Re: Last night was "surf and coop."

On 3/16/2025 8:20 PM, Carol wrote:

Ed P wrote:
 

On 3/11/2025 8:17 PM, Carol wrote:

Ed P wrote:
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On 3/8/2025 5:33 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2025-03-08, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

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Make it something close to what they would be expected to make
with tips. They are the restaurant's employees so they should
be responsible for paying their employees, not the customers.

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The customers pay the employees either way.
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Yes, but they don't want to pay them.  Customers want to make a
good wage but want to buy stuff cheap.
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I see no one yet tried putting a $$ figure on what a server should
make.   I will say, the right person in the right place can do far
better than minimum.

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Sure we did Ed.  They should make state minimum wage or federal,
whichever is the lower.  The reason for 'lower' is California is
crazy.  They can still get tips, but folks won't be guilted into it
under the premise they make only 2.13 an hour when that is actually
*very rare*.

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No, I'm talking about the wage if tipping is eliminated.  Straight
hourly rate, no tip. State minimum?  $20/hr?   $30/hr?  It will be
added to the food price, of course, on the menu.

 Probably state minimum then.

That is laughable.  It may work for McD's but not for a decent restaurant.  On a bad day, my GD makes double the minimum, on a good day 3x or more.  Then there are the occasional days, especially around Christmas, that would blow your mind.