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21 10:01pm 19/09/04

TNO's Finest

Lup, that would make sense if waiters and waitresses were paid like everyone else. Unfortunately, for them, they aren't.

This 18% thing is new to me. I always thought it was 15% and that is usually the minimum of what I would tip (bad service or no). I've never really gotten bad service.. or service I consider so bad to not deserve some sort of tip because I am still being served even if not as well as the next guy.

Waiters/waitresses are the whipping boys and girls of the restaurant industry because they are the ones the customer sees imo.

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lol @ Vega. You remind me of Mr. Pink in Reservoir Dogs.

Kyric Zen

22 10:38pm 19/09/04

Lord Admiral

I tip the Chinese Food delivery guy, cos they always get to my house in like 15 minutes.

Kas

23 2:56am 20/09/04

Internaut

Simon, that is Mr. Pink's line...

Master Ahnk

24 3:12am 20/09/04

Blink If You Can Hear Me

I tip between 10 percent and 20. Ten for pizza delivery, and if I'm on a date, I tip 20 to look like a big spender.

But I don't agree with it. I think if people are making shitty wages then they should get some fucking balls, union up, and reform the system.

OS: In a world of bon-bons, you are a twinkie.
Ahnk: God damn you, I am Count Chocula and you know it.

I'm not spending my anniversary night thumping my head against the wall. - Damalis, on Moderating TRF
Then tell him you want it harder, damnit! - Ahnk, on Damalis

Demosthenes X

25 4:05am 20/09/04

fuck that duck

You guys who don't live in America don't seem to understand.
Waiters only make about $2.50 an hour. A full week's paycheck, after taxes are taken out, is about $2.

They live on their tips, not their salary. Literally.

EDIT: Pizza delivery drivers make minimum wage ($5.25). And Pizza Hut, Papa Johns, Dominoes, etc., don't charge extra for delivery. At least not around here.

If waiters are only making $2.50 an hour, then they should take their employers to court. It's called minimum wage because it's the legal minimum you're allowed to pay someone. Tips do not count as "wages".

Damn, that makes sense! Must be a Canadian thing...

[size=1]"So the woman asked me what I wanted on the sandwich and I said I do not care it is for a duck, and she was like oh then it's free. I was not aware that ducks eat for free at Subway. It's like give me a chicken fajita sub, but don't worry about ringing it up, it is for a duck.”
-Mitch Hedberg
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Kas

26 4:07am 20/09/04

Internaut

I believe, and this is just something I heard, that if the waiter doesn't make at least minimum wage with both the hourly rate and the tips, their employer must make up the difference.

I'll have to ask some people who know.

And no, X, they can't take them to court. Minimum wage doesn't apply to food service work.

Master Ahnk

27 5:18am 20/09/04

Blink If You Can Hear Me

Man, the States suck more and more every little tidbit like that comes out.

If I am legally working, it doesn't matter if I'm shoveling horse shit or performing minor surgery, I make $8 an hour. It's laughable to me that a nation that preaches about free capatilsm and market eqaulity treat's it's workers like slaves.

OS: In a world of bon-bons, you are a twinkie.
Ahnk: God damn you, I am Count Chocula and you know it.

I'm not spending my anniversary night thumping my head against the wall. - Damalis, on Moderating TRF
Then tell him you want it harder, damnit! - Ahnk, on Damalis

Simon Kaine

28 6:28am 20/09/04

TNO's Finest

heh..

For some reason, having a person who makes $8/hour perform minor surgery on me does not instill a lot of confidence.

Master Ahnk

29 6:53am 20/09/04

Blink If You Can Hear Me

I meant as a minimum.

OS: In a world of bon-bons, you are a twinkie.
Ahnk: God damn you, I am Count Chocula and you know it.

I'm not spending my anniversary night thumping my head against the wall. - Damalis, on Moderating TRF
Then tell him you want it harder, damnit! - Ahnk, on Damalis

Dak Blackblade

30 12:06pm 20/09/04

Shadow Jedi Master and Freelancer

Ah, but Simon, in Australia they are paid properly. The one good thing the unions ever did was get an award wage for every job.

I understand its different in the US but seriously, why not just up the pay?

Oh yeah, because that means the COMPANY has to pay, and we all know the chances of any company voluntarily giving up its 'hard earned' pennies...

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