Posted on 01/19/2017 6:01:07 AM PST by RummyChick
The owner of a popular burger chain said he will stop customers from tipping his staff because the practice has a 'racist' history. Danner Meyer, the CEO of Shake Shack, revealed that tipping customers stems from the American Civil War when the government accepted a petition to allow restaurants not to pay its staff. To get around new slavery laws, customers were advised to leave a small payment for servers so that no-one could argue that they were enslaved. Most waiting staff at the time were African-American, Meyer said.
Shake Shack is one of the most popular burger chains in the US, and is fast becoming a hit in the UK as well with five restaurants in London and one in Cardiff. In the US, it's accepted that customers should tip up to 20 per cent for every meal - but Meyer points out that in other cultures, it's very different.
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Yes, they just don’t seem to understand it.
Know what chaps my hide? A new trend:
When you pay with a CC for something that would not normally call for a tip, like fast food, and the screen they turn towards you advises whether you want to leave a 15%, 20%, or 25% tip.
How about giving me my food before I make that decision?
Because then they can’t spit in my food when I give them nothing.
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