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raven mad

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18. We try to tip "under the table".

Fri Mar 23, 2018, 03:19 AM

Mar 2018

Most waitstaff here in Fairbanks are college kids; they shouldn't HAVE to pay taxes while earning less than minimum wage. We do cash, directly into the waiters/waitresses/bartenders hands. You'd be amazed how great a service we get in many of the nicer places in town. We never stick to the 15% rule unless the service was truly awful; then, consider why it was (chef too slow, accident in kitchen). If it truly appears to be the waitstaff's fault, they still get 15%.

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White House Learns Its Tip-Robbing Plan Will Rob Waiters. Guess What Happened Next. [View all] babylonsister Mar 2018 OP

kick & rec. nt Ilsa Mar 2018 #1

words fail me when it comes to this mal-administration spanone Mar 2018 #2

Let's spin this out . . . . . Stinky The Clown Mar 2018 #3

Not if you cut food stamps... pangaia Mar 2018 #10

Let's spin it out further: What is the effect on the tippers? Hortensis Mar 2018 #53

Employers BEFORE could always force tip-sharing. Nothing has changed. Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #68

Well, an Obama law makes tips the property of the employee, Hortensis Mar 2018 #69

That Dem. amendment was passed. It's in the spending bill. Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #70

Not lower cooks' wages, TRANSFER the cost of Hortensis Mar 2018 #72

Food stamps is a no-go. Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #73

:) Texas is not famous for being a wealthy state with Hortensis Mar 2018 #74

+1. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #75

It didn't happen Dems got it back to Obama normal to vote for the omnibus budget bill. hedda_foil Mar 2018 #4

Huh? AllyCat Mar 2018 #25

See post #6... TheDebbieDee Mar 2018 #27

The rule to prevent this was enacted under Obama. The Dems in Congress didn't let it be changed. hedda_foil Mar 2018 #38

Welp, once everyone knows about this in the USA the responsible thing will be ... mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #5

They will HAVE to work at the restaurants.. pangaia Mar 2018 #11

Then organize the servers. SergeStorms Mar 2018 #42

Mothers Day is the busiest day in restaurants lunatica Mar 2018 #67

No tipping in Australia. Everybody makes a living wage. And proud of it. Everybody gets a job, librechik Mar 2018 #59

Yes, it appears this didn't happen in the new spending bill mountain grammy Mar 2018 #6

donnie was probably counting the $$$ not fooled Mar 2018 #7

Yes he needs to pay his screwball new lawyer Pepsidog Mar 2018 #39

Yep. Would not surprise me in the least. calimary Mar 2018 #47

More reverse-Robin-Hood GOP greed. nt SunSeeker Mar 2018 #8

Not just " the white working class in the Midwest ..." pangaia Mar 2018 #9

My last three years waiting I earned over $50K/year. Of course owners would like to give me $15/hr.. marble falls Mar 2018 #12

Two types of GOP: billionaires, and Suckers. sharedvalues Mar 2018 #15

OMG!!!!!!!!! MyOwnPeace Mar 2018 #35

+1 - share it! sharedvalues Mar 2018 #49

Excellent!!! calimary Mar 2018 #48

Same thing for my daughter. snort Mar 2018 #30

Hey, nice generalization, though. Still In Wisconsin Mar 2018 #13

Agreed. The stereotypes persist. n/t janx Mar 2018 #57

All the GOP claimed to care about is a lie. Except tax cuts on the rich. Obviously. sharedvalues Mar 2018 #14

If owners can take the tips, I will stop tipping. appleannie1943 Mar 2018 #16

Tip in cash Maggiemayhem Mar 2018 #21

Yes! Delmette2.0 Mar 2018 #60

The tips belong to the servers. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #17

I waited tables in college stopwastingmymoney Mar 2018 #31

People can be pretty rude LakeArenal Mar 2018 #32

Fairly recently Id just do the add a 20% gratuity. So easy. argyl Mar 2018 #33

I know. Its like, asshole, you sit at a desk every day typing on a computer. Oneironaut Mar 2018 #52

We try to tip "under the table". raven mad Mar 2018 #18

Just leave the tip area blank and dont write cash on it Maggiemayhem Mar 2018 #22

We generally do. raven mad Mar 2018 #24

This is the correct answer we can do it Mar 2018 #43

Doesn't that apply only to restaurants with eight or more employees? alfredo Mar 2018 #62

Tip in cash so server can slip it right in his pocket. mainer Mar 2018 #19

This is why I ALWAYS try to pay in cash at restaurants DFW Mar 2018 #20

You should tip in cash, anyway. malthaussen Mar 2018 #23

I had no idea. AllyCat Mar 2018 #26

Varies by location. malthaussen Mar 2018 #29

Liars and Cheats Sneederbunk Mar 2018 #28

However the omnibus bill blocked the proposal. sinkingfeeling Mar 2018 #34

Wow, thanks for pointing this out! 7962 Mar 2018 #50

This info can make short and sweet TV ads, tweets, robocalls and stump speech material for all Dems. brush Mar 2018 #36

What is the rationale behind this, other than cruelty and hatred of the working classes? smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #37

"It wasn't the economy, stupid." Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2018 #40

Dinner at Mar - A - Lago: dameatball Mar 2018 #41

Here you go mac56 Mar 2018 #44

These assholes would kick puppies and take candy from babies if they could. Initech Mar 2018 #45

Truth! bronxiteforever Mar 2018 #46

This is immoral and disgusting. A true reverse-Robin Hood plundering of American society. Oneironaut Mar 2018 #51

Doesnt this included in budget act today, change that? Hoyt Mar 2018 #54

I read that Democrat Senator Patty something of WA was able to amend the legislation.... Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #55

Patty Murray, Senior Senator for Washington sl8 Mar 2018 #56

That's it. Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #58

Some places required this zipplewrath Mar 2018 #76

I thought they included no stealing from the tip pool by employers. These people are garbage still_one Mar 2018 #61

... geardaddy Mar 2018 #63

See post #23. klook Mar 2018 #64

This is what journalism looks like now oberliner Mar 2018 #65

It wasn't in the final bill...Trump literally got none of his shit...thanks Chuck and Nancy! Demsrule86 Mar 2018 #66

the repigs hate working people. the rich deserve to be rich, the poor deserve to be poor, TheFrenchRazor Mar 2018 #71