Delivery Driver vs. Waiter - Who do you tip more?

[Fungo Squiggly]

Question: how many delivery drivers are only getting $5.41/hour from their employer?

$5.41? Just curious, but what is that figure?

The Ohio minimum wage for tipped employees is $3.43 and the federal is still $2.13.

 

[AKAK]

In that case, I don't just give her the tip, I give her the whole thing.

Jeebus... its about time.

 

[Taosman]

Always appropriate to give the late night pizza guy a bong hit!
(I know this is what you all expect of me)

 

[OCBuckWife]

$5.41? Just curious, but what is that figure?

The Ohio minimum wage for tipped employees is $3.43 and the federal is still $2.13.

Huh? Federal minimum wage as of 2007 is $5.85 per hour beginning July 24, 2007.

U.S. Department of Labor - Find It By Topic - Wages - Minimum Wage

I don't know where he got his $5.41 figure either, however.

 

[PrincessPeach]

Huh? Federal minimum wage as of 2007 is $5.85 per hour beginning July 24, 2007.

U.S. Department of Labor - Find It By Topic - Wages - Minimum Wage

I don't know where he got his $5.41 figure either, however.

Not for tipped employees. Click the Tips subtopic. It's $2.13, as long as the tips make up enough for the total to be $5.85/hr.

 

[AKAK]

Huh? Federal minimum wage as of 2007 is $5.85 per hour beginning July 24, 2007.

U.S. Department of Labor - Find It By Topic - Wages - Minimum Wage

I don't know where he got his $5.41 figure either, however.

Not for tipped employees. Click the Tips subtopic. It's $2.13, as long as the tips make up enough for the total to be $5.85/hr.

Moral of the story? Tip more than 10%.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Huh? Federal minimum wage as of 2007 is $5.85 per hour beginning July 24, 2007.

U.S. Department of Labor - Find It By Topic - Wages - Minimum Wage

I don't know where he got his $5.41 figure either, however.

Not for tipped employees. Click the Tips subtopic. It's $2.13, as long as the tips make up enough for the total to be $5.85/hr.

In Ohio, minimum wage is $6.85, and it is half that for tipped employees, $3.43 (with the same deal about making up the difference if tips don't bring the employee to $6.85).

 

[OCBuckWife]

Not for tipped employees. Click the Tips subtopic. It's $2.13, as long as the tips make up enough for the total to be $5.85/hr.

Ok, fair enough but it also says that if the tipped employees tips do not make up the minimum, the employer is still required to pay the difference so the tipped employee STILL gets a minimum of 5.85/hr, regardless.

f the employee?s tips combined with the employer?s direct wages of at least $2.13 per hour do not equal the federal minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference.

 

[NFBuck]

Depends if it's a hot chick or not. And if a delivery person shows up at my door with any kind of m*ch*g*n gear on, I just snatch the food and release the hounds.

 

[martinss01]

they are taxed on tips as well. paychecks for servers is typically a joke.

 

[OCBuckWife]

In Ohio, minimum wage is $6.85, and it is half that for tipped employees, $3.43 (with the same deal about making up the difference if tips don't bring the employee to $6.85).

Yeah, same here in California except the state min. is $7.50. Not that living in most of SoCal is possible on your own on that......hello, 16 roomates!

 

[AKAK]

Ok, fair enough but it also says that if the tipped employees tips do not make up the minimum, the employer is still required to pay the difference so the tipped employee STILL gets a minimum of 5.85/hr, regardless.

Who the hell are you?

Mr. Pink?

 

[martinss01]

Ok, fair enough but it also says that if the tipped employees tips do not make up the minimum, the employer is still required to pay the difference so the tipped employee STILL gets a minimum of 5.85/hr, regardless.

tips are calculated based on the customers bill, not the actual tip given with the exception of credit cards. with credit there is a paper record and in those cases the tip is actually used rather than a % of the bill. if i go to olive garden and order 20 million in food then stiff the waitress not only is she getting 2.13 an hour, but she is also going to pay taxes on a tip for 20 mill in food even though she got no tip. unless i paid with a credit card.

assuming i was her only customer, not only would she receive no tip. but she likely would end up oweing her employer money at the end of the pay period because of the taxes that would be owed on my mythical tip. so instead of getting a check, she would receive a bill.

 

[OCBuckWife]

Who the hell are you?

Mr. Pink?

I do like Steve Buscemi.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

tips are calculated based on the customers bill, not the actual tip given with the exception of credit cards. with credit there is a paper record and in those cases the tip is actually used rather than a % of the bill. if i go to olive garden and order 20k in food then stiff the waitress not only is she getting 2.13 an hour, but she is also going to pay taxes on a tip for 20k in food even though she got no tip. unless i paid with a credit card.

I'm very sorry the government taxes their tips, that's fucked up. That ain't my fault. It would seem to me that waitresses are one of the many groups the government fucks in the ass on a regular basis. Look, if you ask me to sign something that says the government shouldn't do that, I'll sign it, put it to a vote, I'll vote for it, but what I won't do is play ball. And as for this non-college bullshit I got two words for that: learn to fuckin' type, 'cause if you're expecting me to help out with the rent you're in for a big fuckin' surprise.