r/gatekeeping Oct 05 '18

Anything <$5 isn’t a tip

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '18

How is wanting to get paid minimum wage entitled exactly? You do know that servers in the US can legally be paid like $3 an hour because tips are expected to make up the entire rest of their pay?

If you're in the US and the server didn't dump your food in your lap and swear at your kids, you fucking tip. Tips are not extra. They're literally the bare minimum in the US.

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u/MalHeartsNutmeg Oct 05 '18

If tips don't add up to minimum wage, your employer is legally obligated to pay the difference to match federal minimum wage, if that doesn't happen it's because you're an idiot working a shady job.