25% Gratuity plus Tax - Seriously?

[Formshifter]

love that movie

[Bodybagger]

Originally Posted by myriverse [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Now you're talking Socialism.

No, socialism is us supporting the wait staff that the big companies refuse to pay honest wages to... just like the way our taxes subsidize incomes for min wage employees at companies who post billions in profit every year.... [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
We as the consumer pay their wages so corporate greed can exist in absurd amounts because the top 1% are disgusting greedy fucks and trickle down economoics simply do not work, but poor people are too stupid to understand any of it, and rich people are too rich to stop.

[Errakus]

So, servers at most restaurants "tip out" between 4 and 6% of the bill. If you leave them nothing they literally owe money on top of whatever shitty tips they received.

Everyone should have to be a server for 3 months in their life, then you'd bitch less.

I do think the OP complaining about the automatic charge of 25% is correct. In some states they have to have it posted on the menu ahead of time and usually it's capped at like 18%...

[TheBlackSheep]

I've always tipped 20% Now, I have to make sure they're not already charging gratuity, so I don't end up tipping 40% or something crazy.

[Errakus]

Originally Posted by TheBlackSheep [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I've always tipped 20% Now, I have to make sure they're not already charging gratuity, so I don't end up tipping 40% or something crazy.

Yea, I hate places that do that but its common if you have more than 4 people for them to charge like 18% automatically. I'm assuming this was a nicer place (hopefully) charging 25% lol.

[TheBlackSheep]

Originally Posted by Errakus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yea, I hate places that do that but its common if you have more than 4 people for them to charge like 18% automatically. I'm assuming this was a nicer place (hopefully) charging 25% lol.

One thing I've noticed is that places that do this, generally have a happier and more responsive wait staff. For obvious reasons, I suppose.

[Yumyums Inmahtumtums]

It's getting pretty absurd now. 25% is a lot. If I take my wife out to a restaurant here in canada with $30 entrees you're looking at over $100 easily with an appetizer, dessert + 1 alcoholic drink.

I feel like the only two compelling arguments made to the increasing tip scale are that the servers make minimum wage (provincial here) and they have to deal with shitty customer. The latter of the two means in subsidizing someone else's right to be a fuckhead!!

Fair wage
iPad easy-to-use pos systems
Nominal OPTIONAL tip amount for better service

[FatMice]

Originally Posted by Formshifter [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Did you have a good hannukah, OP?

Haha! You made me laugh out loud. But yes, My Chanuhak was delightful. You should try potato latkes. So delicious!

[Errakus]

Originally Posted by Yumyums Inmahtumtums [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's getting pretty absurd now. 25% is a lot. If I take my wife out to a restaurant here in canada with $30 entrees you're looking at over $100 easily with an appetizer, dessert + 1 alcoholic drink.

I feel like the only two compelling arguments made to the increasing tip scale are that the servers make minimum wage (provincial here) and they have to deal with shitty customer. The latter of the two means in subsidizing someone else's right to be a fuckhead!!

Fair wage
iPad easy-to-use pos systems
Nominal OPTIONAL tip amount for better service

US [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Server wage in IL = Like $2.50 an hour
Regular wage like $10 an hour

[Yumyums Inmahtumtums]

Originally Posted by Errakus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

US [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Server wage in IL = Like $2.50 an hour
Regular wage like $10 an hour

Sounds like a great system.


Pay the people who handle your food 50% of what you'd pay a babysitter/hour in 1996.