<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Ling:
...If I pay my dishwasher 6.50 an hour, is that waitress doing sooooo much more than him to earn 6.50 an hour plus tips?...So the next time you eat out, you watch the wait person. Are they keeping busy? Adding up their tickets, checking their customers for water and setting tables? Or are they trying to get the bus boy to do their work, and are gabbing with the other wait people about how someone stiffed them or how my boyfriend cheated on me? Or are they sweet-talking to the customers they think will tip better?</font>
As to whether or not they are worth the 6.50 an hour plus tips when the busboy does not make that, usually, the waitress speaks English, the busboy does not. The waitress has to smile and "make nice" even when she/he has had a lousy day. Usually, the waitress is supposed to tip out at the end of the night to people who assisted her in turn, like the busboy. Finally, it is not my problem how much she is making, whether 5000 per year or 500k per year - I tip based upon the amount of my check. The rest of all that is not within my control and I don't care.
It's a hard job, no doubt about it. The server who gives good service deserves a generous tip in my book.
[This message has been edited by anonplz (edited 10-02-2002).]