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Originally Posted by Bill14564
So what system do you propose that won't leave someone feeling they were screwed?
1. You show above how our current system of tipping based on the price of the food screws someone.
2. We could go to a flat fee per table, maybe $40 for a four-top, but then you will feel screwed when you eat alone but get charged the same amount as the table of four next to you.
3, Perhaps a flat, per-person charge of $10 but that just reverses #1 - the diner gets screwed for ordering just the burger and water and the waiter gets screwed by the picky, needy diner.
4. Perhaps no fee or tipping at all where the owner increases prices 20% which goes directly into the hourly wage of the waiter but then they both get screwed when the diner essentially leaves a 20% tip regardless of the quality of the service and the waiter who gets the crazy busy shift earns no more than the waiter who served only a single customer who ate only a burger and water.
It feels like the push by the non-tippers is for #4 but I expect it won't be nearly as attractive when menu prices are raised to pay for it.
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I’m for #4 all day long. Employer pays what it takes to get the workforce they need and the price is the price, none of this nebulous tipping bull****. The current state is just ridiculous for everyone. I mean, hey, I have busy days at work just like anybody else but I’m paid by the day. I like your list of options though!
Joe