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Originally posted by RougeUnderoos+Feb 8 2005, 08:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (RougeUnderoos @ Feb 8 2005, 08:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Agamemnon@Feb 8 2005, 12:58 PM
The question is more about whether Servers (and the public) are being 'screwed' by Restaurant owners who are passing their expenses along to their customers. I understand this happens in business all the time, but I have no idea why it isn't 'hidden' like all other supply/demand issues from the customer.
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I'm a little lost I guess. By
not hiding the expense, they are screwing the customer? [/b][/quote]
Ok, I'll re-word.
I'm supposing that Restaurants are decreasing their legitimate staff costs by making the customer pay the bulk of their salaries. This allows Restaurants to cut expenses in a huge way, that is totally uncommon in other sectors of Service and other industries.
My beef is mainly questioning why Restaurants put both their servers and customers in the awkward position of working out what amounts to the Server's salary. They should be paid a regular wage to do a regular job. If incentives are required, then there should be commission on headcount/food sold or something.
Basically, I'm sick of having to figure out how much to pay this individual, or why I even have to. I'm tired of paying some service-personnel because society _requires_ it of me, and yet other service-personnel, who do the same type/amount of work, get tipped nothing?
I think restaurants are getting around some major tax issues with this style of pay. Also, I'm sure the govt. is getting screwed out of cash somewhere here, as i doubt all these tips are declared, as was pointed out above.