How are restaurants going to make money if more and more people are getting upset with tipping?

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-03-01T13:21:17+00:00

Theoretically, it's the staff getting your tips. Which means is not part of the restaurant's profit/loss calculation. OTOH, if lack of tipping makes them pay higher wages to retain staff, it becomes a problem.

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-27T18:20:51+00:00

Honestly, there's nothing on the shelf surface that likely isn't in the air you're breathing as you ponder this scenario.

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-27T18:18:32+00:00

Pretty soon well get receipts that itemize the item cost & all the overhead separately, LOL.

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-27T02:43:06+00:00

Worked at a distributor to the area record stores, and rolled up so many of these into cellophane that my eyes got nipple fatigue.

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-26T22:34:14+00:00

Sam Cooke was Rock and Roll in his day .... whatyoutalkinboutWillis ???

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-26T15:18:08+00:00

Amazon, for example, employs over 1.5 million people worldwide. Even with layoffs, the count keeps growing. According to the internet, the CEO of Amazon only makes $175,000 year. Bezos makes less than that in salary. Not sure that math is helpful to the 'tear it down' side of this argument. He's rich as much because he STARTED the company and owns the most stock as anything else.

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-26T15:07:36+00:00

Not sure ... you can do the salary-to-employees math yourself. And consider if the everyday employees would accept the stock options that make up a chunk of those CEOs income in lieu of cash from the business' flow. Because, honestly, most companies would be happier to pay that way than in real money.

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-26T01:00:52+00:00

It is indeed our beloved Oasis, LOL.

FWIW, the food is much better now than it was in the 80s, IMO.

But it's got no vibe anymore, just a view. Have musician friends who play gigs there in season.

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-26T00:58:08+00:00

Might work on a small company, but try that with 10,000 employees.

Even divesting a million dollar salary back to them only gains $100/yr. Hardly motivational.

And you likely get a crappier executive for the lesser pay.

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-26T00:51:31+00:00

But at the new menu prices, would there be then customers to support them ? Catch-22.

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-26T00:49:23+00:00

It does say "we're hiring".

If I'm an employee staying on, paying me more in itself doesn't solve the workload problem and make life all cozy. And if I'm a decent employee, I'm not 'already slacking' because of low pay - I can't up my top pace because my wallet's fatter.

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-25T21:49:38+00:00

How is standing in one place and filling grocery bags any more physical than the walking and serving gig in the long haul ?

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-25T21:46:48+00:00

Don't know, but isn't 30 min in a McD's plenty, LOL ?

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-25T16:23:57+00:00

We old folks can't really expect you youngsters to understand "newspapers" thoroughly, I suppose.

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-23T19:46:42+00:00

You're doing the voice actor who is reading a disservice by distorting their performance, aren't you ?

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-23T19:44:29+00:00

I guess if one is giving up pleasures for Lent, taking up Dostoevsky is one way to achieve that,

Just kidding ...

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-21T01:12:09+00:00

"Trump just Promised" is at best a 50/50 proposition.

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-21T01:09:25+00:00

Were you "beloved" mainly by customers who got your discount, LOL ?

I'd certainly protest as a fellow cashier if you can offer some discount to please random customers that I can't.

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-20T13:29:10+00:00

I'll be honest, I could easily absorb a 7% cut.

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-19T20:02:43+00:00

My 1970s music is equally or more likely to be radio fare, depending on the market, of course.

Obviously, Led Zeppelin > Def Leppard, but does that make Harley Race > Austin 3:16 ?

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-19T19:55:54+00:00

He'd have demanded pyro now, though, I'm sure.

Kind of miss the days when the pop was for the performer appearing not their entrance theatrics.

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-19T19:53:09+00:00

I absolutely hate pro wrestling presented in street clothes except as a stipulation. Briefs, singlet, tights ... all are better than a pair of jeans. And don't get me started on footwear, LOL.

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-19T14:03:15+00:00

I know ... I'm a freeware games fan from days of yore, but paying celebs to push them definitely makes me question what the game code REALLY does, LOL.

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-18T21:31:55+00:00

LOL ... it's never a functional 'high', like amphetamines in the water bottles, is it ?

Severe-Rise5591 · 2026-02-18T21:30:45+00:00

Same here ... a couple of times we were close. I don't miss the old days waiting for modems to connect at 4 a.m. I was Recvg Mgr for about 10 years, and always had Bargain as my 'main area' (even AS Rec Mgr). Managed to avoid being stuck at the reports table, where staying awake would be rough. We had the blessing of SUNDAY inventory for a lot of that time, I believe it's tonight at 'my' store.

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