Woody wrote:And how much were they making? thanks in advance

Some have told me as high as 60-80K per year.

Esophageal labrum

ek wrote:i've had a sore throat for like 9 days straight now. never got sick or had a cold. tested for strep. nada. i have an ENT appt next thursday. it's more like a sore spot in the back left side. the rest of the throat is fine. weird

do you sleep on your side? Which side?

and do you snore?

Could be stinkbugs

TenuredVulture wrote:If a waiter makes say $50 for a 5 hour shift, he or she is getting $10 an hour. It makes no difference if $8 per hour (on average) comes from tips or from the restaurant.

Yes it does, the restaurant's are definitely fully taxed

ek wrote:i've had a sore throat for like 9 days straight now. never got sick or had a cold. tested for strep. nada. i have an ENT appt next thursday. it's more like a sore spot in the back left side. the rest of the throat is fine. weird

sarcoidosis. you'll be lucky to make it to friday.

better make sure you're RIGHT WITH THE LORD

Grotewold wrote:

TenuredVulture wrote:If a waiter makes say $50 for a 5 hour shift, he or she is getting $10 an hour. It makes no difference if $8 per hour (on average) comes from tips or from the restaurant.

Yes it does, the restaurant's are definitely fully taxed

there's an article about how philly wants to do something different with the restaurants and everyone getting up in arms because prices are going to have to rise a lot

As much as I loved living close to the ocean, I feel like the last year of my social life was wasted by living in isolation. Amazing to leave work and meet up with friends all over the city.

kruker wrote:Amazing to leave work and meet up with friends all over the city.

Hit up CAMBRIDGE next

Worth the cab or long walk

Cambridge was closed "until further notice" on Thursday

Just looked at the draft list....nice.

I'm thinking about doing a trip to Montreal in October. It's like $150 round trip to take the Adirondack train there. Seems like a steal.

Houshphandzadeh wrote:Cambridge was closed "until further notice" on Thursday

Oh, shit. Hope it's nothing big

They seemed to be raking it in

could very well be back open for all I know, but I'd call before hand

kruker wrote:Just looked at the draft list....nice.

I'm thinking about doing a trip to Montreal in October. It's like $150 round trip to take the Adirondack train there. Seems like a steal.

That's not bad at all for round trip. I'm actually pretty surprised its that low. Have you been before? I love Montreal, it's one of my favorite cities in NA.

just to go back to the last couple pages' talk, min wage is $7.15/hr. $2.83 for a waiter/waitress. that is so terrible restaurants that can't afford to stay open because they suck at food don't have as much money on their books and don't have to match as much tax. also, they can over-hire and cut people when business is slow and it doesn't cost them much.

the 'it'll make food cost more' thing is a little specious...the cost of supporting the employee simply moves from the diner directly to the business, which would then make it like any other industry.

BDawk wrote:I love Montreal, it's one of my favorite cities in NA.

My only great strip club experience. The girls were beautiful and you could just sit there with no expectations of tipping or paying for dances.

Grotewold wrote:

BDawk wrote:I love Montreal, it's one of my favorite cities in NA.

My only great strip club experience. The girls were beautiful and you could just sit there with no expectations of tipping or paying for dances.

I'm in

pacino wrote:just to go back to the last couple pages' talk, min wage is $7.15/hr. $2.83 for a waiter/waitress. that is so terrible restaurants that can't afford to stay open because they suck at food don't have as much money on their books and don't have to match as much tax. also, they can over-hire and cut people when business is slow and it doesn't cost them much.

the 'it'll make food cost more' thing is a little specious...the cost of supporting the employee simply moves from the diner directly to the business, which would then make it like any other industry.

I don't see how your first paragraph can be followed by the second

if the tip system allows restaurants valuable levels of flexibility that mitigate costs, removing that system will raise costs to the customer

they dont have to pass federal tax costs onto customers.