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Non-Tech : Kirk's Market Thoughts -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: robert b furman who wrote (19973)	8/19/2024 11:06:08 PM
From: Kirk ©	Respond to of 26451

I bet you would if you were convinced it was legal as you have an ethical duty to pay your fair share and not a penny more. We eat at least once a month at a fairly expensive dim-sum restaurant for lunch. In Asia, they don't tip. Period. So, even when told in the US good customers pay 20% for good service, they would often only leave 10%. So, a few years ago the restaurant instituted an 18% "service charge" that they distribute to all the workers, not just the one who takes your order. It is quite a production where since Covid they've eliminated carts to bring food around and you just order from a menu with pictures. They also have a CVS length printout with all the daily specials which we usually get a few items from. Anyway, I usually pay 20% pre tax as a tip so when they bring the bill that usually totals mid $90s for lunch after tax and tip, I add $2 then go wash my hands for the drive home. Emily tells me the head waiters who collect the payments are pleased with the extra $2 and thank us. BTW, if they built that 18% or 20% tip into the price, then the restaurant would have to pay more for CA tax. We were told that the workers who deliver the dim-sum and take orders make over $100K a year, mostly from the tips plus $18 or so per hour min wage for split lunch and dinner shifts. I don't really see much difference from someone giving me a test drive and explaining the difference in car models and someone recommending fish or beef noodles... except the prices. So, I think it will come to pass if they are not careful crafting a stupid law. FWIW, I think restaurant workers should be paid min wage plus "revenue sharing" (not TIPS) where they are encouraged to increase revenue for the restaurant, so everyone gets paid more via repeat customers ordering more expensive food. I think in your industry you call it a commission.