scarphe
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but if you read this thread, they make the the expected tip of 15 to 20% sound nearly contractual.
i also bet you would have problem hiring people if you paid the waiters 10 usd an hour but made it explicit to the customers that tips should not be given.
Whatever your personal tipping habits, you gotta admire the ingenuity of it all, especially if you are a US restaurant owner.
Through tipping, owners have managed to convince people to do work for them for less than minimum wage, freeing them from managerial responsibilities such as ensuring high turn rate or optimizing staff utilization, and adding a nice random component to employee compensation.
When wait staff goes home with a light pay cheque for that day, instead of blaming themselves or their bosses, they blame it on the customers with whom they have no contractual relationship whatsoever.
but if you read this thread, they make the the expected tip of 15 to 20% sound nearly contractual.
i also bet you would have problem hiring people if you paid the waiters 10 usd an hour but made it explicit to the customers that tips should not be given.
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