(November 16, 2013 at 1:12 am)genkaus Wrote:(November 16, 2013 at 1:03 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Not quite.
Congress has fucked over those employees by allowing some food service workers to be paid slave wages. The employers are happy participants, of course.
In a society where tipping is customary, it's just another added cost like sales tax.
It's not entirely bad for the employees - a good server can make very good money in tips. The bad ones, not so much.
Honestly, I have no idea how the practice started.
As fucked up as the situation is, I wouldn't feel right being served by some poor schlub working for two bucks an hour without leaving a tip. I'd stop eating in restaurants before I'd do that.
My point is, whether it is the Congress that has screwed the server's over or the employers, it is unfair to expect the customer to make up for the difference. At the very least, it should be advertised up-front how much of a tip is to be included in the bill.
The tip isn't included in the bill (though some restaurants have a written policy of adding a gratuity for large parties).
It's an optional custom.
