What's with this tip culture??

[Hellis 0]

so tips is considerd income even if its below minimum wage. i can see how it should be that way and but more how it should not.

i dont have a problem with tipping, but i hate when im not allowd to tip by my own will, instead they tell you or very clearly show you the tip jar.
a tip is something you give, not something you take.

[timmyfitz 0]

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Finally, the waiter/waitress situation - the min wage is $7 or $8 an hour, but wait staff at a sit-down restaurant only get paid $2 or $3 an hour, the rest is made up of tips. You sort of have to tip at least 10% of the bill for the waiter/waitress to go home with about min. wage. The customary tip is considered to be 15%, and most people will go uip or down from there based on the service.

An employer may credit a portion of a tipped employee's tips against the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. An employer must pay at least $2.13 per hour. However, if an employee's tips combined with the employer's wage of $2.13 per hour do not equal the hourly minimum wage, the employer is required to make up the difference.***

http://www.dol.gov/wb/faq26.htm

[JohnMitchell 14]

Thanks for that. The law reads differently than I had been told. Seems more fair that way. I wonder how many poorly tipped employees actually get their employer to make up the difference?

[shropshire 0]

It seems to me that when most Americans talk about Tips, they actually mean Service Charge ... because a Tip is a reward for above average service.

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[xtravrtsoul 0]

The reason for such a small income for waitress/ waiters is they are taxed on their tips. So that 7.25 an hour is now 2.50 an hour. Casino worker as well get taxed for their tips right out of their paychecks and they make squat on paper. So the tips they do make on the floor makes up the difference.

You create life, life does not create you.

[Herky 0]

I tip well wherever I go. Especially well at the favorite restaurants I frequent. It doesn't bother me. I do however hate tipping cab drivers. I especially hate it if you are in town during a football game, when it gets out they jack prices way up. I can't count how many times I've gotten in a cab after a game and they never turn the meter on, just ask where I want to go and give me a flat price double of what it would usually be for that distance. There are certain companies I would rather walk in the rain than use their cabs again just because of this practice.