• HikingVet@lemmy.ca
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    15 days ago

    Waiter is the only one who gets their wage subsidized by their bosses customers.

        • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          15 days ago

          The money comes from the customer in either scenario, functionally there is no difference it flows from customer to employee regardless.

          Edit: just to be clear, I am very much against the tipping culture in the US as it only benefits the employer and leaves employees at the whim of the customers mood. But all employee salaries are paid by the customers money in the end.

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              15 days ago

              No the definition is technically to be partially financially supported by public funds (I.e. government or other organization)…but that wouldn’t cover tipping from private customers either so…

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                15 days ago

                No, you’re just wrong here and there is no technically.

                You’re misunderstanding what public funds are.

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                  15 days ago

                  i don’t think there’s a misunderstanding dude. i think you’re talking past each other because you used hyperbole. you both seem to be making the same point in different words, like you got different educations and degrees or something normal like that

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                  15 days ago

                  You you’re suggesting that money spent by private customers counts as “public funds”, you’re misunderstanding what public funds are.

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                    15 days ago

                    No, a private individual does not have public funds.

                    Public funds are specifically a government things.

                    At this point I don’t think you understand the point I made.

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          15 days ago

          No, but we shouldn’t expect to pay less if they stop receiving tips and the employer pays them instead. I think a lot of people make this assumption. In reality it’ll be more like you don’t have to tip but your meal is 20% more expensive.

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            15 days ago

            7% more expensive in reality. labor costs are a lot in restaurants, but the big one is rent followed by utilities

            there was a study on fast food prices rising in relation to the 15 dollar minimum wage hike. that’s where i’m getting my number from. also my ass because it’s me, but my estimates are usually spot on.

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            14 days ago

            No one HAS to tip. Also the meal is priced at what the business believes the customer will pay.

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            15 days ago

            Are you saying the restaurant should charge more and prevent tipping or if you don’t tip you get hit with an extra charge? Or is it a different method?

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              15 days ago

              I would like the charge to stay the same but the waiter still gets a living wage but it’s absurd to believe that will happen and may be unrealistic to expect that it should. I don’t know what profit margin any given restaurant has but none will give up 20% of profits and a lot may not be able to remain open if they have to. In any scenario the business would have to change beyond recognition. The ones who choose to adapt may just fire the waiters and have you order through a machine and then you don’t have to tip but that business model already exists in most fast food chains.

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                15 days ago

                I would like the charge to stay the same but the waiter still gets a living wage but it’s absurd to believe that will happen and may be unrealistic to expect that it should

                which is why it takes a change in law. california did it.