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]

  • @AdalastEnglish
    6•1 year ago

    (US Only) Tip on tips, look at the receipt. If it has the server’s name on it then put the tip on the card if you are worried about it being stolen by an employer. The name on the receipt means that the payment is being logged and used for payroll taxes, which means that there are federal labor laws protecting that. Sure, the server will have to include it in his/her taxes because they receive it as part of their paycheck, but it is a lot harder to steal.

    I have heard about a local restaurant where the owner was a total chauvinist pig who let the bussers claim that the “tips on the table was for them”. Still paid servers tipped minimum and only hired young girls (like 18/19) so they wouldn’t know their rights or fight back. I have never been back to that place after hearing that. It was so disgusting.