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Cake day: September 9th, 2023

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  • In Europe tipping is optional and the expectations are lower because the base wage is the full minimum, or higher.

    In North America tipping has become a necessity because there is a lower minimum wage for waitstaff, which is a stupid arrangement that allows management/ownership to keep wages low and also now claim a portion of tips, for some reason.

    Anyone who thinks that is a good system and that the problem is “cheapskates”, not the deeply flawed system for paying waitstaff, is not thinking things through