This is the most stupid comment I have ever read , 6$ an hour (I make 7.50 an hour) isn't that bad for a person in high school which is what those kind of jobs are made for, an btw a child in china is making way less then that

Why is it my business to make up the crappy pay of an employer? If you want a tip then provide good service. It should not be an entitlement.

#33 - Completely agree. You have to earn that tip. There have times in restaurants where my server is 5 feet away...sees that we need something (and by this, I mean we're waving her down) and she still ignores us. Service like this does not deserve a high tip!! If I'm unhappy with my experience, I shouldn't have to dish out EXTRA money than what I already owe the business.

#50 - if you're unhappy with your service, talk to the manager, I'm sure they'd be more than happy to discount your meal so that you feel better. But even if the service was bad, you should always tip AT LEAST 5% (on the undiscounted amount) to make up for what the server has to tip out to other employees, like the busser, food runner, bartender. If not, that server has to pay just for the privilege to wait on you and that is in no way fair.

IF the waiter has to pay the other employees, thats out of there TIP, not the meal.

#87, No. The tip-out amount is based on the SALES that server had, not the amount of the tips they have gotten. So, it IS based on the food, drinks, etc. NOT THE TIP. If your bill is $100, I have to tip out four dollars to others, regardless of whether you tipped me or not. That is me paying for you to be a tight-ass jerk.

I worked as a waitress in between high school and university, I made minimum wage. However one will relise that in alot of places minumum wage is not high enough to live independantly, cause rent in most places in the city near my home is typically at least $1000 a month plus utilities, and thats a minimum. Working around forty hours a week at minimum $9/hr here you make about $1440 a month, which leaves $440 for utilities, food and miscilanious expenses (gas, personal hygeine, insurance, and saving for school so you can get a better job).

F that shit. Horrible service deserves absolutely NO TIP WHATSOEVER. Barely good service the same. ONLY if they are doing good to excellent service will I tip them. Think of it this way. When I come into a restaurant, I plan on paying a 20% tip. That percentage goes up or down depending on how crappy the service is. I have at times paid a 50% tip to someone who kicked ass. I've also left one penny to someone who had horrid service. They didn't even deserve that penny. HORRID SERVICE MEANS NO TIP. If they hate their job that much and depend only on tips to get them through, they need to find another job.

Yea but if they don't make enough in tips to get to minimum wage by law their employer is required to make up the difference

Eight in California. Also in California: tips are earned above minimum wage of $8/hr, and management cannot keep them.

$6 AUD is only £3.35... that's still pretty low! Minimum wage here is £5.83 (for 18+). Maybe things are cheaper in Australia than the UK though?

It's only £5.80 for 22 years and over. If you're 18 - 21 it's £4.83. Oh and also, it's illegal not to give employees tips. You should bring your boss to an employment tribunal or something. They have no claim to the tips.

You are correct. It's been a while since I had to deal with minimum wages (I used to work in a shop)

yottskry, they're saying that you could sue in australia if someone tried to pay you $6 per hour, coz its well below minimum wage. minimum wage in queensland is $14.20 if you're over 20.

#22 - in most states in America, there are different minimum wages for tipped and non-tipped employees. For tipped employees in Missouri (where I live), it's $3.50-ish and close to $7.50 for non-tipped (not sure because I've never worked a non-tipped min wage job!). If for some reason, I don't make the non-tipped min. wage after my hourly rate and my tips, then my employer has to make up the difference. The restaurants in America that pay a lower wage to servers are doing so within the law, because, once again, it's expected that servers will get tips.