Comments by "josh fritz" (@joshfritz5345) on "The UGLY TRUTH About Tipping u0026 Why You Shouldn't!" video.
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well, this video isn't wrong, but i don't really like how it's presented. your wait staff isn't some greedy goblin trying to take all of your money, they're some poor sucker trying to make a living off of table scraps. i know this from experience. i've seen pretty waitresses make four times what i did on any given day.
my hourly wage of $2.30 was cut in half by the restaurant taking my meals out of my paycheck, regardless if i ever ate there. now, making less than two dollars per hour, i would make between $30 and $40 in tips on a 10 hour shift. this is the same restaurant that refused to let me work more than 4 days per week, but would call me in randomly to cover other shifts, preventing me from picking up an additional job.
as for cooks not being tipped... i would agree with that being wrong, except that NOT having to live off of tips is a godsend. cooks get an actual living wage, or at least closer to one than any wait staff.
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