Hey Folks!
I’ve been living abroad for over half my life in a country where tipping is not the norm. At most you would round up. 19€ bill? Here’s a 20, keep this change.
Going to the US soon to visit family and the whole idea of tipping makes me nervous. It seems there’s a lot of discussion about getting rid of tipping, but I don’t know how much has changed in this regard.
The system seems ridiculously unfair, and that extra expense in a country where everything is already so expensive really makes a difference.
So will AITA if I don’t tip? Is it really my personal responsibility to make sure my server is paid enough?
Most states in the US have separate lower minimum wages for tipped workers, with a federal minimum of $2.13/hour.
This. There are a few states that make paying tipped workers less than minimum wage. So you’dnewed to cross-reference that list with the minimum wage list.
Don’t be an asshole. Your server may be making $3/hr.
I actually just looked into this, and no state in America can legally pay an employee less than $7.25/hr. If you as the employee don’t make enough in tips to make your wage at least $7.25/hr, the employer has to pay beyond the $2.13/hr to make sure you always make at least $7.25/hr, not that $7.25/hr is even remotely a livable wage in 2023…
Sorry, that’s not the case. I guess you don’t have any friends who work as wait staff…
I’ve only lived on the west coast and Montana where employers have to pay tipped employees the same wage as everyone else. It’s got nothing to do with not knowing any servers.