tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608523444133676064.post8339465466680601892..comments2023-10-24T04:42:01.698-04:00Comments on piggybankblues: Balthazar & Pastis Waitstaff to McNally- Show Me the MoneyPiggyBankBlueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690849714922488666noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608523444133676064.post-33990811223175870652008-01-10T17:08:00.000-05:002008-01-10T17:08:00.000-05:00i hope they are as well, and maybe the crazy resta...i hope they are as well, and maybe the crazy restaurant culture will change because of it. their rationale is that the wait staff makes more money in tips, and to be clear most waiters/waitresses in nyc make a decent to very nice living on tips. however, they are also the <I>only</I> ones customers tip, so of course they make more money! and none of it excuses owners not paying the most basic legal requirements for a worker. <BR/><BR/>it's frustrating for me to work at a place where the owner drives a fancy european automaker station wagon, and pays no wages whatsoever to the wait staff. thank god it's just an extra side job and i'm hardly there, because i'd go ballistic if not...PiggyBankBlueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690849714922488666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608523444133676064.post-75496721104837963472008-01-10T16:28:00.000-05:002008-01-10T16:28:00.000-05:00I've never worked as a waitor..or as an job that r...I've never worked as a waitor..or as an job that received tips...However, I would be extremely frustrated if I had to hand over hard earned cash to other workers because they were making below minimum wage. I hope the waitstaff is properly compensated from this lawsuit.SavingDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10267021491907810696noreply@blogger.com