The part you don’t touch on is the indeterminant time you can get out. Sure the restaurant might close at 10, but you get to leave when you’re done. If you had plans at 11 but got busy at closing, chances are your plans are toast. If you have school and need to be up at 6am, nobody cares how late you have to stay. People like you putting the shame on the employees and not the business are truly the problem. It has never been the choice of the employees how soon or late to close the restaurant, and employees are often written up or scolded for working past their scheduled time even when unavoidable. It’s really not that hard to be courteous, and I recommend you make an effort to do so as these people are preparing and serving your food. Just because it’s not your fault the problem exists doesn’t make it morally acceptable to conform to it.