October 12, 2023 at 4:38 pm

‘The customer’s experience is better and the waiters never get stiffed.’ A Man Said That Restaurants Should Get Rid Of Tipping And Pay Servers A 20% Commission

by Matthew Gilligan

Source: TikTok/@bigbangmike

Tipping workers is a hot topic these days and I don’t think the thoughts from the guy you’re about to hear from are going to do anything to cool it down.

His name is Mike and he posted a video where he said that tipping culture could be ended if restaurants paid their servers a 20% commission.

Source: TikTok/@bigbangmike

He said that if restaurants did this, they could “W9 your employees, they work as independent contractors and you get rid of tipping culture.”

Source: TikTok/@bigbangmike

He argued that this would ensure that “the customer’s experience is better and the waiters never get stiffed on the bill.”

Mike admitted that he’s never worked as a waiter before in the video’s comments.

Source: TikTok/@bigbangmike

Check out what he had to say.

@bigbangmike

Ive never been a waiter. Is the possibility of a tip higher than 20% outweigh the consistency of getting 20% on whatever you sell? From a business perspective, this shouldnt change what an employer has to offer an employee right?

♬ original sound – BigBangMike

Mike posted a follow-up video and he addressed a specific question from a viewer.

Check out what he had to say.

@bigbangmike

Replying to @Cristian Contreras this comment is over and over and over again endlessly in that post.

♬ original sound – BigBangMike

And here’s how folks reacted on TikTok.

One viewer asked a good question…

Source: TikTok/@bigbangmike

Another individual said they are definitely not in favor of this idea.

Source: TikTok/@bigbangmike

And this TikTokker said that this has already been tried before.

Source: TikTok/@bigbangmike

Okay… I want to address that last comment.

No, restaurants have not tried that, because even INCREDIBLY expensive restaurants have tipping.

It would be a welcome change for wait staff to get a normal wage, because it is wild that they get paid less than $3 an hour.

Yes, the hourly wage for wait staff that can accept tips… is $2.13 an hour.

Wild.