They’re paid, but at a lower wage. In some instances they do not even make minimum wage without the tip. Meaning they can be paid as low as $2.13 an hour by the employer and the rest of their compensation is based on tip.
Obviously not, but that's what unbridled capitalism gets you.
Here's the strangest part I discovered in those arguments about tipping: a lot of waiters have been gaslit into thinking it's good for them. The rationale is that if they "work hard" and "do a good job" (read: get lucky with the customers they get) they make substantially more money through tips than if they just got paid min wage.
It's ignoring the alternative (raise the min wage to an appropriate standard like other developed countries) and ignoring that other waiters get paid like shit for dumb reasons (eg the customers tip them less due to discrimination). These same waiters who "benefit" from the system and absurdly generous tips from rich people then complain when other customers tip them less or not at all. It's eerily similar to casino goers thinking they're entitled to their wins while complaining about their losses.
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u/Salcha_00 Aug 28 '24
Yes. Normal.