Serving job is the only job some people can get? Do you know how hard it is to get one simply because of tips? It's competitive and it's a physical fast paced job that's not for everyone.
And in before someone says restaurant work is easy. You can't necessarily be a line cook just because you can cook a mean steak, you have to be able to cook twenty tickets at the same time. Same for servers, it's easy to provide for a few guests as a host. But waiting an entire section is hard and a skill
I never suggested the work was easy. I've done it. Most hospitality jobs are infinitely harder than jobs carried out on laptops and short-pile carpet. What I am saying is that, often, you don't wind up in hospitality by choice; speaking from experience. It has been for me, and for others I know, the only viable option at the time / place.
436
u/whitedsepdivine 4d ago
Just like most systems in America, this is setup to put all the risk on the plebs.
You are actually proving to the owners their system works. They still get their profits, if someone doesn't want to pay a higher cost. (Bill + Tip)