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Watch a few Mamdani clips and you’ll stop missing NY 😅

I think waiter compensation is complex. Unlike conventional jobs where the client is your employer, you have two clients, the employer, and the clients you assist on behalf of your employer. I definitely think that there should be a fineline. But it's like other commission jobs like a real estate broker, or car salesman, if you can't land the pitch then you don't deserve to be compensated. Not to argue but it's not black and white, everyone feels like they're underpaid, employers feel like they overpay employees. Maybe both are true, fiat is a pain in the butt though, in the end everyone gets screwed over.

I wish tipping in the US was truly voluntary and the servers received a sufficient salary without having to depend on tips. Not "voluntary", as in the server gets angry if the tip is low or zero. But truly voluntary, as in any tip is very welcome, but no tip is also OK.

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we can overcomplicate anything. my family has owned a restaurant since before i was born. the truth is, you eat out for the service of it. rarely is the food ever as good as a good wife/mom can make at home. but sometimes it’s nice not to have to clean up, or help cut the veggies, or make the setting. tipping is paying for the service- and often times it’s split between the waiter, the dishwasher, the host, and the kitchen staff! what you see on the receipt is the price of the food and the rent to keep the lights on. if more people worked in service jobs, they would not tip so minimal. nothing is black nor white- thank god for this beautifully colored world. i’m just glad to get to know it more n more each day 🤷🏻‍♀️ and shitpost on nostr every once in a while lol

I agree, and sympathize with you but I also understand economics, and I am assuming that you also understand economics as well. Solutions: unionize, find a different employer that compensates fairly, inform customers, or reskill into a better job. It's all markets at the end of the day, and you're sending market signals as an individual. It's unfortunate but the reality is markets are brutally efficient. Fiat is bringing us all to death.