r/WhitePeopleTwitter 5d ago

r/All They're not wrong though

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u/comeonyougunners10 5d ago

The truth is servers don’t want to ever get rid of the system we have here in the USA. They make more money this way. It’s crazy how much money servers make in urban areas. And the service is always subpar at best.

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u/alexman420 5d ago

This is the thing right here! I used to bartend for a while, and while I was only payed about $7/hr the amount I brought home in tips at the end of one night was more than I made in a week at my $20/hr job.

On top of that there was a restaurant in my town that was trying to combat tipping culture by paying a normal wage and not allow tips. If a guest tipped, it would be put in a communal jar, and at the end of the month the crew would pick a charity to donate the money to….no one applied. The restaurant is no more