> This is fucked up on its face. They should be making $15/hr or whatever the living wage is in the area (probably more) and tips should be on top of this. How

> This is fucked up on its face. They should be making $15/hr or whatever the living wage is in the area (probably more) and tips should be on top of this. How did tipping go from a bonus to something someone needs to survive? Regardless, that ship sailed a long time ago. Restaurants have tried the "tip in price" model. It doesn't work; homo economicus is a lie. Consumer behavior is pretty well understood on this question. Remember that if the restaurant goes under then everyone loses their jobs anyways. The only viable solution that ensures decent pay and also keeps the business viable is to implement it as "mandatory tipping". > If a company as large and with as many workers as DoorDash was able to get away with it for over a year[1], I'm sure that there are small businesses out there doing it unnoticed. Agreed. But tip theft happens regardless. I don't think the "mandatory tip" model makes it either harder or easier. At the end of the day most people pay with credit and the owner of the restaurant owns the till that counts out that tips. I'm not saying that this situation is ideal; I'm just saying: what's the alternative that actually works?