My comment on "Tipping is Not a City in China" from the Lonestar State of Mind:
I agree! I think we should eliminate the "tipped
minimum wage" all together. My wife's
family owns a restaurant where she works as a server, most of the work she does
during her shift is before or after the restaurant even opens, so she isn't
getting any tips during the majority of her shifts when she opens or closes the
restaurant. $2.13/hr doesn't even cover
a gallon of gas anymore! Honestly, I
think we should raise the minimum wage as well, and due away with tipping all
together. I read an article recently
about a few restaurants doing away with tipping and just paying their servers
more hourly and it really improved their business and customer service. Not only is $2.13/hr plus tips way too little
for anyone to live off, that is only assuming everyone tips, at least 15% which
rarely happens anymore anyway because, as you said, most people don't realize
these servers are paid so little.
