Penny for you thoughts? I mean six weeks of work! A waitress in Nashville that goes by Liny, showed people just how much she makes after taxes as a server- one cent. This was a combined total of 6 weeks of work by the way. She urges people to tip the wait staff otherwise this could be their take home. The federal minimum for tipped employees is $2.13. The video itself has sparked a debate on whether it should be on the restaurant to pay their employees more or the customer to tip well all the time. One thing is for sure, if you can’t tip, you can’t go out to eat!