Comments on: Restaurant Staff Decides To Work For Tips Only To Save Business – Would You? http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/01/28/restaurant-staff-decides-to-work-for-tips-only-to-save-business-would-you/ A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Thu, 24 May 2012 23:41:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rondahttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/01/28/restaurant-staff-decides-to-work-for-tips-only-to-save-business-would-you/#comment-37073 Ronda Sat, 18 Sep 2010 20:01:48 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1901#comment-37073 I don't believe Paul has ever owned his own business. My employees work for tips too, to help us out. In small communities like ours, if we raised prices in our restaurant, people could not afford it. Besides, if no one is asking Paul to only work for tips, what should it matter to him and I didn't read anything in the article that said the owner asked the employees to only work for tips. That was their choice and their hearts are in what they do. They must really love their jobs, customers and boss. Bless them all. I hope this place is still in business. Paul - chill out. It is our government that sets the standard for working as a waitress or waiter. In our state, we only have to pay them $2.13 per hour but they must claim all the tips they make in a year and pay taxes on them. If they don't make enough in tips and what we pay them an hour, in a day, then we, the employer, must put in the extra to bring their hourly wage to meet the national minimum wage rate. If the restaurant is not busy enough for the waitress to make enough tips and pay to equal minimum wage, where do you think the employer will get it. The government did not offer any buy outs to all the Mom and Pop business in the USA that try to keep their communities going and doing it by not ripping off customers as you state they should do by raising all the prices. I don’t believe Paul has ever owned his own business. My employees work for tips too, to help us out. In small communities like ours, if we raised prices in our restaurant, people could not afford it. Besides, if no one is asking Paul to only work for tips, what should it matter to him and I didn’t read anything in the article that said the owner asked the employees to only work for tips. That was their choice and their hearts are in what they do. They must really love their jobs, customers and boss. Bless them all. I hope this place is still in business. Paul – chill out. It is our government that sets the standard for working as a waitress or waiter. In our state, we only have to pay them $2.13 per hour but they must claim all the tips they make in a year and pay taxes on them. If they don’t make enough in tips and what we pay them an hour, in a day, then we, the employer, must put in the extra to bring their hourly wage to meet the national minimum wage rate. If the restaurant is not busy enough for the waitress to make enough tips and pay to equal minimum wage, where do you think the employer will get it. The government did not offer any buy outs to all the Mom and Pop business in the USA that try to keep their communities going and doing it by not ripping off customers as you state they should do by raising all the prices.

]]> By: on the fencehttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/01/28/restaurant-staff-decides-to-work-for-tips-only-to-save-business-would-you/#comment-31917 on the fence Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:07:50 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1901#comment-31917 I am a server and havent been paid in three weeks, so basically am working for free and really dont like it. I do make great tips, and thankful for my job, but part of me is pissed off and makes me not really care about my job. If they can spend money on other stuff why cant they pay me? I am a server and havent been paid in three weeks, so basically am working for free and really dont like it. I do make great tips, and thankful for my job, but part of me is pissed off and makes me not really care about my job. If they can spend money on other stuff why cant they pay me?

]]> By: Truck traderhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/01/28/restaurant-staff-decides-to-work-for-tips-only-to-save-business-would-you/#comment-31353 Truck trader Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:46:50 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1901#comment-31353 wow thats really good thinking and support from the staff workers ... i really appreciate their support towards saving the restaurant or their business. wow thats really good thinking and support from the staff workers …

i really appreciate their support towards saving the restaurant or their business.

]]> By: tomhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/01/28/restaurant-staff-decides-to-work-for-tips-only-to-save-business-would-you/#comment-31329 tom Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:20:24 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1901#comment-31329 I think it's a great idea and even better that it was the employees idea. I think it’s a great idea and even better that it was the employees idea.

]]> By: Charles in Vancouverhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/01/28/restaurant-staff-decides-to-work-for-tips-only-to-save-business-would-you/#comment-31314 Charles in Vancouver Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:09:08 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1901#comment-31314 Wouldn't do it in Canada. In some provinces there is a differential between minimum wages for serving staff and all other employees but it's not huge. For example Ontario is presently $8.75/hour ($9.50 starting March 1st) but $7.60 for liquor servers ($8.35 starting March 1st). BC has a lousy "new worker" wage of $6 and then after 500 hours of lifetime work it goes up to $8, but there is no lower amount for servers. So that'd be a significant chunk of money to give up. Wouldn’t do it in Canada. In some provinces there is a differential between minimum wages for serving staff and all other employees but it’s not huge. For example Ontario is presently $8.75/hour ($9.50 starting March 1st) but $7.60 for liquor servers ($8.35 starting March 1st). BC has a lousy “new worker” wage of $6 and then after 500 hours of lifetime work it goes up to $8, but there is no lower amount for servers.

So that’d be a significant chunk of money to give up.

