S*********g
发帖数: 24893 | 1 我在美国生活了二十多年，在餐馆打工近十年，常常遇到有华人顾客光临，酒足饭饱以
后，就是账单和小费的问题。桌面上会传来收敛或是高声的关于tip的讨论和计算。
这时候，您已经犯了第一个错误啦：小费的英文是tips，不是tip。
不就是得用复数吗？
不是。小费这个词源于18世纪英国伦敦，有些饭店的桌中摆放一个空碗，上面写：to
insure prompt service。顾客如果零钱放入碗中，会得到迅速而周到的服务。您把上
面几个英文单词的头一个字母联起来，就知道为什么必须说这个“s”啦。
不过，经过多年的演化，tip本身既可以做名词（小费），也可以做动词（给小费）了。
到底留多少小费呢？给您一个简单的建议：中餐15%, 晚餐20%。好记吧？
如果服务特别差，比如您到了，waiter来回经过但是很久没给您招呼点菜上水，或是您
等了40分钟菜，waiter也毫无歉意。小费可以下调5-20%。当然，下调20%以后，请您也
别再去这家吃饭了。
如果服务特别好，您也可以上调5-20%。多给总是受欢迎的。
自助餐怎么给小费？给您一个简单的建议：中餐15%, 晚餐20%。好记吧？
有人说不是自助吗？
自助餐waiter一样累，招呼，端水，续水，换碟，递账单，一样不少。另外，厨师常常
和waiter分享小费。再自助，您也不会亲自主厨吧？
如果服务特别差，比如您自己端水，续水，换碟，取账单，那么自然不用给小费了。
叫外卖（delivery）给多少？给您一个简单的建议：中餐15%, 晚餐20%。好记吧？
有人说，没人帮倒水啊。干嘛和堂吃给一样多？请问，您堂吃的时候，有没有打发
waiter去三英里外的超市帮你买包烟？
什么时候不用给小费？
快餐店。 | S*********g
发帖数: 24893 | 2 waiter的最低时薪是$2.13（好意思不给小费的滚进来）
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Oct 18 22:31:53 2010, 美东)
http://www.dol.gov/wb/faq26.htm
Question: Is it legal for waiters and waitresses to be paid below the
minimum wage?
Answer: According to the Fair Labor Standards Act, tipped employees
are individuals engaged in occupations in which they customarily and
regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips. The employer may
consider tips as part of wages, but the employer must pay at least
$2.13 an hour in direct wages.
An employer may credit a portion of a tipped employee's tips against
the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. An
employer must pay at least $2.13 per hour. However, if an employee's
tips combined with the employer's wage of $2.13 per hour do not equal
the hourly minimum wage, the employer is required to make up the
difference.
The employer who elects to use the tip credit provision must inform
the employee in advance and must be able to show that the employee
receives at least the applicable minimum wage (see above) when direct
wages and the tip credit allowance are combined. If an employee's tips
combined with the employer's direct wages of at least $2.13 an hour do
not equal the minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the
difference. Also, employees must retain all of their tips, except to
the extent that they participate in a valid tip pooling or sharing
arrangement. | t*******r
发帖数: 22634 | 3 “However, if an employee's tips combined with the employer's
wage of $2.13 per hour do not equal the hourly minimum wage,
the employer is required to make up the difference.”
当然，俺如果去饭店吃，小费肯定是给足的 ………… 不过嘛，俺觉得
像俺这样的收入层次，去饭店是比较奢侈了一点。俺没啥事一般就去
Food Court 吃，不比给小费也不担心口水。
另外俺也基本不吃这边的中餐，要吃也是韩国日本的。也是首选 Food
Court ………… 目前不担心口水。
【在 S*********g 的大作中提到】
: waiter的最低时薪是$2.13（好意思不给小费的滚进来）
: 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Oct 18 22:31:53 2010, 美东)
: http://www.dol.gov/wb/faq26.htm
: Question: Is it legal for waiters and waitresses to be paid below the
: minimum wage?
: Answer: According to the Fair Labor Standards Act, tipped employees
: are individuals engaged in occupations in which they customarily and
: regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips. The employer may
: consider tips as part of wages, but the employer must pay at least
: $2.13 an hour in direct wages.
| S*********g
发帖数: 24893 | 4 服务员收入完全靠小费在中餐馆尤其是中式自助餐挺普遍的。
这时候，客人不留消费，服务生就喝西北风。
服务生可以告老板的，可是，大多数服务生本身也是非法打工，投鼠忌器。
我也不太在外面吃。
【在 t*******r 的大作中提到】
: “However, if an employee's tips combined with the employer's
: wage of $2.13 per hour do not equal the hourly minimum wage,
: the employer is required to make up the difference.”
: 当然，俺如果去饭店吃，小费肯定是给足的 ………… 不过嘛，俺觉得
: 像俺这样的收入层次，去饭店是比较奢侈了一点。俺没啥事一般就去
: Food Court 吃，不比给小费也不担心口水。
: 另外俺也基本不吃这边的中餐，要吃也是韩国日本的。也是首选 Food
: Court ………… 目前不担心口水。
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