Nor will I feel the need to rush my dinner to open the table.
Let’s say a waitress/waiter handles 10 tables per hour. Each table leaves $5. That’s $50 per hour. During an 8 hour shift, that’s a nice tidy $400 of non taxable dollars. Come on, as if they don’t lie to the IRS. Of course, there are variables like slow times but the generous tippers will make up for those who don’t.
There’s other diners to consider, selfish.