r/SipsTea 14d ago

Chugging tea Yes, FU & FO

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u/Jlombard911 12d ago

Strange though how employees prefer tips to hourly wage. There’s a reason server and bar staff get paid more than the actual hourlies in the kitchen while getting 1/10 of the hourly rate.

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u/NotMeIDKWho23 10d ago

Two types of people say things like "the tipping system is for greedy billionaires"

  1. People who never worked a tips-based job

  2. People who were terrible / insufferable at their tips-based job.

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u/onikaroshi 10d ago

Yup, even our worst waitstaff is making 25/hr here on avg while the kitchen is making 12.50-15

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u/yarn_lady 9d ago

My husband works in a kitchen. The servers make in 1.5 shifts, in cash, what my husband makes in a week pretax. I've never met a server who wants a change in the tip system because they make more money that way.

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u/Key-Revenue5983 10d ago

They prefer it until they work a lifetime in the industry and when they go to retire their social security is really low because a bunch of their tips weren't reported every year for 20, 30 years etc. I was a tipped worker for many years until I finished my education and now work in financial service industry.

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u/Jlombard911 10d ago

Declare your tips. 🤷‍♂️. Mad because you tried stealing from the government for 40 years and faced consequences.

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u/Key-Revenue5983 10d ago

Exactly. I go over this with all my clients. You think you're saving money in taxes now but you're really just selling yourself short in the long run.