![]() ![]() Image credits: allison_green0 You can watch the full video of Alison’s day here: What I make in a night #fypシ #dominospizza #dominosdeliverydriver #whatimakeinanight ♬ original sound – its_allisonīut getting back to delivery drivers-they get the delivery fee as a tip, right? Well, no, not necessarily! Very rarely does a portion of that fee get allocated to the driver. Realistically speaking, this is nowhere close to a livable wage, and workers should not be dependent on gratuities-inconsistent amounts of money-to make ends meet. In 1996, Congress froze the subminimum wage for tipped workers at $2.13 an hour, which seems to have stuck to this day. Nowadays, the minimum wage for service staff starts at $7.25 however, that’s set to include tips. ![]() In 1966, Congress created the “tip credit,” which legally allows restaurants to pay restaurant workers a subminimum wage, accepting that tips will get them over the minimum wage threshold. Although there was a high level of resistance to it (William Scott even defined it as “a cancer in the breast of democracy” in 1916), tipping stuck after the abolition of slavery and the American Civil War. Ashlen Wilder explains that the history of tipping comes from 1850s Europe, where folks tipped their tavern workers to ensure quick and good service.Īmerican travelers brought the custom back to the states as a way to feel aristocratic, unknowingly shifting traditions. It’s an essential part of how restaurant workers earn a living in many North American restaurants. ![]() When you dine out at a restaurant, you tip your server. Image credits: ella (not the actual photo) ![]()
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