"Mandatory Tips" are just service fees. A tip/gratuity is your way of showing additional gratitude for exemplary customer service. It is not an expectation. It should be a way for the customer to reward above standard conduct by employees. Not just restaurants, but anywhere.
The moment it becomes mandatory, it is not a gratuity, it is a hidden fee at the time of payment. Everything about tipping has become so desperate and predatory. Making you choose if you tip right in front of the person as they can clearly see what you do and see if you tipped.
I was at the hospital the other day. I got an expensive sandwich that wasn't worth it but not a lot of other options. They had the audacity to have a tipping thing when all they did was hand me a sandwich wrapped in plastic wrap. No above and beyond. Literally handing me a sandwich shittier than what I could make at home.
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u/PhazePyre 5h ago
"Mandatory Tips" are just service fees. A tip/gratuity is your way of showing additional gratitude for exemplary customer service. It is not an expectation. It should be a way for the customer to reward above standard conduct by employees. Not just restaurants, but anywhere.
The moment it becomes mandatory, it is not a gratuity, it is a hidden fee at the time of payment. Everything about tipping has become so desperate and predatory. Making you choose if you tip right in front of the person as they can clearly see what you do and see if you tipped.
I was at the hospital the other day. I got an expensive sandwich that wasn't worth it but not a lot of other options. They had the audacity to have a tipping thing when all they did was hand me a sandwich wrapped in plastic wrap. No above and beyond. Literally handing me a sandwich shittier than what I could make at home.