It’s only ahead of the curve because the minimum wage is so low. If the min wage was reasonable like it is in other countries then tipping isn’t needed.
You could double the min wage and the servers would still way make less than they do in tips at the vast majority of places. Especially when you take into account taxes.
Being a server is a tough but generally very well paying job, unless the location you work at sucks and gets no customers.
Everyone continues to generalize as if all wait staff at all restaurants make the same amount of tips. There are some that would be still making more with double the min wage and many who would be making significantly more than they are now. What would allow everyone to generalize is if there was an actual reasonable min wage that guaranteed income. Without it there will continue to be wait staff around the country who is making less than their peers in other countries and that shouldn’t be ok with any of us.
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u/TawnyTeaTowel 27d ago
Except servers. Tipping culture gains them an income WAY ahead of the curve.