Tipping Point

Joe Doakes from Como Park emails:

In the olden days, waitresses got paid less than minimum wage and made it up in tips. If you didn’t tip, you were stiffing her wages. The rule of thumb was 15-20% to cover her wages and the quality of her service.

Now they’ve changed the law so waitresses get minimum wage. So, why am I tipping 15-20%? Not to make up wages, you already got that. For quality service? Okay, what’s the percentage for quality service?

If Mark Dayton and the DFL already covered her wages for me, then my “quality of service” tip should be 5-10% instead of 15-20%, right? I haven’t noticed restaurants re-programming the helpful chart on their receipts. Am I missing something?

Joe Doakes

No, Joe. You’re not.

8 thoughts on “Tipping Point

  1. Any server that serves me, will not receive any more than a 10% tip, regardless of service.

    Maybe we should model ourselves after the most of the rest of the world. They frown on tipping, because the servers receive wages. Give those people their $9 and hour, then ban tipping.

    The Democrats may have created loyal slaves with this move, but since 99% of those tips are not reported on 1040 forms, they are being deprived of more money to waste on choo choo trains.

  2. If the restaurant industry discontinued paying their staff sub-minimum wages we wouldn’t have to pay their staff for them.

  3. “If the restaurant industry discontinued paying their staff sub-minimum wages we wouldn’t have to pay their staff for them”

    To which the kids at Burger King yell “yaaaay!”, and the waitstaff at every midlevel-to-premium restaurant respond “Shut up, I’m making between $20-$40 an hour”. And the waitstaff at Manny’s add “I’m in six figures; please go play in traffic”.

  4. I wouldn’t compare restaurants such as Burger King and IHOP or Perkins to Manny’s, Ruth Chris’ or McKormick and Schmicks. Tips are intended to benefit workers, but when they are coupled with sub-minimum wages, they actually subsidize employers who pay a lower wage than otherwise would be the case.

  5. I wouldn’t compare restaurants such as Burger King and IHOP or Perkins to Manny’s, Ruth Chris’ or McKormick and Schmicks.

    That’s right! Down with Manny’s, Ruth Chris’ or McKormick and Schmicks!
    Oh, and by the way, EmeryTheAntisemiticSoci@list, when was the last time you tipped at Burger King?

  6. In relation to minimum wage, not tips. You drew a direct comparison. When was the last time anyone wrestled with a choice – Manny’s or BK? No excuses for you, EmeryTheAntisemiticSoci@list.

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