Waffle House Workers Challenge the Southern Economy

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1. Forcing them to buy the meals when WHouse should comp the meals? And what a mean company, to not

comp these hard-working people w/ a meal of all things made onsite. It's not like these workers are rolling in the dough. More than likely, their hours are brutal, they're on their feet constantly, some make tips but some do not, it depends on the tip sharing rules each WHouse has, and the hours these people are working.

Some places I've heard, mandates that tip sharing by wait staff extends to non-wait staff (that is, in effect, the tips are paying for the salaries too, of non-wait staff), in short, pay for everything at Waffle House.

If I knew of anyplace that does this, mandates that a portion of tips be taken away from wait staff (who mostly earned the tips) and a major portion of these tips should be provided to others who help the wait staff, e.g., bus persons who clear the tables afterwards, dishwashers who wash the dishes, etc., I won't eat there.

This is an old story that keeps rearing its head where tipped workers are fighting the establishment's constant efforts to grab a portion of wait staff's hard-earned tips, claiming that it's going to the other staff onsite (yeah, sure...).

I have been in some bars where the owners of these establishments get jealous of the tip amounts customers gave to bar staff, and then try to mandate that some of their tips belongs to the business. What?! No. This practice, tried at one business I'm aware of, didn't last very long after customers complained long and hard against this practice (and some states outlaw this too).