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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.
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- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
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I mean, I'm saying that.
To me I've never understood why sit-down restaurants should be looked at any differently to any other business. Why can't the actual price just be listed on the menu?
Like, if we've collectively decided that the actual price is 20% higher than what is listed, then let's just treat this like every other profession and raise prices by 20%.
Why are people taking orders and carrying food special? Other customer-facing positions generally don't get tips. Chefs (who make the food!) generally don't get tips.
Just pay the waitstaff a fair wage and quit the tipping!
It's not 1995 anymore. Most restaurants require chefs to be tipped out.
Its only the really shitty ones that dont.
I've worked in a number of places as a chef (from low to high end) and that was never the case anywhere I worked. To be fair, it's been almost a decade though, so maybe I'm out of date.
Fwiw, the industry has changed. Chefs are paid on par with foh nowadays.
There is a good chance local markets differ here too.
Not wrong. The local markets i have experience with are the most populated locations in the United States. Portland, chicago, New york, miami, seattle, la, sf, atlanta.
I would imagine living in hondo, tx sucks ass but that's not because of tipping.