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Originally Posted by wittynickname
And the whole "If you hate it just don't take the job" argument is so ridiculous--if you're living in a town with limited employment opportunities or if you need a schedule that's odd hours or something like that--you take what you can get, period.
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To be clear, it is a ridiculous argument, but no more so than saying 'if you don't tip XX% then don't bother eating out'. The tip is NOT a requirement at the vast majority of restaurants (it is not listed on the menu or on the bill), so if a) the service was poor, a person has every right to tip (or not) as they see fit, or b) if the person eating out is worse off financially than the server, then they are still permitted to eat out, are they not?
We all go out knowing the expectation to tip, and all servers know that it is not a requirement to tip, so I hope we can agree that for you to assert that people shouldn't go if they won't tip what you see fit is as ridiculous as me saying if you can't handle some people not tipping 'enough' then you should find another job.
Like I said, we can all justify why we deserve more money.