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Originally Posted by Johnny199r
That 20-year-old girl working a busy night at some restaurant as a bartender or waitress, do you know how much she makes in tips? I know girls who regularly made hundreds in tips in a night.
Why is 10% embarrassing low? Why does that waitress deserve to make 3-4x more than someone else with no education needed for the job at home depot or sobeys? Aren't the people making bank (hello every pretty girl I knew in university who made a #### load of money as a waitress and never declared tips to the CRA) doing ok? Should I feel sorry that they should have made extra? Why do they make a lot more money than the person in the kitchen actually preparing the food?
The way you're doing mental gymnastics to put the onus on people by claiming they're "withholding money" from waters or waitresses because some don't pay them an automatic minimum of 15% extra to do a job they are already getting paid to do is crazy. If you're so concerned for people affording a "basic life" next time you're out make sure you hand a few bucks to your hostess, the bus boy and head on back to the kitchen and pay the cooks.
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So now we have police people and make sure they’re putting their tips on their tax return, as well as providing good service?
I just want to enjoy my meal (or whatever), and I add 20%. If they have a good night and make $200, good for them. Maybe they can survive making $500 a week in tips and it’s like $40k a year. Great, and I’m certainly not begrudging anyone making a living in the service industry. More than likely, those big nights are once a week, and at certain times of the year. A snowy, frozen Tuesday in February they’re not making that kind of cash!