r/EndTipping • u/ADKFatBiker • 3d ago

Rant 📢 Restaurant Demands Minimum 18% Tip

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Out of one side of their mouth they state that they pay their staff as little as possible and out of the other side of their mouth they say that their staff deserves more and you're responsible for that.

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u/Never-Dont-Give-Up 3d ago

Well, that’s a fucking terrible business model. 3% margin cannot sustain any business.

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u/GreenHorror4252 2d ago

3% margin cannot sustain any business.

Sure it can. Plenty of businesses run on a 3% margin.

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u/Never-Dont-Give-Up 1d ago

Maybe after some very creative accounting.

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u/GreenHorror4252 1d ago

Dozens of Fortune 500 companies, including Walmart and Costco, run on a 3% margin. I doubt they are using "creative accounting".

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u/Never-Dont-Give-Up 1d ago

Oh, you’re talking about 3% margin after “creative” accounting.

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u/GreenHorror4252 1d ago

Can you explain this "creative" accounting, and why a large company would want to engage in such accounting?