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While fees are inflated but I would understand the bare minimum for that service, tips -especially at restaurants- on the other hand, are blatant ripoff and the
by tamimio 3y ago
While fees are inflated but I would understand the bare minimum for that service, tips -especially at restaurants- on the other hand, are blatant ripoff and there should be a clear regulated crackdown on such a sketchy scheme where restaurant owners are underpaying the employees and expect the customers to compensate that while they already payed full price for that food/service.
That being said, robots started to replace waitresses in some restaurants I’ve been to, and that’s really a good thing.
- quantified 3y agoWhy? Were the waitresses incompentent or rude?
- tamimio 3y agoIt has nothing to do with competence, although I doubt any is needed to move plates 10ft around. Do you tip your barista if he/she wasn’t rude, or better, do you tip your self-checkout machine for doing “its job” -although you are still doing it? [1] Tipping is only a North American culture that unfortunately is being exploited by greedy owners to shoulder costs on the customers who are already paying an overpriced fees, taxes, and even for the goods itself. I wouldn’t be surprised if few years laters when the whole process is automated, you would still see a tipping option.. [1] https://nypost.com/2023/05/15/self-checkout-machines-now-ask-customers-to-tip/amp/ https://nypost.com/2023/05/15/self-checkout-machines-now-ask... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/american-tipping-culture-self-checkout-b2338529.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/american-t... https://gizmodo.com/tipping-self-check-out-1850419084 https://gizmodo.com/tipping-self-check-out-1850419084