What I want is to create a mutually beneficial business relationship with someone. Loyalty and my demeanor definitely help, but tips are the proof that I'm prov

What I want is to create a mutually beneficial business relationship with someone. Loyalty and my demeanor definitely help, but tips are the proof that I'm providing some value too (as charming as I am, the few extra bucks the server knows they'll get from me does matter). Chili's is a chain restaurant. I've been there, but don't enjoy it enough to want to go regularly and so establishing a relationship there doesn't make a lot of sense for me. Although I do typically tip 20% when I eat there I'd prefer to not tip at all and would rather just order my food from the machine and have someone bring it to me. Chili's knows this and is positioned to cut their wait staff drastically if minimum wage was required for service staff or if they find that people are comfortable working with the machine directly.