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23 March 2023, 05:34 AM | #181 | |
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The specific ones I referenced were: Meal tax (4%) - meant to offset property tax reliance, goes mainly to schools and infrastructure. Worker surcharge (4%) - implemented by individual business owners, touted as money to offset health insurance, etc… Add 6% for sales tax and it’s already 14% above menu prices. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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23 March 2023, 05:41 AM | #182 | |
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I guess I'd be paying it and would likely dissuade me from eating there as much. Idk why I just can't stand hidden fees, but have no problem overpaying if I feel its worth it. |
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23 March 2023, 06:03 AM | #183 | |
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Tipping has gotten out of control
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We need to understand the value we place on types of work. Relative value is important when we talk about raising total compensation IMO. Is it fair to pay a teacher the same as waitstaff? The same as the fry cook or the convenience store worker? That’s effectively part of the discussion once you get into living wage territory for hourly service work. Do we chase workers out of harder jobs if an easier one pays roughly the same? In communist Cuba, it’s not uncommon to find waitstaff who tell you they’re actually doctors. They work as servers because the uniformly low pay for all jobs, but specifically in their trained profession - is lower than what they get for service work once you add tips. Beware unintended consequences. Someone will undoubtedly say that we should pay teachers more (and we should) but that’s public funding. Not so easy to do… and -if- we do, it comes out of all our pockets. Servers in the best restaurants make hundreds (possibly $1000+) in tips a night, but probably not every night. Those working in a suburban hotel with a restaurant make less than $50 in tips for a breakfast+lunch shift. What I’m saying is that it varies wildly, but by and large it’s not gainful employment. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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23 March 2023, 06:08 AM | #184 | |
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I have no problem tipping nothing for poor or no service and 20, 30% for outstanding service. This is how tipping is supposed to work and I do my part to uphold that philosophy - it's recognition for a job well done. It is also why I do not agree with the mandatory service fees imposed by the stores; I avoid giving those stores my business. The mandatory fees create a disincentive for going above and beyond. When everyone is categorically handed the award, no one has any incentive to earn the award. |
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23 March 2023, 06:34 AM | #185 | |
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27 March 2023, 01:08 PM | #186 |
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My college kid wanted to have summer jobs that gave him a variety of work and life experiences.
He worked retail at a hardware store (a major chain and then a local shop, to experience working at a nationwide corporation and then for an entrepreneur), and then as a waiter at a restaurant. His conclusion: he loved working for tips, because you get monetarily rewarded for doing a great job. He is very helpful, polite, honest, and not afraid to talk with adults (something that, unfortunately, isn’t as common as it used to be with kids that age). He wasn’t a fan of the do-as-little-as-possible co-workers making the same amount as he did. He greatly enjoyed merit-based pay. We have always gone out to eat often, and, pre-pandemic, I’d go out to eat lunch every day. When I worked in downtown LA, my lunch group of co-workers would patronize the same handful of restaurants constantly. We’d typically tip 20% post-tax for the regular waiters and waitresses. What’s the swing for a 15% pre-tax tip versus 20% post-tax, especially for lunch? A couple of dollars? It’s totally worth it to reward constant, great service. |
29 March 2023, 06:29 AM | #187 | |
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I always thought that the younger generations would be the smart-watch crew but as you have said, they are driving the latest model pricey cars and wearing $50K watches. Times have changed. I wanted one back when I was in my 50's but always thought it was my father's watch, not so anymore and so much for retirement. |
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9 May 2023, 08:10 PM | #188 |
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Well this is certainly a new trend… using self service kiosks and then being asking for a tip… and people are actually tipping but who?? Guilt much? Ridiculous!
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tipping...rports-c3e09f7 Some tipping researchers say that tips given to a machine may not reach human employees, because protections to tipped workers in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act don’t extend to machines. Lehigh University associate professor Holona Ochs, who co-wrote a book on tipping, says that the practice in self-service settings “exploits the high adherence to tipping norms as a way to generate more revenue for the company.” |
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