Yeah, that's one of the things that provides "confirmation" to the public idea that servers are underpaid, but it is a huge cultural thing, in media, in minimum wage conversations, in the server being the number one example provided of low-wage jobs available to single mothers, new graduates, etc. in practically every conversation about employment ever. I'm in the midwest, and culturally, the idea of an overpaid server is so outside my fathoming, I have to force myself to ignore my cultural understanding of the job to believe the article. I do because it's obvious I was just completely wrong, but it's embedded in my understanding of the world. Servers are underpaid and you can't trust the employer to make up the difference so if you're served poorly, tip the minimum, otherwise tip as much as you can.
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