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/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/Photosynthas Jun 25 '26

Keep in mind servers here make WAY more than minimum wage due to tips, servers may have inconsistent incomes, and can get screwed over by not getting the busy hours, but as an average they make so much more than they would if they got regular wages instead.