Went to a restaurant in LA today and when I got the check I noticed that it was a bit higher than it should be. Then I noticed this 18% service charge. So… We, as customers, need to help pay for their servers instead of the owners paying their servers a living wage. And on top of that they have suggested tip. I called bs on this. I will bet you that the servers do not see a dime of this 18% service charge. [deleted a word so it wasn’t a grammatical horror to read]

  • LetMeEatCake@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Because they’re allowed not to do so. The answer is shitty yet simple.

    Someone not tipping won’t change that either; all that will do is stiff a worker. This needs to be fixed by changing labor laws.

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      1 year ago

      That’s entirely bullshit. A restaurant can absolutely pay a living wage and not do tips. Plenty of restaurants do it.

      The simple fact is that servers don’t want that. They make more in tips.

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        1 year ago

        I hear this repeated so often and it ignores one glaringly obvious fact, servers aren’t the ones making any decisions…literally anywhere. They are the absolute bottom rung of decision-making. It is most definitely the restaurants that are just fine paying as little as possible. Servers do love mandatory gratuity however. Working a party of 10 when only one person tips on their own meal can mess up your whole night.

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        1 year ago

        Point to your credit here: it’s illegal in this state to pay less than minimum wage whether the employee is tipped or not. ALL workers make at least $15.74/hr here, except for 14 and 15 year olds who can be paid 80% of minimum wage.

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        1 year ago

        … I didn’t say they can’t do so. I said they’re allowed not to. Since it’s allowed, that’s what they do.