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Originally Posted by Jessica Leigh
ahhhh i remember the days when i waitressed in california... my tips were my fun money and my paychecks were my bill money.... now my paychecks range from nothing to a half a tank of gas.... and my tips are my bill money.
the government allows employers to take a tip credit of $3.02 if an employee is a tipped person (waitress, bartender, parking valet etc) but most states (california, washington, montana to name a few) have their OWN minimum wage higher than the federal so it must be followed... my state does not have its own minimum wage so we follow federal... $5.15/hr and since i'm a tipped employee they can take the tax credit of $3.02 which is subtracted from fed min wage... so i end up with $2.13/hr which totally sucks...
i am just in awe of $8.25 minimum wage... i'm going to san fran tomorrow btw  with such a high minimum wage do you notice servers being lazy and giving poor service? i really don't remember how i was because i haven't waited tables in california since 2000... but i imagine that people don't put in as much effort for good tips 'cause they're going to get paid anyway... if i get stiffed all day long... i don't make money... and i have to tip the bussers and bartenders for cleaning my tables and making my drinks... so i could end up PAYING to wait on a table (this happened ONCE to me and i could have KILLED the people) AND i have to pay taxes on what i sold because the government ASSUMES that i am tipped a certain percentage of my sales... luckily i make more than they assume that i make... otherwise i'd be screwed. |
Ride across the bay to Telegraph! I'll have drink witcha! hehe. I have not noticed an abnormal amount of bad service...but where i go is usually frequented by college students and the places get crowded, so the tenders have to go fast...
And when i go to Chico, college again, so...plus, i'm usually either friends w/bartender or friends with friends of bartender. Also, the minimum wage is high, but it costs a mint to live here, so they're lots of times workin for their bills, too...
Although, actually my bartender friends here and in chico do usually have hundred's if not thousands, of dollars saved up at times...gosh, i hope you have a really great time in SF! However, it is raining...