Sorry if this has already been mentioned; I haven't read the whole thread.

But I was wondering; I understand that waiters in restaurants and bar staff get very little (as little as $3 an hour I've been told?), and that the tips are used to 'top up' their wages, which is why you will get very dirty looks if you don't tip!

What do the people in Starbucks etc get paid then? Do they get a proper (albeit it low) wage, or do they get the same as waiters and bar staff?