speaking of tips: arrested for not paying

[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by Tmall

I disagre yet again Kane.

If they were paid a fair wage, and we paid more for our food, then bad service would directly effect the bottom line of the employer. If I don't like the service, I go elsewhere and restaurant owner loses money. There for, they would hire competent staff to do the job as well, they would take more of an interest in the quality of their employee.

For what restaurants would be willing to pay servers there wouldn't be enough quality servers to go around and you wouldn't really have a choice. As I said, imagine Dell customer service being your server and you'll get the idea of who will be left in the restaurant industry. Good servers make far more than restaurants could or would pay. Performance based pay works, especially in the restaurant industry.

Personally, I really enjoy going out to eat and I enjoy getting good service.

What is a fair wage to you? What do you think restaurants could realistically afford to pay their servers?