I don't know about that. Nobody in my company ever gets a tip from a happy customer, and most people seem to have no problem striving to excel.
Due to the tip method of American restaurants, servers typically get paid only the federal minimum of $2.12/hour. Tips are assumed to more than make up the difference between this number and minimum wage. If this were not the case, restaurants would not make enough money to survive without a major increase in pricing.
If America wants to see a sea-change in restaurant pricing, and many of their favorite haunts fail, support this new progressive approach to server pay. It’s sure to hurt server and restaurant customer. Just try to have lunch for two in Paris in a modest little restaurant for less that 50 Euro.
Your employees aren’t making less than $3.00/hour.