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Reply to @CobaltSasquatch@nicecrew.digital
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.