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DEFINITION 1
Imagine yourself being a server for a busy res taurant like Buffalo Wild Wings or
Chilis. You have a full section and you are w orking as hard as you can to provide
your tables with excellent service. You go ov er to one of the tables and see this
(insert image here) written in the tip section . Having served in restaurants in the
past, I can personally say from experience tha t this is one of the worst feelings a
server can have while working. Being a serv er, I make $2.13 an hour, and
therefore I do not receive a paycheck every tw o weeks. Many people assume that
I do, and disregard the tip section on the cred it card receipt. I feel it is important
to let everyone know today, why servers des erve to be tipped 15 to 20%.
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DEFINITION 2
There are a few things that are to be conside red before you leave the house to go
out to eat at a restaurant. As I previously stated , the hourly pay of a server is
below minimum wage, and those wages d ont even cover the amount of taxes we
have to pay on the hours that we work throu ghout the week. Think about it,
people are barely making it on $8.25 an hou r. You may think that since times are
rough you are not inclined to tip, but in the e nd you are hurting us, more than its
hurting you. We do not work for free, and w e have bills just like everyone else. It
should be kept in mind that a portion of our daily salary is often shared with other
positions in a restaurant like hostesses, buss ers, and bartenders.
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DEFINITION 3
Generally, this amount is around 3-10 % depending on the
restaurant, and this is of total sales. An d it is being tipped out as
we call it in the service industry. This can be very stressful seeing
money that you worked very hard fo r leaving your hands at the
end of the night. In An Open Letter: Why You Should Always Tip
Your Servers At Least 15% on August 24, 2015, GiGi Moody writes,
For each check, the servers are ex pected to tip out or tip share 2
percent of the check to other mem bers of the restaurant. This is
whether you tip or not.
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DEFINITION 4
When youre not tipping or are tipping less than 15 percent, youre
actually short changing your server. T his is very stressful for
individuals who occupy positions that a re compensated through
tips. In Illinois, if a percentage of my sa les for the week between 8
and 15 percent average minimum w age or higher, employers are
not required to compensate me. And this is regardless of what I
actually made in tips.
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DEFINITION 5
So now you have a little background o n our salary. But do you
know how to tip? On Learnvest.com, on November 12, 2010.
Deborah Goldstein writes, In general, tip size should range from
15% to 20% of the bills total. If a waitpe rson covers the basics (Is
gracious, gets the food to the table, a nd is available to meet your
needs), 15% is appropriate. With the h elp of these guidelines Im
going to offer to you today, you should be better prepared for the
next time you enjoy a night out on th e town. So weve all had to
wait forever to be seated once in a w hile.
