A Colorado waitress has taken to social media to vent her frustration and teach a lesson to non-tippers about labor in America.
When Taylar Cordova received a tip for $0 on a bill of $187.43, she took a picture of the receipt and posted it to Facebook, reports Mic.
Her post was accompanied by a passionate and articulate commentary about working as a waitress.
“You are the lowest of the low,” she wrote, speaking not just to the customer who stiffed her, but also to anyone who does not tip.
Then she continued with an explanation of the consequences of diners not adding proper gratuity to their bill:
“Whenever you feel like it’s probably fine to not tip your server, that’s one more bill stacking up because they’re short on money.
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This is food for the week that our families will go without because you didn’t think it was necessary, even after asking for everything under the sun and receiving it free of charge, mind you.
This is one less basic necessity my daughter needs because even TWO more dollars is too much for you. Every decision has a consequence. Servers are paid a base pay of $2-5/hr depending on the employer, so next time you don’t want to tip, regardless of the situation prior to receiving your bill, think about how much you would have to work that week off $2-5/hr to feed your family, not just you.
Could you pay your bills based on that pay alone? Could you feed your family AND yourself? Because that’s what happens when you choose to not tip.”
Her facts are backed up by the U.S. Department of Labor, which explains that “An employer of a tipped employee is only required to pay $2.13 per hour in direct wages if that amount combined with the tips received at least equals the federal minimum wage.”
Cordova’s post concludes with a piece of advice. “Don’t even bother walking into a restaurant if you can’t afford to tip,” she wrote. “There’s a McDonald’s down the street if you’re that cheap.”
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Her “FACTS” are NOT backed up by the US DOL. You left out this sentence: If the employees tips combined with the employers direct wages of at least $2.13 per hour do not equal the federal minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference
Further Colorado pays higher than Federal and also requires employers to pay the difference. “If an employee’s tips combined with the employer’s cash wage of at least $6.28 per hour do not equal the minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference in cash wages.”
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdle/minimumwage
That server needs to STFU, tips are not a requirement. Especially true if the service was crap. Federal law states that she is going to make minimum wage at worst. If you CHOSE to work a minimum wage job don’t bash someone who doesn’t want to give you a hand out, there are offices go can go to for welfare.
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And let’s not forget about what a slighted shady system you all created for yourselves. Tipping is based on the price of the meal, not the quality of the food or service. So under that B.S. model I have to give more to the server at Ruth’s Chris then I do to the person bringing my meal at Carl’s Jr. Even if I get superior service from the fast food employee. Oh wait, you all cut the fast food people out. You only want the middle man to benefit from this scam. Why don’t we tip the tailor who has to wait on you, get you a different size shoe, or color shirt, etc.?