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[–] 4 points 4 months ago (8 children)

You know what happens if the tips don't make up the rest right? Your employer pays it, I'm not saying you're not going to get fired or that there has never been a situation where it's abused but if someone is actually making 2.13 an hour they're being human trafficked.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    You know what happens if the tips don't make up the rest right? Your employer pays it,

    Legally, they're supposed to, but that never actually happens. Even if the employee knows they should get it and is willing to push the issue, they just get immediately fired.

    They could then sue for backpay, but the most that will happen is the employer is forced to pay exactly the amount owed and the lawyer gets a big chunk of that for their fees. Nothing else happens to the employer. That's the best case scenario.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    So the solution is as simple as don't tip anymore. If everyone stops tipping, it won't be long before every tip-dependant service worker stops working. And without them, the whole restaurant industry collapses. You'll see a living wage being established in the sector in no time.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Good luck with that. Also, better not ever eat at the same place twice.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago* (2 children)

    Don't worry. I'd never go out to eat in the us. I'm not a fan of subsidizing a restaurant owner. But yeah, good luck with that. Doing so would mean doing an actual protest that would harm the capital, and we can't have that in the us. Best they can do is write a really nasty banner and go out on a non-working day (we wouldn't want to sligthly annoy the capital class) to protest. I see it's working wonders there...

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    that would harm the capital

    No, the wait staff making less than minimum wage are who would be harmed. Capital doesn't give a rats ass as long as they aren't paying.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Waiters not getting paid would mean waiters not going to work. If they don't work, the restaurant can't open and the capital behind it starts earning less (because it won't open to sell food). Sure, in the short term, it will harm the workers, but in the long term, no restaurant can stay open without workers.

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