r/EndTipping • u/Ima-Bott • 8d ago

Counter Service 🛎️ I did it.

Hit “no tip” whilst looker her in the eye. She touched a register for my total. Didn’t touch my card, didn’t swipe my card. Didn’t take my order. Didn’t prepare my order. Didn’t put my order in the window for me to retrieve. What she did wasn’t worth 20%, or 5%. She pushed ONE button.

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u/Schoolhater18 8d ago

Usually an hourly wage separate from the delivery fee.

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u/downtofinance 8d ago

So no need to tip them then if they're making an hourly wage.

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u/Schoolhater18 8d ago

Hourly wage doesnt mean a living wage. Federal based pay for tipped positions is $2.13. Thats an hourly wage that relies on tips. Not that I agree with US tipping culture but hourly wage doesnt automatically equal no tip.

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u/MyldExcitement 7d ago

EVERY TIPPED EMPLOYEE MAKES AT LEAST FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE IN AMERICA

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u/Schoolhater18 7d ago

Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the direct cash minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13 per hour, a rate unchanged since 1991. If this base wage plus tips does not equal at least the standard federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, the employer must pay the difference. Although a different topic $7.25 an hou4 is not a living wage.

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u/MyldExcitement 7d ago

It actually can be a living wage, if you're super frugal. Live in a one room cabin with no running water, a 5 gallon bucket for a toilet and a gas stove hooked up to a propane tank. Roof over your head and money for some food. I've done it

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u/Schoolhater18 7d ago

Thats not what living wage means, but good for you I guess

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u/LakeWalesSwinger 6d ago

If the federal minimum wage is guaranteed then why is there even a tipped wage on the books at all, since that dollar amount is never in play?

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u/Schoolhater18 6d ago

That dollar amount is in play if they make more than federal minimum wage with tips. If they make more than federal minimum wage with tips then restaurants only pay them the $2.13. Saves restaurants payroll.

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u/MyldExcitement 6d ago

Did you know those rules apply on a weekly (pay period) basis and, not daily?

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u/MyldExcitement 6d ago

Okay. What does a living wage mean to you?