[csydas]

I disagree with the conclusion since the premise (tipped wages make for unstable work) is exactly what the restaurant owners are complaining about, and many servers do as well. As others replied, the high payout often overshadows the rainy days for those servers lucky enough to get a killer night of tips. They remember that because it's an actual event as opposed to the night the spent not earning money while looking at their phone. In the long term it's unsustainable and it is more of a problem for restaurant owners than most want to admit.

There will be holdouts no doubt but overall the rest of the world has no lack of people willing to wait tables. They just get a steady pay check out of it instead of hoping for hours.