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Before people come in talking about how employers have to make up the difference if tips don't get them to minimum wage....
That's based on the entire pay period, not per shift. So if you make decent tips the rest of the period, you're still being paid below minimum wage at like $3/hr for the slow time.
Exactly right. Server paychecks are barely worth the paper they’re printed on. I served ~25 years ago, when minimum wage was $5.15 per hour in NY. I’ll never forget the weekly paychecks for less than $10 kicking around my place from tip allowance and card advances.
Out of curiosity, to add to my anecdotal evidence archive from server friends, did you declare all of your tips on your taxes? Or did a lot of those cash tips end up being effectively tax free?