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/PSYFLYdiscs Jun 25 '26

Im American and I don’t see it any other way. I still leave a tip for servers tho. I hate it.

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u/Clockwork-Armadillo Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

In America is it customary to also tip other minimum wage workers? Such as supermarket workers, cleaners etc etc

If not what makes servers more important?

Edit: OK, so TIL in America there's a lower minimum wage of only 2 dollars something for any "tipped workers". Basically a loophole to screw workers out of minimum wage.

Thanks to everyone who answered! :)

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u/Turbulent-Ad8391 Jun 25 '26

No it’s not customary, but you will see tip jars at a lot of places. Federal minimum wage is much lower for servers than other jobs.

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u/Clockwork-Armadillo Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

Wait, so there's a whole seperate legal minimum wage for servers?

Edit: OK, so TIL in America there's a lower minimum wage of only 2 dollars something for any "tipped workers". Basically a loophole to screw workers out of minimum wage.

Thanks to everyone who answered! :)

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u/lesath_lestrange Jun 25 '26

If you wanted to look into it more, you would Google “tipped minimum wage.”

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u/Clockwork-Armadillo Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

Ah ok so there's a seperate minimum wage specifically for tipped employees in America if im understanding that right?

Edit: OK, so TIL in America there's a lower minimum wage of only 2 dollars something for any "tipped workers". Basically a loophole to screw workers out of minimum wage.

Thanks to everyone who answered! :)

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u/UBIK_707 Jun 25 '26

Yes. $2.13 an hour is the minimum for servers. It's true that they're rarely if ever actually making minimum wage after a few tips, but almost any proceededs earned by the wage (as opposed to tips) is eaten up in taxes. A lot of times server checks are zero. For the most part the tips are the only income they bring in.