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a simple human agreement.
The restaurant industry is one of the most expensive industries there is, because the product that is being sold or exchanged is highly perishable. So if a restaurant can’t sell it or doesn’t sell it, then they have to toss it, leading to an unrecoverable rise in food cost.
This is why Chain Restaurants dominate the industry, because they have so many ways to make up for the cost, where a fine dining restaurant or neighborhood restaurant does not. There is a reason why restaurants fail so often. Food cost kills more than anything.
With that being said, now add a minimum wage of 15.00 an hour to the cost of running a restaurant, and that would put a lot of restaurants out of business. They simply would not be able to sustain, especially during the slow season ( Winter).
From a business perspective, waiters receiving tips instead of a salary or expensive wage allows restaurants to hire the labor that is needed without enduring a financial burden. That way, the restaurant can focus on putting its resources into providing quality food items , and improve upon the appearance and feel of the restaurant. I’m sure customers would rather purchase food items at a decent cost, and tip out on that, instead having to pay for expensive food items to cover the cost of a 15.00 minimum wage.
Also, tipping does not curtail the amount of money a waiter can earn. It’s basically a no-limit payment for service structure, that is recommended, but not required. Waiters can make an unlimited amount of money. And patrons not leaving tips or under-tipping is just the nature of the business, but does not kill the business.
And for the simpletons who don’t know how to do math, just move the decimal. It’s not even doing math.
If the bill is 100.00, and 20% is recommended...simply multiple 10x2(20%)= 20.00 tip. If it’s 30.00, simply multiple 3x2 (20%)= 6.00 tip...all you are doing is moving the decimal one spot. Takes less than 5 seconds to do it in your head.
As a young adult, I paid my way through school, all while having a middle class living by waiting tables. No other way would have gotten me through school or life at the time.
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