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Lubbock, Texas | if you google it there is basically a better explanation, but basically the national restaurant association has lobbied to have this rule put into place
most waitstaff make about $2.35.....min wage does not apply to them
waitstaff at the vast majority of places pay 8% of their total food sales to the feds in taxes.........so if you go to eat somewhere and have a $10 dollar tab that wait staff member pays 80 cents to the Gov for that check.......so if that waitstaff member is stiffed on a tip they are now making $2.35 an hour AND they are now in the hole 80 cents from that table that did not tip
the reasons I have seen for this are.....this is how a restaurant can afford to stay fully staffed in the front of the house with up and down evenings.....bussier evening more work, but more pay for the staff for that work.....slower night less work....less pay and the management can not feel so bad about keeping a full staff for longer for a late rush
the second reason is that with tipping......your meal does not seem as expensive when you look at the food prices on the menu.......if you were to bump up the prices on the menu from 15-20% (15% being the min recommended tip because it is the 8% for the taxes and 7% for the server to make up for the $2.35) suddenly a $20 dollar steak went to $23-$24 right on the menu instead of being a $20 dollar steak with the "tip" that seems to come from thin air
add 20% on the menu to a family of 4 having a 10 dollar item each and it went from $40 to $48 right on the menu....then add in the drinks, appetizers ect and menu prices are jumping all over the place
the national restaurant association lobbies heavily for the tip/smaller wage setup.......it makes some sense in a way, but in a way not | |
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Couple Busted for Refusing to Pay Tip
