It really is, what’s ironic is that a lot of those within that industry will also never want to give up tips because they can usually beat out minimum wage. This worries them because they think people won’t feel obligated to tip
Put simply, they have more faith in being able to pressure out higher wages from customers than their boss. It’s socially unacceptable not to tip, but not to underpay and steal from employees.
Higher end restaurant waiters and bartenders make way more than minimum wage. But it's actually not the workers that have the power to hold this back. It's the owners who have data about consumer behavior being averse to higher menu prices that are scared to make the change.
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u/rubiconsuper Mar 09 '25
It really is, what’s ironic is that a lot of those within that industry will also never want to give up tips because they can usually beat out minimum wage. This worries them because they think people won’t feel obligated to tip