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I dont live in America and have never been, but I think the whole thing of companies not paying staff and expecting customers to do it directly is a problem. Paying a tip enables the company to keep underpaying their staff. Not paying it means the staff have to tolerate being paid less than they need. Staff take a risk by speaking up about it. Its a big problem.


Personally I think you did the right thing in not paying. Its a problem neither you nor the server can fix. Really, companies need to be forced to pay their staff enough so that tips are just a nice bonus, not the thing they need to be able to pay their own bills.