a) Because there aren't an unlimited number of jobs to choose from.
b) Employers are required to make up the difference if you don't make the real minimum wage (7.25) with your tips.
c) In practice, waiters do much better than the rest of the kitchen. I worked as waiter and kitchen staff for six years at a cheap buffet. Servers pulled $150 for a five hour shift, on average. Everybody in the kitchen made minimum wage.
b) Employers are required to make up the difference if you don't make the real minimum wage (7.25) with your tips.
c) In practice, waiters do much better than the rest of the kitchen. I worked as waiter and kitchen staff for six years at a cheap buffet. Servers pulled $150 for a five hour shift, on average. Everybody in the kitchen made minimum wage.