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		rootusrootus on Dec 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tip pressure might work in the moment, but custome... There is effectively no special below-minimum wage in the US either. The servers have to be paid at least minimum wage, with tips or not.

ThePowerOfFuet on Dec 3, 2024 [–]

On paper, this is true. In effect, however, it often is not.

britzkopf on Dec 3, 2024 | [–]

How does this rule get circumvented?

kelipso on Dec 3, 2024 | | [–]

Waiters getting fired (or some other consequences) if they don't make the minimum wage through tips.

rootusrootus on Dec 3, 2024 | | [–]

The problem with that claim is how tight the correlation is between low tips and poor performance.

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