Mark Tatge

@KhanSaba1278 Restaurants need to pay their people a decent wage and stop this. That is the problem. Pay your people better. Next, restaurants will be asking us to cook the food. I equate it to the airlines offering a cheap fare and then charging for add-ons that were included - checked bags.

Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but I'm getting tired of being asked to tip before I've even received any service. More and more restaurants are putting tip suggestions front and center before the meal even starts. I've seen places suggest turning a $120 dinner into $144 before a server has taken an order, refilled a drink, or brought out the food. Then, if you question it, you're hit with: **"If you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to eat out."** But that's not really the issue. Most people aren't against servers. Most people believe workers deserve to be paid fairly. What frustrates people is the growing expectation that customers should be responsible for making up the difference between what employees earn and what they need to live. Shouldn't businesses be responsible for paying their employees rather than relying on customers to subsidize payroll every time they sit down for a meal?

@Avabelly__ Agreed, tips are important, but maybe they should pay their servers more and stop shifting the cost of their labor to customers. $3.50 per hour is not a living wage.

I walked out of a restaurant before even sitting down after reading a sign that said: "If you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to dine out." I always tip, but being guilt-tripped before I've even seen a menu or received any service felt wrong. Be honest... would you have stayed, or turned around and left too?

@MbarkCherguia of course i know. my parents had this model.

People keep guessing, but no one gets it right. Do you know what this is?

@Nick_Jones_98 @united I am sure they charged you, too?

Shoutout @united for handling my wife’s bag with care

Holy cow. Is that a fire or an explosion behind the Hancock building in Chicago? I noticed this dark cloud in on the horizon. Does not look like it is weather-related. #Weather #Chicago #Fire #explosion #burning

5 of 5 stars to The End of Loyalty by Rick Wartzman goodreads.com/review/show/39…

5 of 5 stars to The Death of Expertise by Thomas M. Nichols goodreads.com/review/show/37…

Cancel Spotify until they stop airing podcaster Joe Rogan's vaccine misinformation. Change Section 230 of federal law so media are liable for distributing inaccurate content. #Spotify #JoeRogan #FoxNews #Misinformation #FactsMatter #antivaxxers #VaccineMandate

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5 of 5 stars to The Death of Expertise by Thomas M. Nichols goodreads.com/review/show/37…

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