• @Zak@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0•2 years ago

    It’s literally less work than waiting on a table.

    It’s not as if they’re paying their waitstaff normal minimum wage in most states; tipped employees can be paid less if the tips make up for it.

    • @fodder69@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0•2 years ago

      It’s actually more of the problem. They can pay wait staff 2.13 an hour, but they cannot make them pack up take out orders for that. So it literally does cost them more to do take out.

        • @LetMeEatCake@lemmy.worldEnglish
          -1•2 years ago

          I think the point is that if all the staff do is pack up take out orders, they legally cannot make them do it for $2.13/hour. The employer legally has to pay tipped employees minimum wage if tips do not cause them to reach minimum wage. More time on take out orders is less time earning tips.

          More broadly, most wait staff aren’t going stick around even if they’re being paid minimum wage and getting no tips. They’ll go elsewhere where they can earn better — presumably somewhere they can consistently earn tips.

          • GaryPonderosaEnglish
            -1•2 years ago

            If all the staff does is pack up takeout orders, they can legally be paid $2.13 an hour.

              • GaryPonderosaEnglish
                1•2 years ago

                What part of that do you think applies to this discussion?

                Do you think it’s illegal to tip on a Togo order?

                • GaryPonderosaEnglish
                  1•2 years ago

                  It’s averaged out across a pay period, and in my twenty plus years in the service industry I’ve never heard of a server making less than minimum wage. They’re generally the highest-paid employees on a per hour basis.

                  The group of people who benefit the most from tipping are the servers.

                  Stick to topics you actually know something about.