@taiwan_girl said in The digital tip jar:

@Mik said in The digital tip jar:

@taiwan_girl said in The digital tip jar:

I am running at windmills again. 555 Maybe at some point, i will change my profile picture.

https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/09/19/tipped-minimum-wage-ordinance?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_chicago&stream=top

Tipped work (some lucrative, lots not) has been a part of our economy for more than 150 years, and ending it could massively shift how Chicagoans pay for services, run businesses and earn a living.

On Wednesday, the City Council Committee on Workforce Development is expected to introduce and advance a proposal to phase out the minimum wage for tipped workers (currently $9.48 an hour) over five years.

Under the plan, businesses would be required to increase tipped workers' wages by 8% annually until they're paid the same minimum wage as other employees in the city ($15.80).
Of note: Workers could still accept additional tips.
Catch up fast: The proposed ordinance was recently revised in a deal hammered out between Mayor Brandon Johnson, alders and the Illinois Restaurant Association (IRA).

Why would you want to punish tipped workers like that? My daughter averaged $25-30 an hour working in an upscale pizza restaurant 9 years ago. You really think anyone is going to do that job for regular minimum wage?

I dont think it is punishing the workers. Just pay them what they are worth. If that is USD$25/hr, then okay.

I just find it somewhat funny when restaurants say that if they have to pay their workers what they currently marke in tips, people would not come there any more. Are people that stupid that they think they are paying less because the tip is not on the menu price?????

If a pizza is USD$20 and I leave a $10 tip, my total is $30.

What is the difference between that and having the pizza cost $30 on the menu to begin with? Why would people be less willing to go to that restaurant when their price will be the same??

I believe that quality of food is a much bigger determination of tip amount than service in most peoples mind.

I think my subtle no-tip campaign is gaining steam!!! LOL

(Anyway, I appreciate you guys putting up with me on this, even though it frustrates most of you. )

So how much do you tip, big spender?

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