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Originally posted by VulcanRider:
In the US, waiters/waitresses are exempted from the minimum wage law. They can be paid less, and need tips to get back up to a decent level. Plus, my first job out of high school was in a "chain" steak house -- I saw how hard they worked. I usually overtip, say 20% instead of the usual 15%, unless the service was *really* bad. Even then I'll leave something just so they don't think I forgot.
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Thank you
SO MUCH for mentioning this, VulcanRider. This thread was beginning to seriously piss me off...
I was a senior waiter in a 4-star restaurant in downtown Chicago (I worked there for five years). I made exactly $2.35 an hour.
With tips, on a good night when the rich people liked me or the old women thought I was cute, I pulled in ~$16 - $18 per hour.
I literally
lived off tips, and always remember it when dining out.