Growing bipartisan support for the idea obscures a long-running push to raise base pay that service workers see as more critical to their livelihoods.
  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    It is, honestly, a fucking terrible idea - I understand that servers are struggling but this is the worst way to fix it.

      • diybone@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        If you are serious… Pay them a regular living wage… Remove the whole caveat that waiting staff is somehow different from any other job.

        • Death_Equity@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          I would be concerned about having wait staff and other tipped positions be paid a livable minimum wage because it may cause people to stop tipping, which would result in a pay cut. There wouldn’t be the argument “They don’t even make minimum, I need to tip them.”, it would become “They make 22.50 an hour, I don’t need to tip them.”

          When I worked as a delivery driver, I did well only because of tips. If I was paid minimum wage and people stopped tipping, I would have been fucked.

          If they get paid a livable minimum and tips are still just as generous, that would be a huge win for people that could use it.