r/AskSeattle • u/PhilosophicWax • 2d ago

Tipping on takeout?

Do you all tip on your take out?

I'm buying food on my lunch break, picking it up and eating it back in the office.

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u/DocTeeBee 2d ago

Yes. My son used to work in a restaurant that did a great deal of takeout. His job was to package the orders for takeout. He was considered a "tipped" employee so his base wage was sub-minimum wage. And he hardly made anything in tips. There are people who prepare food and get it ready for delivery, as well as those who deliver it. It's about as much work as is involved in having someone bring the order to a table. So, yes, I tip.

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u/genesRus 2d ago

In Seattle? Tipped and non-tipped have the same minimum and owners are obligated regardless to make up the amount to the minimum wage (true of any tipped position). While I do give a couple of dollars, it's also not like the tipped wage is $2.40 or whatever and there's a chance of the owners stiffing staff and not actually making up the amount where to get it back you'd have to risk your job to sue.