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Is this a USA-thing? In Europe tips are most usually split between front and back of the house.
In the USA there is a "minimum" wage, and a tip wage. The tip wage means your employer pays you $2.17/hr and you make nearly all of your income from the kindness of strangers. It's mindnumbinly aweful.
To be clear, if you don't make enough in tips to reach minimum wage, your employer pays the difference