Being a resturant server in the US is tough, particularly in states like Utah where the minimum wage is a pitiful $2.13 an hour.
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Waiters and waitresses rely heavily on tips for the bulk of their salaries. So when they received generous $200 tips from a couple of young guys late at night, they couldn’t believe their luck:
Utah-resident Andrew Hales said he’d been meaning to carry out this idea for a while, and finally did it late one night in Orem, Utah.
Although the video was made in 2013, nothing much has changed.
Servers are yet to see an increase in their minimum wage. In fact, in February this year, Utah lawmakers defeated a bill that would increase a server’s hourly wage by nearly $5, according to Fox 13.
And so, for the time being, servers continue to depend on your generosity to survive.
So please, dig deep.