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]

  • intensely_human@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    You realize 100% of the money they’d use to pay their workers more would come from consumers right?

    • aesthelete@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      It could come from profit margin, but that would require the higher ups to not be greedy assholes.

    • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Of course it would. It doesn’t have to (Dan Price is an example of a different model), but it would. At least by wrapping it into the prices consumers can clearly see that increase, instead of this shoddily hidden tactic.