Tips are voluntary contributions or expressions, NOT entitlements.
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Not as long as they are paid less than 20% of minimum wage and paying withholding and Social Security on 15%+ of their gross sales. If you can’t leave 15-20% of your bill, eat at home instead of punishing wait staff for your presence !!
I will feel obligated to pay wages myself When I get to hire and fire staff. And when I get to profit from running the business. Until then, paying the owner’s staff wages is not my job. ( I do pay good money in tips but yes, only for good service. Waiters who ignore my guests at the table or who fail to bring the food or who are rude or insulting do NOT deserve or receive rewards). Tips are a way of saying Thanks. Tips are not entitlements.