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[-] AnotherPerson@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I just wish jobs payed livable wages.

[-] kat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I had no idea until recently that coffee shops are allowed to pay tipped wages instead of regular minimum wage. Right now, I am reading up on my state (Florida)'s minimum wage laws, and apparently any employee who receives tips can be considered a tipped employee, meaning if your workplace has a square POS, congrats, they are allowed to pay you $5.44/hr! The tip credit explanation is also absolutely blowing my mind with a combination of confusion and corporate greed. The fact that there is an under-20 minimum wage of $4.25/hr is absolutely mind-boggling. I could MAYBE understand this for people under 18, but people from 18-20 are adults and plenty of them have already moved out of their parents' homes. How is this okay?!?

[-] AnotherPerson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

In some places it's $2.13/hr. It's not ok. It's never been ok. We need to change.

[-] Thwompthwomp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Which leads to a more ridiculous expectation that customers should know local labor laws, and then start asking employees about their wages to determine if we should tip them or not. Its really frustrating, and I just wish people paid for labor instead of playing on our emotions.

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Not going to happen as long as tipping culture persists.

If patrons stopped tipping, and restaurant staff stopped working until a living wage is paid to them, what options do restaurant owners have? They'll have to accommodate or close their doors.

Either way is better for everyone, since a business that can't pay their employees isn't a viable business anyway.

[-] seeCseas@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

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