Jen
24
Graphic Designer
Pennsylvania

♥ typography
♥ industrial music
♥ Lord of the Rings
♥ Harry Potter
♥ dancing
♥ corsets
♥ nerds
♥ women
♥ New Zealand

I love working at events, parties and concerts, whether it be lighting design, roadie work, gogo dancing, set decoration or personal assistant, I love it all. I left my soul in Wellington. ♥

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11th July 2012

Photo reblogged from Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost with 451 notes

thehobbithasthephonebox: khaleesiofbearisland: It’s pretty much because here in America, a server is fucking lucky if they make minimum wage at all, and minimum wage here is, what, $7.25 a fucking hour? Some restaurants will only pay their servers a few dollars an hour, so they are basically kissing your ass to make ends meet. And if they ask for a pay raise, they are very likely to find themselves on the street unemployed. And in some companies, they pool the tips between all employees, meaning that not only are you making maybe three bucks an hour, but if someone does a shitty job and doesn’t bring in as much in tips as someone else, everyone gets screwed. It may be different in your country, but please, if you visit the US, tip your waiter if they do a good job. No, you aren’t expected to tip if your waiter is an ass (though I usually leave a few dollars because I never know which places do the pooled tip thing and I refuse to screw the others out of some cash-you can always speak to the manager if your waiter is a dick). Some of them literally make ends meet this way. It’s true that some countries see tipping as an insult, but most states in the U.S. you don’t even need a reason to fire someone and it’s illegal for workers to form unions. So yeah, just asking for better pay is reason enough to get you thrown out without question. “Right to Work” states, my ass. I currently work as a server in three restaurants at $2.83 an hour.  Technically, if your tips don’t add up to at least minimum wage, they have to compensate you on your paycheck, but most restaurants do not, and inquiring into it will get you fired on the spot.

thehobbithasthephonebox:

khaleesiofbearisland:

It’s pretty much because here in America, a server is fucking lucky if they make minimum wage at all, and minimum wage here is, what, $7.25 a fucking hour?

Some restaurants will only pay their servers a few dollars an hour, so they are basically kissing your ass to make ends meet. And if they ask for a pay raise, they are very likely to find themselves on the street unemployed.

And in some companies, they pool the tips between all employees, meaning that not only are you making maybe three bucks an hour, but if someone does a shitty job and doesn’t bring in as much in tips as someone else, everyone gets screwed.

It may be different in your country, but please, if you visit the US, tip your waiter if they do a good job. No, you aren’t expected to tip if your waiter is an ass (though I usually leave a few dollars because I never know which places do the pooled tip thing and I refuse to screw the others out of some cash-you can always speak to the manager if your waiter is a dick). Some of them literally make ends meet this way.

It’s true that some countries see tipping as an insult, but most states in the U.S. you don’t even need a reason to fire someone and it’s illegal for workers to form unions. So yeah, just asking for better pay is reason enough to get you thrown out without question. “Right to Work” states, my ass.

I currently work as a server in three restaurants at $2.83 an hour.  Technically, if your tips don’t add up to at least minimum wage, they have to compensate you on your paycheck, but most restaurants do not, and inquiring into it will get you fired on the spot.

  1. kurtwatson reblogged this from klaineexists
  2. jrlaserpants reblogged this from thomasblu and added:
    ok minimum wage was increased by a few cents not too long ago. yea its not a huge increase but it is somewhat of an...
  3. dresdenphileguy reblogged this from endeavourforever and added:
    This is one of my personal gripes as someone whose worked as a waiter and is the kid of a waitress-tip your server. Tip...
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  5. endeavourforever reblogged this from thomasblu and added:
    I may only be a host, But i hear from my servers more than enough to know that they work too damn hard for their hourly...
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  8. punkhawke reblogged this from boxcey and added:
    Yep. I tried being a server and ended up going back to retail because I couldn’t make it on the $2 tips plus $2.15 an...
  9. rayrayyy reblogged this from lywinis and added:
    I can sort of understand this argument, HOWEVER it’s just polite. It’s a job that requires doing nothing but kissing...
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  11. boxcey reblogged this from lywinis and added:
    Also server’s are taxed on their expected tips. Even if you make nothing on tips you are still taxed a certain...
  12. laytonesquepuzzlecat reblogged this from lywinis and added:
    okay i totally understand tipping in some countries like the US.. but i wish it worked that way in like, Hong Kong,...
  13. blackwatchplaid reblogged this from salroka and added:
    I currently work as a server in three restaurants at $2.83 an hour. Technically, if your tips don’t add up to at least...
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  15. acousticbear reblogged this from martinidog and added:
    I will fight against tipping to the end of time. it is such a fucking dumb American tradition. if i order a meal for...
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  17. dragondenton reblogged this from wolfbuns and added:
    I yet have to know what countries DON’T tip.
  18. wolfbuns reblogged this from martinidog and added:
    Also because he/she is not american? Im pretty sure tipping is common outside of the US. At least we do it in Mexico.
  19. martinidog reblogged this from lumisquirrel and added:
    $2.50-$3? Where is this? Servers do make less than the minimum wage, but BARELY because they more than make up for it in...
  20. salroka reblogged this from obsession13 and added:
    It’s true that some countries see tipping as an insult, but most states in the U.S. you don’t even need a reason to fire...
  21. lumisquirrel reblogged this from bilbochan and added:
    iridescent-dildo: clearly you’ve never worked as a server of any sort BRO ARE YOU SERIOUS SERVERS MAKE AT MINIMUM 2.50...
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    khaleesiofbearisland: I see tipping as a kind courtesy. During a band trip, for dinner, we went to this restaurant that...
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    I hardly ever go to places where it’s “custom” to tip, but I do tip the waiters, but if I don’t want to tip them, that...
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  30. mrffahrenheit reblogged this from charliehasmoved and added:
    Not to mention the extra taxes taken out of server’s wages whether tips are left or not.
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    While everything is relevant, I bolded the most important part. Seriously though, I work two jobs and work 35-45 hour...
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    For the two weeks I was a server I got paid $7.32 per hour. One day I made $200 in tips. I was the only server that day...