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Originally Posted by Nembrionic
Right..so..regardless of what the rules are etc etc....can you explain to me WHY a surcharge for larger groups is okay?
So far I've seen several people talk about it but I can't find any other reason for them defending it other than "it's always been that way".
Tell me, why do you feel you should pay a surcharge if you come with larger groups?
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Main reason is that wait staff in most U.S. jurisdictions are paid
far below minimum wage to around $2 per hour. Crazy, but sadly true.
Where I live, Pennsylvania, wait staff can, in many instances, legally be paid low as $2.83 per hour.
Serving a large group can potentially involve multiple wait staff, though more likely, one person dedicated, as in assigned to few if any other tables, to serving that group - if the group doesn't tip sufficiently, the wait staff person is likely earn close to nothing during their shift...
Or to put it another way, serving a large group for a wait staff person is akin to having all their eggs in one basket - hence the often mandatory tip and/or group surcharge.
Restaurants should be required to pay full minimum wage, not counting tips, like most all other employers do.