re: Spin Off: If minimum wage goes up will you tip less than 20%? ( if you do now)

I was a server two years ago at a big chain restaurant that people love to hate on. Monday-Thursday lunch I usually averaged $8-9 an hour. A little higher on Friday lunch shifts. Dinner shift usually got you $12-15 an hour. Week end shifts could get you $15-$20 and hour. We also tipped out I believe 2.25% of our total SALES to the bartender, hosts, and busers. Which means those cheap asses that left $102 in the book for their $102.81 check cost me money. I will never forget

However my actual paychecks were almost always $0.00 after taxes. Although I always had enough $1 to make it rain