'Same with my mechanic but he doesn't get a tip,' another TikTok user fired back to that comment.Īnother person wrote, 'People don't understand that servers have to a certain per cent of sales to kitchen and bar. When someone is taking your order and bringing your food, they are providing a service,' someone else wrote. 'If you can't tip go to McDonalds or cook at home,' one commenter responded. I shouldn't have to also pay out of my pocket for your salary. 'I'm already paying overpriced prices for mediocre food. In other countries, they don't need to tip because they pay living wage,' another person added. 'Blame the business you're working for, not the consumers.

The federal minimum wage for tipped employees in the US is $2.13 an hour One person claimed, 'It's not my job to pay your bills. The video has gained more than 1.2 million views since it was posted last month, and it has launched a discussion in the comment section about whether or not customers should tip their waiters - with viewers divided over the topic. In Liny's case, this means that, while she may have earned a reasonable gross income from her job, she was essentially left with nothing after taxes. Paid employees are also required to pay income taxes, and the government will determine how much you owe based on the amount of money you receive from earned income. The federal minimum wage for tipped employees in the US is $2.13 an hour, but for every paycheck, 6.2% is removed for social security taxes and 1.45% is removed for medicare taxes. She also added in the caption, 'THE F**K IMA DO WITH ONE PENNY?' Tip your FUCK IMA DO WITH ONE PENNY STEVEN!!!!!!! #serverlife #serverlife #bigballing #IDeserveTuitionContest #fyp #fypシ ♬ The Way I Live - Baby Boy da Prince

'The f*** Ima do with one penny Steven!' she captioned the video, adding in the clip: 'Life of a server. Finally, she showed a check that she received on September 27 - where she made $0.01. Another was from September 13, and that one was for zero dollars too. One of them was issued on August 30, and it was for zero dollars. In the video, the 25-year-old placed three different pay checks in front of the camera. However, others say it should be on the restaurant, and that they should pay their employees more. The clip has sparked a major debate about whether or not consumers should tip their waiters - with some people saying servers deserve a tip for their service, and that if you can't afford to tip you shouldn't go out to eat. Viewers were left completely shocked after the woman, who is from Nashville, Tennessee, and goes by the name Liny, uploaded a video of herself showing off the paychecks she has received from her job over the last few months - and in total she earned one single cent. A waitress has gone viral on TikTok after she revealed that she made only one penny during a six-week pay period.

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