Wine waiter Caroline Kraetzer earns $40 an hour, double what most service staff in San Francisco are paid but then it costs a lot to eat at her restaurant.
At a set price of $140 per person, La Cigale is one of a small number of US restaurants charging higher prices so it can pay high salaries - and it doesn't allow tips.
It tells customers: "What you see is what you pay. We do not accept tips, your kind words and return visits will suffice."
Kraetzer says it is good to no longer be "reliant on the generosity of strangers to pay the bills".
While waiting staff at other restaurants can make a lot of money from tips, she says "you're often there two hours before service, and again when you're closing after the guests have left, so you are making minimum wage during that time".
#kraetzer #service #caroline #cigale
At a set price of $140 per person, La Cigale is one of a small number of US restaurants charging higher prices so it can pay high salaries - and it doesn't allow tips.
It tells customers: "What you see is what you pay. We do not accept tips, your kind words and return visits will suffice."
Kraetzer says it is good to no longer be "reliant on the generosity of strangers to pay the bills".
While waiting staff at other restaurants can make a lot of money from tips, she says "you're often there two hours before service, and again when you're closing after the guests have left, so you are making minimum wage during that time".
#kraetzer #service #caroline #cigale
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