Instead of quietly raising prices, local MN restaurant creates a 'minimum wage fee' to make a stupid

[PolarEventide]

[QUOTE=Antdawg;45623994]'We're assholes because we don't pay our employees a fair wage, look how childish we can be too'

[editline]8th August 2014[/editline]

It's actually kind of funny that mainstream economics today rejects the economic viewpoints of many conservative parties as unsound. If a party claims it wants to balance a government budget because 'responsible home owners must balance their budgets', you can pretty much tell that they don't know what they're talking about.[/QUOTE]
By "mainstream economics," I think you're referring to Keynesian economics. There are other schools of economics that are equally viable, but conservative views are not supported by any school of economics. It is Keynesian economics that promotes deficit spending and tax-and-spend economic policies.

[Melkor]

[QUOTE=RichyZ;45626427]to the people disagreeing

if you have the charisma and you are a good person to be around, you can expect to make 100+ a night

not everyone has those ofc[/QUOTE]

I'm a chef, and at the restaurant I work at the servers make double what I make just through tips.

[MarkG06]

Instead of crying about minimum wage maybe they should consider finding ways to increase their revenue.

[Govna]

[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;45627006]Its lost all meaning, honestly. The only reason people tip now is so they don't look like a dick.

And they get paid minimum anyways (if tips don't match it) so honestly it's bullshit and shouldn't be a thing.[/QUOTE]

Pretty much this.

I've gotten to the point where I've severely reduced how much I tip; you're getting $2 plus a compliment and friendly banter session.

Money isn't incredibly tight for me, but goods and services in general are getting more and more expensive, and I'm not going to lose any more money than I absolutely have to. And your employees should not be requiring me to tip in order to survive in the first place.

[Camundongo]

[QUOTE=sgman91;45626302]Tipped wait jobs are some of the best paying jobs a person can get with no experience, much better than non-tipped food service jobs.[/QUOTE]

It's incredibly volatile though, especially if you work anywhere popular with tourists where the time of year and the weather impacts on your wages. I'd rather take a job with stable wages, and whilst I know this doesn't apply to the US, I'd rather not lose money when I use my paid holiday or have to take paid sick leave (since that just gets pegged to minimum wage, although since commission will now have to paid in holiday pay, tips may get added in as well).