Haley talks about tipping your waitresses

Some simple advice for people who don't know how to tip waiters, waitresses and bartenders

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[MelkorHimself]

The Fair Labor Standards Act states that employees earning at least $30/month in tips can be paid $2.13/hr in direct wages and pay taxes on their tips. Employers are the ones who have the final say on what servers get paid so long as it's at least $2.13/hr. Now tell me where in any of this the customers own responsibility for paying your rent. If you don't like what you get paid, don't get mad the customers who don't control your paycheck. Voice that to your employer who's laughing to the bank.

[PrisonCipher]

@nekki if you're a server and you aren't getting paid minimum wage, you're either getting stiffed or work in a shady bar. Either way its a paying job, you can bring up any anecdotal story you want, its still the truth, serving is a job and not a "free agent" service.

You're misunderstanding what a tip is, its a gratuity, not anything else. You should be getting paid via minimum wage or your manager. Tipping is an option, whether you care to admit it or not.

[skillbill83]

" ... because we do remember and we will act accordingly."

Nice work ethics.

[Playgirl69x]

They get taxed for their tips people..... So they make LESS then minimum wage. Besides that, people that do this and are good at it REALLY bust their ass. Throw them a buck, geez

[dionstap]

me and a friend went to applebees one time-it was busy and we had to wait for a table or go to the bar-so we went to the bar instead of waiting-he had a soda cuz he was driving that day-i had 2 beers and we each had lunch on seperate checks

when we paid and i was gonna leave and left a tip he walked away! i said to him"you not gonna leave a tip?" he said it wasnt a tip place! how is it not a tip place? we got served at our seats-some people are dumb-and i did add to my tip to cover him!

[clerickolter]

[Pulling out my violin at this rant...] If you don't like your wages then FIGHT for better wages I think you should get the minimum standard wage then tips would be not expected but an EXTRA. I have a rule if you get a wage I don't care crappy or set a fee for service (barbers or shoe shine people) or its your job and you get a salary (ministers) I will not tip. If you only make tips and I mean its really your income (buskers, bathroom attendents) then a bit of change or a $1 is okay to give.

[Ironbumm]

Dumb server whore, shut the hell up

[MelkorHimself]

@DrunkDuck138 Tips as an acronym for "To Insure Proper Service" is a false etymology that you bought lock, stock, and barrel from liberal revisionist historians. It's false for two reasons. The first reason is that the acronym uses the wrong form of "ensure", so if it were true you would have to call them TEPS, but obviously that sounds stupid. Secondly, tipping was an English custom among the wealthy that was brought to the U.S. by people wanting to flaunt their own supposed wealth.

[DrunkDuck138]

Just putting this out there, TIPS=to insure proper service. If you do not like to be served properly ever when you go out go ahead and do not tip. but if you want to remembered as the guy/gl who likes good service tip well and you'll be amazed at the results, used to work at a bar/cantina/restaurant. tips are what pay the bills people.

[PrisonCipher]

Andrew you need to understand how the job system works. You are hired to perform a service, waiting in this case comes with a minimum wage (Fair Labor Standard) its there in plain english. If you aren't getting paid for serving, then you're being cheated.. plain and simple. It is not the job of the customers to keep you paid, tipping is a nice "bonus", but nothing more than a gratuity. The fact the you keep denying this is vacuous on your part.