There are plenty of people that at some time have had to work a minimum wage job, and if they are true to that experience, then they will have the empathy for those that work at minimum wage jobs, in appreciation of what they had to experience, good and bad. On the other hand, there are plenty of people that have never worked a day at a minimum wage job, would never accept it, if offered, at any point in their life, and have then zero direct appreciation of what a minimum wage job entails, and often don’t care to ponder upon such.
It's very easy to ignore that which we never have experienced, as well, as it is very easy to ignore the steps that are taken to bring food to our plate, packages to our door, the cleaning up of a hotel room or home, the picking of vegetables and fruits, and many other things that are hidden from our view, or that we don’t care to investigate or to learn about. The thing about life, is that just about everyone has some moaning and gripping about their job, and their particular situation, of which, most of those so complaining aren’t really expecting any real sympathy or empathy, but just want someone to hear what they have to say, and thereby get such off of their chest. This would signify that lots of people have heard about those that don’t make a living wage, or have to have two or more jobs, or take on some sort of additional gig job, but none of that really resonates with them, because they aren’t in the same boat.
So then, as might be expected, those that have not personally gone through the experience of working at a minimum wage, typically have little conception of what this actually feels like – in addition, to never having experienced the work conversations and politics of fellow employees that are also making that same minimum wage. So too, those that have not worked a minimum wage job, have a tendency to discount the effort, the skill, and the work ethic that must be displayed by those so working in minimum wage jobs, of which, if they had, they might well comprehend better, that hard work, deserves a living wage.
It has been said, that the best tippers are those that themselves were servers, or are currently still serving – of which, they typically, besides leaving a good tip, also take the time to stack up the plates, and generally help clean up the table for the server. The reason why so many that are servers and have been servers take such good care of their current server, when they are the customer, has an awful lot to do with the fact that this is the type of customer that they most appreciate, so they thus try to be that customer, themselves. Additionally, that sort of consideration, is a way of showing respect for those that work in the service industry, of which, those then that have ever had a minimum wage job and/or have been exploited, are in most every case, going to comprehend far better, the travails then of being paid a minimum wage.