People who get upset that servers only get paid $2.13 (or $5 or whatever) an hour from the restaurant. The thing is, usually these people do seem to understand that the server actually makes much more, at least double what most other entry-level unskilled workers make. But it still pisses them off. And that in turn pisses me off.
I once read a Yahoo response that advised somebody not to take a job at Cheesecake Factory because they only pay $2.13 an hour. Meanwhile Cheesecake Factory is like a $25/hr+ job.
Here is an example from an online article:
Quote:
More than a decade ago, I took a job as a server at a branch of a steakhouse conglomerate in rural North Carolina, where, for $2.13 an hour plus tips (including some insightful hand-scrawled notes in lieu of dollars), I waited tables and swept up piles of broken peanuts. The steakhouse has seen some changes over the years (eventually, busted peanuts make for busted floors). The pay, it turns out, has not.
The rate of $2.13 an hour — also known as federal subminimum wage, or the standard base pay for waitstaff in many states — hasn’t budged a penny in 20 years. Even if you work full-time, that amount obviously won’t pay the bills. So how much are servers actually able to bring in these days?
http://www.thedailymeal.com/highest-...estaurant-jobs
See - the author is obviously aware that she wasn't actually making $2.13 an hour, but there's still a weird tone to her writing that suggests an injustice is being done.