I saw 'Now Hiring' ads at two places yesterday. The first was at Starbucks and said 'starting at $9.25/hr'. The second was at Foods for Less and they were advertising 'starting at $8.50'. If people tip at Starbucks, why don't they tip the people at the supemarket?

I have friends who work as bartenders and they can make upto $600 per shift in tips. I'd say that is more than a minimum living wage. Even on slow nights they make $200 and don't forget that that is on top of wages.

[This message has been edited by parra (edited 09-19-2002).]