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Wyoming only guarantees $5.15 an hour for tipped workers. Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee have no minimum wage guarantees. Georgia specifically exempts tipped workers from any minimum wage requirements. So yes, there are states that are willing to allow servers to earn less than minimum wage. Fortunately, most are also covered by federal laws - but not all are.
True. I was a server in the state of Georgia. To say the least, I got out of it because the pay wasn't that great.
I would think this is more of a cultural thing. Growing up, I never seen my parents leaving tips, so I really didn't even know what a tip was for most of my life. It's the same when it comes to delivery. We use to order pizza out all the time. I never seen my parents pay more than what was owed. I probably didn't conceive of the idea until my late teens early 20's.
So the question is why is this a part of the black culture? I imagine black people didn't go to a lot of restaurants back in the day. The whole Civil Rights Movement only happened 50+ years ago. The whole restaurant and tipping culture is probably still brand new to black families.
Considering that 50+ years is about two generations, that's a lot of tipping culture, opportunities, observances and basic consideration gone wasted. Stiffing a server not only deprives them of the immediate revenue but penalizes them when it comes to their wages and taxes because they are predicated on the assumption that tips were received, whether or not that was the reality. And on top of it they still have to tip-out the kitchen and bussing staff.
How much more of a learning curve is needed for these lessons to sink-in? Do people who haven't learned think money left on a bar or table is simply forgetfulness on the parts of departed guests?
I guess restaurants would be well-served, on behalf of their employees to list suggested tips prominently on the bills to educate and kick-start the uninitiated.
My oldest daughter is a restaurant manager in CA and has also waited tables and tended bar. Another daughter is a chef working on opening her own restaurant. Non-tipping is something I heard a lot about.
Only two times in my life have I not left a tip, one waitress was Chinese the other white.
Both had unprovoked nasty attitudes; if you're having a bad day I understand, but be semi-professional and check that sht before you get to my table.
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