• WhoIsTheDrizzle@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    It’s built into the price of the meal. It’s more systemic than making the customer pay the wait staff. The profit margins on food are razor-thin, despite “offloading” wait staff salary and no one in the restaurant getting healthcare. If you’re not going to tip, then don’t go out to eat. Going out and not tipping exclusively hurts the staff.

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      5 days ago

      Going out and not tipping exclusively hurts the staff.

      Staying in hurts them more when their place of business closes down due to lack of customers.