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NotThamesWater-
Sorry it's $13.50.
My point was more that even with tip pooling they'll never get less than other low paid workers, a lot more than elsewhere, but yet they have the opportunity to make what? $2k a shift?(4hr shift, 20 covers @$400 = $2,000)
Maybe it's cause I never worked front of house at a restaurant that I don't appreciate it. But for what is effectively a part time job, the social pressure to provide those people a good income over every other low-semi-skilled worker seems ludicrous.
hugo7
It's a weird one tbh that has changed over time.
My folks and grandparents would always tip; waiters, taxis, porters, toilet attendents*, hairdresser/barbers 10-15%.
Now a black cab costs a fortune, so tipping seems insane - although maybe that's the price. Likewise with a hairdresser.
When we lived in NYC I hated the tipping culture. $1 per beer for just flipping the cap off? $100 on a $400 restaurant bill for bringing food to a table, memorising some facts, and learning to perfect a fake smile but retaining an air of condersension underneath? All when minimum wage is $8-something, and there is free state health insurance for low income workers?
Just because you're attractive and presentable, whereas cleaners and checkout cashiers get fuck all.
Seems like BS to me. But then Americans are much more generous and seem to basically view it as a semi-volentary social security payment.
*Smart restaurants rather than Tiger Tiger.