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The definition of service is not "someone does their job". We should also recognize that food service workers are not, in fact, selfless and saintly as a collec
by NovemberWhiskey 3y ago
The definition of service is not "someone does their job". We should also recognize that food service workers are not, in fact, selfless and saintly as a collective group and have skin in this game.
- mullingitover 3y agoI agree, the tipping economy in the US is corrupt and rigged to benefit the owners. Service employees should be paid a living wage. However, currently they're not, so while I would love to only patronize establishments that pay a living wage, that's not really an option. In the meantime, I don't take out my frustrations on the staff who are the victims of this system by short-changing them.
- JohnFen 3y agoYou are every bit as much of a victim as the staff.
- NovemberWhiskey 3y agoAs is the taxpayer: it's estimated that over $20bn of tax underpayment is non-reported tips, constituting 10% of the tax gap.