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Big "Autism Marine" Larrity@CobaltSasquatch@nicecrew.digital (2026-10-15 07:52:43)
I don't understand it. The waitress literally tells the cook what to make and carries the plate. She doesn't grow the grain for the bun, she doesn't raise or slaughter the cow for the burger. She doesn't harvest and cut the potatoes for the fries. She doesn't even cook it. Why should she get 25% of the cost of an item she had almost no role in making or preparing
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Retardeeyore@Parzival@shitposter.world (2026-10-15 07:55:18)
@CobaltSasquatch @Grumblesock @sun actually, the one that makes .e mad here the most is tips for places like coffee shops. Like, I used to live by a donut shop where they took tips, and the literally just stood at the till and turned around to grab a donut from a rack. I really don't need to pay you extra for that. I dunno.

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Blurry Moon@sun@shitposter.world (2026-10-15 07:59:07)
@Parzival @CobaltSasquatch @Grumblesock the entire tipping mess is, yet again, a product of government law institutionalizing how tips are handled, which forces it into predictable but obsolete categories. there is no reason, it is historical accident. if you want to talk about origin, it's because originally, your meal is always expected to be a certain quality but your service is highly personalized and the level of service varies greatly on circumstances. the problem is if yo measure it against relative value of other things like food etc, like is 25% directly to wait staff proportional to the work the cook does, it's not in 2026, probably hasn't been for 50 years.