โฒ 315 โผ Non-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 687 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] psmgx@lemmy.world 78 points 2 years ago (1 child) Tipping permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Avg@lemm.ee 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh we realize, but it's difficult to stop once it's been ingrained in the culture. Not only that, employers took advantage of that and therefore tipped employees have a much lower minimum wage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Technically they have the same minimum wage. If they don't get back up to minimum wage in tips, the employer is legally required to make up the difference. The issue is most people don't know this, and so employers get away not doing it. This is one of the many forms of wage theft, the most common form of theft in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] Poik@pawb.social 6 points 2 years ago And minimum wage isn't a liveable wage in most of the US now. Well, unless you split rent amongst 4 working people in a single bedroom apartment. That's only an exaggeration in some of the US. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Don_alForno@feddit.org 4 points 2 years ago Which means tips up to minimum wage are just extra money in the bosses' pocket. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Or the servers do know that and don't want to collect on a few extra bucks to lose their job the next day. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Avg@lemm.ee 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh we realize, but it's difficult to stop once it's been ingrained in the culture. Not only that, employers took advantage of that and therefore tipped employees have a much lower minimum wage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Technically they have the same minimum wage. If they don't get back up to minimum wage in tips, the employer is legally required to make up the difference. The issue is most people don't know this, and so employers get away not doing it. This is one of the many forms of wage theft, the most common form of theft in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] Poik@pawb.social 6 points 2 years ago And minimum wage isn't a liveable wage in most of the US now. Well, unless you split rent amongst 4 working people in a single bedroom apartment. That's only an exaggeration in some of the US. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Don_alForno@feddit.org 4 points 2 years ago Which means tips up to minimum wage are just extra money in the bosses' pocket. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Or the servers do know that and don't want to collect on a few extra bucks to lose their job the next day. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Technically they have the same minimum wage. If they don't get back up to minimum wage in tips, the employer is legally required to make up the difference. The issue is most people don't know this, and so employers get away not doing it. This is one of the many forms of wage theft, the most common form of theft in the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] Poik@pawb.social 6 points 2 years ago And minimum wage isn't a liveable wage in most of the US now. Well, unless you split rent amongst 4 working people in a single bedroom apartment. That's only an exaggeration in some of the US. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Don_alForno@feddit.org 4 points 2 years ago Which means tips up to minimum wage are just extra money in the bosses' pocket. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Or the servers do know that and don't want to collect on a few extra bucks to lose their job the next day. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Poik@pawb.social 6 points 2 years ago And minimum wage isn't a liveable wage in most of the US now. Well, unless you split rent amongst 4 working people in a single bedroom apartment. That's only an exaggeration in some of the US. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Don_alForno@feddit.org 4 points 2 years ago Which means tips up to minimum wage are just extra money in the bosses' pocket. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago Or the servers do know that and don't want to collect on a few extra bucks to lose their job the next day. permalink fedilink source parent