Originally Posted by
gaobest
Zuni is a nice restaurant in Sf and they pondered a zero tip situation. One longtime server really objected and their tips-based compensation was about 80k/year although maybe not 40 hours a week.
I would object too. Not making any judgements or assumptions here, but that's probably a very tax efficient $80k too. I recall some momentum about making a transition to zero-tip dining, but no idea how that's working out.