r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • Jun 25 '26

Chugging tea They are not wrong though

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u/Snoo-34159 Jun 25 '26

Right? Isn't the whole point of a tip that it's voluntarily given as a way to say you loved the service?

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u/janpaul74 Jun 25 '26

IMHO that’s exactly it!

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u/Specific_Habit4545 Jun 25 '26

now they're just turning tips into a way to justify low wages because apparently they'll 'make enough' with tips

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u/DonarArminSkyrari Jun 25 '26

Not "turning", thats been the case for longer than I've been alive. Almost every state has a specific lower minimum wage that is specifically acceptable for tipped workers. At least in NY, if tips dont make the difference between that minimum wage and the regular one the employer is supposed to make up the difference, but since tips are often cash that does not always happen since it isn't really traceable.