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git [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 18 days ago

'What you see is what you pay' - why some US restaurants are banning tips

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'What you see is what you pay' - why some US restaurants are banning tips

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git [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 18 days ago
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Why some US restaurants are banning tips
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Tips are central to US dining culture but some eateries think that they are unfair.
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      You tip at the end of the meal, so if you plan on tipping 10% they wouldn’t know until after you pay.

      Federal minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13 an hour. Tipping culture sucks, but not because restaurant workers are entitled.

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        try asking servers what they think about Black people and how we tip some time

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          Sorry, I didn’t realize you were personally acquainted with every single person that has picked up a shift at a restaurant.

          Just admit that you feel the people that bring you food are beneath you.

          This labor aristocracy bullshit gets old.

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            “labor aristocracy” fam i work at a fucking supermarket
            interesting that you minimize the racism though but i shouldn’t really expect better from crackerbear tbh

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        They’re pretty entitled whenever they see someone they think doesn’t belong to a class that frequents their establishment. And usually people want to eat at restaurants more than once.

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          I’ve met and worked with asshole servers too and a few servers are comfortable snobs and class traitors but most are not. We shouldn’t stereotype our fellow workers like this, comrade.

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          If you walk into a restaurant that charges $300 for an entree, sure.

          Any normal restaurant, no.

          Waffle House ain’t going to kick your ass out for looking disheveled. Olive garden doesn’t give a f*** unless your BO is bad enough to impact other customers.

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      This isn’t normal. The Americans’ collective head is fucked up.

      YOUR NORMAL IS SHIT.

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