• odioLemmy@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    “They would prefer instead an increase in the basic salary of restaurant employees.” Crazy how indoctrinated the Swiss are

  • BougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 days ago

    Mandatory tipping is baloney. I feel like there’s a word for when you charge a required percentage on a transaction, but I’m taxing myself trying to think of it

    I don’t get why restaurateurs think they’re special and don’t need to pay their employees a living wage.

  • devfuuu@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Americans and their obsession with tiping will never cease to be amazing. The swiss are right.

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      3 days ago

      100% companies should pay staff a living wage. Tipping is enabling them to take advantage of staff.

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      Americans don’t want mandatory tipping, but it’s so integrated into the system that the only way to avoid it is to not eat out.

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          2 days ago

          I don’t. I also don’t pay for subscriptions, but I can still complain about how subscription services are largely rent seeking. Voting with your wallet doesn’t work.