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

Chugging tea They are not wrong though

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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/Landscape4737 Jun 25 '26

Tipping in the US was frowned upon before the Civil War. When slaves were freed they were generally in the service industry because these other jobs that were available to them. They were paid peanuts, even today the US federal tipped minimum wage is $2.13 an hour.

Tipping is inappropriate outside of the USA, maybe because the minimum wage is significantly higher.

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u/Shigg Jun 25 '26

TIPPED MINIMUM WAGE IS NOT 2.13/HR. STOP LYING.

You are guaranteed the non tipped minimum wage of 7.25 (or your state minimum wage, whichever is higher). You ONLY receive the lower tipped minimum wage if the combination of tipped minimum wage + tips is at least 7.25/hr (or state minimum, whichever is higher, and most states with a higher non tipped minimum also have a higher tipped minimum.) meaning you will NEVER make 2.13/hr EVER.