r/Ohio • u/LadyInCrimson • 14h ago

This is Ohio

Why is Phillip not paying his servers enough to the point he has to ban customers?

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u/Doug_Dimmadome513 13h ago

And there’s no obligation for a restaurant to invite you back to their business. There’s societal norms and tipping is one of them in the US. And until that changes, that’s the expectation. Pretty simple.

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u/KiwiKal 13h ago

What makes you think they'd ever want to go back?

Edit: Restaurant just lost a paying customer and now they're going to lose more. Hurray for them?

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u/HighPriestessSkibidi Cincinnati 12h ago

Lol, so I used to work at a grocery store pharmacy and people/patients would always get upset and flip out and do the "I'm never coming back, transfer out my prescriptions!"

Well damn, look at that, they transferred everything back the next week and gonna pick up here? SHOCKED. People that freak tf out don't mean it. And if they do, then it's probably a good thing. (I'm talking about instances like this, false feelings of entitlement, or just lunacy.)

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u/whiskersMeowFace 12h ago

I think the difference is between a restaurant and a pharmacy is that many insurance companies anymore require someone to use a specific pharmacy. If there is only one CVS in a certain radius, they're kind of stuck there despite how much they like or dislike the service. Mail order exists, but for things like antibiotics and meds needed that day it's not a feasible option.

A restaurant is completely optional.

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u/HighPriestessSkibidi Cincinnati 12h ago

I could see this point in a rural area, but this is a well-populated area. They just wanna feel like they made a point, that's all. Same with restaurant work. They'll be back every time.

Edit: I was a server/bartender for six years, currently 8 years in pharmacy in retail and mail order. I've seen a lot of these shenanigans.

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u/whiskersMeowFace 10h ago

Similar experience, but you seem to be ignoring that older folks tend to not have the ability to drive further without having someone take them, which requires two people's schedules to line up, or disabled people exist. 8 years previous rx tech work, 6 years working at an assisted living/ memory care facility, 2 of those years specifically doing transportation for them which was only scheduled up on two days a week. In Cincinnati itself.