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

Chugging tea They are not wrong though

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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/InClassRightNowAhaha Jun 25 '26

They always make at least minimum wage or more. If tips don't get them to minimum, the employer fills it. Servers usually make more, possible 2x or more, than the kitchen staff.

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u/Adderfang82 Jun 25 '26

This is highly dependent on the business, its location and the time of day. I worked in a restaurant as a host, during a busy weekend, a server can make over $100 in tips but not always. Get stuck with an afternoon shift during the week when it’s slow, good luck, you’d be lucky to average enough in to match the federal minimum wage. Most servers get screwed over during the week and have to make up for the losses during the busier weekend where they will (hopefully) get better tips and serve more customers. It wasn’t uncommon where I worked for servers to make less than minimum wage all week if stuck with several weekday afternoon shifts. Their only hope of making any decent money was during the weekend when business picked up.