Went to a restaurant in LA today and when I got the check I noticed that it was a bit higher than it should be. Then I noticed this 18% service charge. So… We, as customers, need to help pay for their servers instead of the owners paying their servers a living wage. And on top of that they have suggested tip. I called bs on this. I will bet you that the servers do not see a dime of this 18% service charge. [deleted a word so it wasn’t a grammatical horror to read]

  • tapdattl@lemmy.worldEnglish
    46·
    11 months ago

    Also by making it a service fee instead of a tip, management and the owners are able to tale part of it. Tips legally have to go to the employees, service fees can go into the owner’s pockets.

    • pivot_root@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      The service they’re giving you is information. Specifically, information on where to never eat again.

      I hate tipping culture, but this is just on another level of bullshit. I’ll begrudgingly subsidize a server’s wage, but there ain’t no way I’m about to help line the pockets of the greedy fucks who refuse to pay a living wage.