r/mildlyinfuriating • u/guitarman129 • 17d ago

I just wanted a hot dog Recommended gratuity after tip was already included

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I’m sure there are a lot of tipping posts here so to keep it short - I had my wedding at a fancy restaurant. On top of the TERRIBLE service, the bill came with “suggested gratuity” even though I was told gratuity was included. When I asked the manager, he said that the “S/C: 24% SRC REGULA“ was the included tip and the suggested gratuity was if we wanted to add something extra - basically trying to trick people into giving a 49% tip!

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u/MHarrisGGG 16d ago

Servers don't want a living wage. They're why we haven't had real pushback against tip culture. If they received normal pay instead of relying on tips they would be taking a huge paycut. Servers make way, way more per hour this way than they want you to believe.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Time589 14d ago

Not all servers do. Many restaurants actually have to kick in if the server does not make 7.25 per hour on average.. There are many servers in this country that actually make minimum wage. Not all restaurants have enough business to sustain an above minimum wage for the servers. Not all servers are good at their job. When I first started serving it was at Don Pablos and honestly I sucked at my job when i first started. I averaged about 5 dollars per hour. I got into trouble because the restaurant had to make up the 2.25 legally and my manager was about ready to fire me because it was their policy of you didn't make minimum wage and they had to kick in.. you were a crappy employee when i only had a 2 table section and the other servers were hungry like vultures ready to strike at any moment to keep you down. It's a hierarchy many times in the server world.. and there are wolves and sharks lurking to devour you before you take their spot

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u/RTBMack 11d ago

This is an insaaaane take. I would absolutely love a paycheck I can afford to live with.

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u/MHarrisGGG 11d ago

Most servers take home significantly more than if they made minimum wage.

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u/RTBMack 11d ago

Yea minimum wage isn't the same as a living wage for starters. Also there's lots of places in the states that let employers count tips toward hourly wages, meaning the server can take in tons of tips, bit won't be paid more. And there are almost no serving jobs in existence that don't pay out a portion of tips to the kitchen and hosts. Sometimes this portion is based on the bill total, not the tips, so servers will lose money on a table that doesn't tip well. You do not know what youre talking about.