]]> By: Paulhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/01/28/restaurant-staff-decides-to-work-for-tips-only-to-save-business-would-you/#comment-31283 Paul Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:04:02 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1901#comment-31283 Businesses/Companies exists for one reason only. To make money. Part of the cost of doing business is paying you employees. I am not angry. I feel here again is another place where the government has over stepped and in its attempt to socialize us has depended people get paid a minimum of $X per hour. Again supply and depend should set the wages not the government. If you or any one else is willing to work for free so someone else can make money. Go for it. I never will. I work I get paid what I negotiated for. You want to now renegotiated to pay less? Too bad. I will stop working for you and go somewhere else. I might take the pay cut else where since supply and demand will dictate that. But I will not give it to the current employer. You hired me, You decided I was worth X. Because you can not competently run your company does not mean I am worth less. Therefore you pay me or I move on. Business goes under oh well. More people looking for work then. That's life. When I can buy something with a thanks it will have value. Until then it is worthless. No matter who you work for yourself or someone else. You can not pay your mortgage with a thanks. Businesses/Companies exists for one reason only. To make money. Part of the cost of doing business is paying you employees. I am not angry. I feel here again is another place where the government has over stepped and in its attempt to socialize us has depended people get paid a minimum of $X per hour. Again supply and depend should set the wages not the government. If you or any one else is willing to work for free so someone else can make money. Go for it. I never will. I work I get paid what I negotiated for. You want to now renegotiated to pay less? Too bad. I will stop working for you and go somewhere else. I might take the pay cut else where since supply and demand will dictate that. But I will not give it to the current employer. You hired me, You decided I was worth X. Because you can not competently run your company does not mean I am worth less. Therefore you pay me or I move on. Business goes under oh well. More people looking for work then. That’s life.
When I can buy something with a thanks it will have value. Until then it is worthless. No matter who you work for yourself or someone else. You can not pay your mortgage with a thanks.

]]> By: davidhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/01/28/restaurant-staff-decides-to-work-for-tips-only-to-save-business-would-you/#comment-31282 david Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:52:20 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1901#comment-31282 I am sorry you are so angry about this Paul. That was not the point of the article; the point was if anyone would take a pay cut to save their company and their job. I most certainly would if I believed in the company and my ability to survive and recover. Thanks are worth a lot in my book, but then again I only work for myself. I am sorry you are so angry about this Paul. That was not the point of the article; the point was if anyone would take a pay cut to save their company and their job. I most certainly would if I believed in the company and my ability to survive and recover.

Thanks are worth a lot in my book, but then again I only work for myself.

]]> By: Paulhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/01/28/restaurant-staff-decides-to-work-for-tips-only-to-save-business-would-you/#comment-31281 Paul Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:38:39 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1901#comment-31281 David, Who cares? People will either go or not. If I have to add 15% to my bill raise your prices 15% and pay your employees. I don't go to the grocery store and pay less and then decide if the cashier should be tipped for doing his/her job. So why should it be that way for restaurants? Lets stop paying everyone. Lets see how much we all get tipped. Again the concept of tipping is stupid. PAY THE EMPLOYEES! and charge what you have to charge to do so. If people can not afford it. Then they shouldn't be eating out anyways. There should be NO special minimum wage for Waiters/Waitresses. Heck there should be no minimum wage. If someone is willing to work for $1 a hour you should be able to pay them that. When no one shows up for the job paying $1 the employer will be forced to pay more. Me I will take no job over a pay reduction, unless there was a written guarantee returning me to my prior pay level + raises, when the economy turns around. Employers love this. They can ask for 10/20/30% pay cut and NEVER return that money to you when the company is doing well again. NO one and I NO ONE will look out for your interests if you don't. Working for free, given up paid time off cost you and makes the employer money. Sure they'll say thanks. I don't want their thanks, I want that which I have earned. Thanks are worthless. David,
Who cares? People will either go or not. If I have to add 15% to my bill raise your prices 15% and pay your employees. I don’t go to the grocery store and pay less and then decide if the cashier should be tipped for doing his/her job. So why should it be that way for restaurants? Lets stop paying everyone. Lets see how much we all get tipped. Again the concept of tipping is stupid. PAY THE EMPLOYEES! and charge what you have to charge to do so. If people can not afford it. Then they shouldn’t be eating out anyways. There should be NO special minimum wage for Waiters/Waitresses. Heck there should be no minimum wage. If someone is willing to work for $1 a hour you should be able to pay them that. When no one shows up for the job paying $1 the employer will be forced to pay more.

Me I will take no job over a pay reduction, unless there was a written guarantee returning me to my prior pay level + raises, when the economy turns around. Employers love this. They can ask for 10/20/30% pay cut and NEVER return that money to you when the company is doing well again.

NO one and I NO ONE will look out for your interests if you don’t. Working for free, given up paid time off cost you and makes the employer money. Sure they’ll say thanks. I don’t want their thanks, I want that which I have earned. Thanks are worthless.

]]> By: Chrishttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/01/28/restaurant-staff-decides-to-work-for-tips-only-to-save-business-would-you/#comment-31280 Chris Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:09:54 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1901#comment-31280 I would. I worked as a server about 4 years ago, and we made about $2.13 an hour. In two weeks I would make a little over $100 before taxes, which took up most of it because you pay taxes on wages and tips. So really, it seems like a small price to pay to keep your job in a bad economy where work is getting harder to find. Good to see that customers are will to chip in the difference. I wouldn't doubt it if the employees are coming out at about the same that they usually would. After all, they only have to make an extra $2 an hour. I would. I worked as a server about 4 years ago, and we made about $2.13 an hour. In two weeks I would make a little over $100 before taxes, which took up most of it because you pay taxes on wages and tips. So really, it seems like a small price to pay to keep your job in a bad economy where work is getting harder to find.

Good to see that customers are will to chip in the difference. I wouldn’t doubt it if the employees are coming out at about the same that they usually would. After all, they only have to make an extra $2 an hour.

]]> By: davidhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/01/28/restaurant-staff-decides-to-work-for-tips-only-to-save-business-would-you/#comment-31278 david Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:07:53 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1901#comment-31278 Jennifer, most places pay waitstaff around that same amount, so it would be the same almost anywhere else as well. Jennifer, most places pay waitstaff around that same amount, so it would be the same almost anywhere else as well.

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