Bartenders and Servers can be making anywhere from $40-60 an hour in a lot of places and wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more than that in the right gig.

I don't think you realize how unpopular disrupting that would be cause a fuckton of people are not going to deal with it if you have to work 40 hours a week to gross about $40,000/year.

This is irrelevant to the incident at hand. It's ok to have objections to the economics of service industry wages and tipping but it's not an excuse to be a shitty tipper or a non-tipper. The social contract is that when you walk into a bar or restaurant, you've agreed to participate in that system.

Where did all of the other responses go?

I just saw this - so sorry about your situation and hope that you're able to get out quickly. If you've got any evidence of the neighbors making your apartment unsafe, you may have some legal recourse to either withhold rent but I'd consult a lawyer. There are a lot of low or no fee lawyers for this kind fo stuff!

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https://www.reddit.com/r/RhodeIsland/comments/10axkte/condo_available_2br_providence_with_parking_in/

Our neighbors just moved out and the place is still empty. Quiet house in Wayland Square. It is a two bedroom, maybe a bit out of your price range. But I’d give you our landlord’s info if you are interested. So sorry about your crazy neighbors :(

Jesus, get a hobby. Yes, some people have/had bad experiences in Providence but, one persons bad experience doesn’t make an entire city a shit hole. There are a plurality of opinions/experiences/feelings about PVD. I like it here. You don’t. Move on…

Huh the more you know. Thank you both for enlightening me!

I went to Moonshine Alley yesterday and their 3 course choices were pretty good for $25.

I would say a majority of tips are left using cards. So those tips are in the books. Cash tips are another story. I try to leave cash tips for this reason. It helps the servers out.

What an absolutely moronic comment.

I'm 50/50 on this situation. You have people that don't tip, tip little, tip accordingly, and tip big. I'm sure it all averages out but the shit this establishment pulled is stupid however they are free to refuse service.

Advertise .35 cent wings you will get what the cat drags in so that's on the establishment.

I wonder how many people in the service industry declare "all" their tips. Tipping is customary not mandatory and everyone in the industry knows that so a non tipper or "bad" tipper is to be expected.

I've never tried them but I'm open to it! Thanks for the insight ;-)

If you don’t tip you’re a piece of shit. Obviously our system for paying restaurant workers is bad, but as individuals, just be a decent human being.

I feel like you in particular need this one.

https://www.reddit.com/r/RhodeIsland/comments/10ah90g/in_very_desperate_need_of_emergency_housing/

THIS is the characteristic experience of a Providence resident, regardless of the bubble you're living in. And what you're gonna want to say is oh, these are neighbor problems, oh, these are landlord problems. My guy they are Providence problems, as well. This isn't how it goes down in other places.

I think even if wages increase, tips will continue but won’t be the primary source of income.

But that's only because they went for the easier taproom license, rather than the harder/expensiver full bar license, right? Or is it actually impossible to serve both brewed and bought drinks in the same location?

>places that don't spend a lot on the decor

So, my house?

I hear Waltham is nice.

Ok? Done.

I think if you honestly asked most service workers whether they’d prefer the status quo to a more reasonable base wage and little to no tipping, the idea might not be quite as popular as you think

Thank you so much: really kind of you to track down that link 👍

Yea certain old building aren’t. I was working on it at north at the Dean, but the sidewalk size is all wonky, and then Covid happened and honestly it got backburnered. Sorry!

If you can't find it locally, Etsy has a thriving market supplying this community

MA has better "global" health care I think? thanks to Romney. And I think lower car costs than RI.

You should be able to find something in your range in the mill towns around Worcester.

>going out is a luxury now.

Going out has always been a luxury

>the people who do it a lot make full time money in way less hours

So true. As a young artist it's why I chose it -- least amount of hours worked, maybe 20 / week, allowing the most free time. Plus I liked bringing cash money home in my pocket every night rather than having to wait for a paycheck.

They weren’t before Covid but they said still put it in with recyclables because something about using the broken glass for something else? I’ll find the story. And the whole recycling market has bottomed out for lack of buyers and also because the whole plastics industry has fooled us into thinking most plastics can be recycled (most still can’t) but it’s better than nothing?https://ecori.org/2018-4-8-glass-recycling-still-a-problem-in-ri-and-region/