Rugfiend t1_j1z23sl wrote
Reply to comment by mb34i in eli5 why workers who make tips, have to pay back some of their tips a the end of the night? by 420goattaog
Why 'supposedly'? People go to a restaurant to eat food primarily, and the quality and promptness of that execution is down to the kitchen. Good service is also important, but not the exclusive reason people tip. I've worked in hospitality 30+ years, and seen situations where an inexperienced teenage waiter/waitress takes home more total income than the head chef, due to an asinine belief that front of house deserve all the tips.
mb34i t1_j1z68oj wrote
It's fair that kitchen staff get some portion of the tips, but it's not fair the way tip culture is used to keep people's wages lower than what they should be. That's why I used "supposedly".
Rugfiend t1_j1z78db wrote
No need for the downvote mate, your wording was terrible - it literally reads as 'supposedly fair' that back of house gets a share.
I absolutely agree that subsidising poverty wages with customer generosity is shameful, as is people needing social security top-ups to subsidise tax-dodging megacompanies' shit wages.
mb34i t1_j1z9d7c wrote
I didn't downvote you, just posted to explain. Yeah my wording was terrible, so thank you for the chance to explain it a little bit better.
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