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[–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I keep seeing this repeated in the comments. Apparently no one on Lemmy has actually worked in a restaurant before (because you're all bots?), otherwise you'd know that a lot of cooks, dishwashers, etc don't make a living wage either and split tips with the front-of-house staff. It's not just the wait staff.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    My point still stands though that it has nothing to do with overly entitled wait staff as the cartoon would suggest but an issue with tipping culture and the restaurant industries unwillingness to pay anyone a living wage

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    I'm not trying to single you out, like I said it seems like everyone here has the same misconception. But even if your point could stand on its own, it's weakened when you support it with an unrealistic example. It hurts your credibility.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    In my state and many other places it's actually illegal to share tips with back of house

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    I've never heard of that before, do you mind sharing one of the states where tip pools are illegal?

    For what it's worth, I couldn't find any states that outright ban tip pools. There are restrictions, like laws that prevent management from participating in the tip pool, but I can't find any outright bans.

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