a single mom and while I’m in grad school. Once I finish my MS I’m out and my SM knows it. She’s also supportive af while I’m doing it.

That makes no sense! Was that management’s idea?

Oh how interesting!

Oh my god that’s terrible

If women don't put up with unwanted attention from men then they don't get tipped and therefore can't make enough money. I don't exactly agree with the wording "tipping is sexist" but that's what they mean. I would rather be able to get tipped but I do also feel pressure to accept being harassed sometimes in fear of not receiving a tip. 🤷‍♀️

Gotta finish my bachelors :(