I think it’s hilarious all the people who have said ”the restaurant has passed paying the employee on to the customer”. Who the fuck else do you think pays the employee? It either comes from tips, or it comes from the cost of food. Both are paid for by the customer. Do any of you actually think that the restaurant owners pay the staff from their pocket and the rest of the restaurant breaks even? At least with tipping, it encourages the waitstaff to not be rude, slow, ignorant people. Just imagine if tipping wasn’t a thing… Everything on the menu now costs 10% more (to pay the employee 15% more), but your waitress can be absolutely terrible and you still have to pay it.