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News Tipping Coming to United Parks Properties
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VB06Hokie
Mostly wit & sarcasm, but contributes occasionally
While I'm all for paying employees a living wage and eliminating tipping culture altogether, I understand that's not going to happen any time soon. But at this point, there at least needs to be legislation that requires businesses to post signage in locations where employees make less than minimum wage and are reliant on tips. At least then there would be some transparency on when a tip is expected/customary.
So on the history of tipping - it was signed into law by FDR (iirc) to allow a far under minimum pay and supplement with tips as a way to save small businesses. Especially small restaurants, the biggest expense is labor. So it was a way to let the mom and pop small businesses afford labor by reducing their costs. Problem is chains grew and saw it as the way to make more money, and now more and more companies are using loopholes to circumvent these laws.
So I see the easiest way to fix this is via federal law. Raise the minimum wage on these roles to match actual minimum wages. Put a cap on staff and earnings for companies allowed to dip below the minimum wage and supplement with tips.
Effectively. Tell a company like BGW that they are too big and make too much money to have to use tips while the small breakfast diner down the road is ok since they make so little and employ far less people and a slight inflation effects them much more.
So I see the easiest way to fix this is via federal law. Raise the minimum wage on these roles to match actual minimum wages. Put a cap on staff and earnings for companies allowed to dip below the minimum wage and supplement with tips.
Effectively. Tell a company like BGW that they are too big and make too much money to have to use tips while the small breakfast diner down the road is ok since they make so little and employ far less people and a slight inflation effects them much more.
Tipping is now at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
I got a beer from Grogans 2 nights ago and the BGW Employee herself clicked the no tip button as she claimed it didn’t even go to her. Just my experience.
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My home park, SeaWorld San Antonio has added the tipping machines inside it's restaurants and bars.
