• N-E-N@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Here in Ontario everyone has to be paid minimum wage but, tips are still very expected. Kinda bugs me since they prob make more than I do lol

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      1 year ago

      Kinda bugs me since they prob make more than I do lol

      No idea what it’s like up north but the highest hourly job I’ve ever had was serving tables in college. Over a week it averaged out to $25-45/hr depending on the season and some other factors. Did it for about a year before the stress and irregular hours made it not even worth that much money. But it definitely changed how I perceived wait staff.

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      1 year ago

      Waiters where I used to work were some of the best paid employees in the place even when including directors that were making 130k+… if they had included all their tip on their paycheck (instead of the default 10% of every bill under their name) they would have ended up getting a 0$ paycheck every two weeks and would have still owed taxes at the end of the year… and that’s while making above minimum wage from the get go…

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        1 year ago

        Yea I know some servers who make great money

        I’m only slightly above minimum wage with no tips so, pressure to leave 15-20% tips def bugs me