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On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 19:28:28 GMT, wrote:
>On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:34:39 -0500, potatoman
> wrote:
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>>Interesting. That's before they even get tips? No wonder standard
>>tipping is much less...these guys already make a pretty good salary.
>>Before tips, in the US, the average full-time (40hrs/week) server makes
>>somewhere around 340USD/month. Considering a medium sized 1 bedroom
>>apartment in my area costs about 600USD/month, that's not even close to
>>being considered liveable (hence, the high tipping standard).
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>Math challenged? 
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>160 hours into $340 is $2.13 an hour!
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>I think you meant 340USD/week, huh? Not that that's exactly a
>screaming wage, but at least it's the federally mandated minimum wage.
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JJ - without actually looking it up, $2.13/hr. sounds about right.
There is a separate minimum wage covering employees with tip income
and when payday comes around, their net pay is often $0, as taxes on
their wages + estimated tips will exceed their gross pay.
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