• agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    You’re right, your contract is with the business. If you don’t want a separate transaction for your server, then just be honest about it.

    I do assume you are being honest, and telling your server at the beginning of the meal that you don’t tip, right? Surely you’re not waiting until after they’ve given you the customary service to withhold the customary payment, right? That would certainly be shameful indeed, and undercut your desire for them to receive thriving pay for honest work.

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        1 year ago

        Then there’s no harm on revealing that fact ahead of time. Just let them know not to expect a tip and enjoy your meal shame-free.

        I can tell you, as I’m sure you know, that tipping is expected, even if it isn’t legally enforced. If you truly believe in honest pay for honest work, than be honest about the fact that you will not be subsidizing their pay and relieve them of that conventional expectation. If you’re being honest with yourself, you should have no problem with that, right?

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                1 year ago

                Non-table service tipping is optional. Toss your change in or throw a couple bucks if you’re getting generous. Those workers aren’t considered tipped, legally speaking, and they don’t make less than minimum wage. That’s a pitiful equivocation.

                Tell your server when you sit down that you don’t tip, or accept that you’re a shameful, entitled little bilker. Stop your bloviating about “it’s the business owner’s responsibility!” and admit that you just a want a little slice of the exploitation for your own wallet.