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[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 234 points 8 months ago

The meme says "IRS", so it's obviously intended to refer to America.

But outside of that context, they'd fucking deserve it for their shitty dark pattern UX trying to export American tipping culture into the civilised world. If people want to tip, they can do it using cash (so the money actually goes to the person you intended it to!). Or at most, there could be a little "tip" button in the corner somewhere that then takes you to a page like this. It shouldn't be shoved in our faces like this.

[-] Taalen@lemmy.world 61 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Live in a country where tipping is practically unheard of. Lately pay terminals have started appearing in restaurants that have asking for tip enabled by default, and restaurants often don't know how to disable it.

Well, at least there are some safeguards. I was handed the terminal so I put in my PIN code, not realising it was actually asking for a tip. I was pretty confused when it said "value too high" or something like that.

[-] freebee@sh.itjust.works 45 points 8 months ago

Taalen's PIN > 0001 confirmed.

[-] gerbler@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

restaurants often don't know how to disable it.

The owners know how. They also know that by leaving it there they make extra money on top of sales. They also know that the person getting berated for having it there is the worker who can't change it.

[-] Case@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 8 months ago

I was the SME over POS terminals in a past job.

Owners are often the biggest morons at the location.

Before that, I used the same basic software package at Subway because the owner couldn't be bothered, and the manager, great lady, was not technically apt.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 41 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I, an American, was ashamed when I had to ask that a tip be removed from my bill at a restaurant in Camden.

CAMDEN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WOKE AND Y'ALL FUCKING DOG OVER HERE

Pay your damn staff a good wage

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 10 points 8 months ago

Camden in Sydney? That's appalling. It's bad enough to be presented with a screen like in the OP. Needing to actually speak to a person to not have a tip added sounds probably illegal.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Camden Town in London actually; historically counterculture, but punk is dead at The Cheese Bar.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

Ah right, cheers. Tbh my first guess was that it might be a place in Britain, but I didn't know so I Googled it and all the results were about Sydney (including one from brittanica.com...).

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Well, we did almost end up in Canberra at one point, but as luck would have it the wife's boss didn't support the transfer. It's no Sydney, but anything would have been better than staying stateside. I don't really miss it, and all my friends say it's worse now ๐Ÿ™‚

[-] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

its worse now

Your friends are correct.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Sorry about that. I wish everyone with the sense to leave had the option.

[-] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

I wish enough people had a spine that it wasn't necessary.

[-] Thisfox@sopuli.xyz 5 points 8 months ago

Yes, if it had been in Australia. Report it when you see it.

[-] kevincox@lemmy.ml 19 points 8 months ago

In most places even if you tip cash they are supposed to keep that for the tip pool and it is split. Often among the cook staff and other people at the restaurant.

[-] frostysauce@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago
[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 17 points 8 months ago
[-] gdog05@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago
[-] evranch@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

Am farmer, can confirm. I also have my chequebook with me... Non-farmers, when was the last time you wrote a cheque, aside from rent? I feel like we're the only ones still using them.

[-] dgriffith@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

Australian here. Last time I wrote a cheque, Michael Jackson was still black.

[-] ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 months ago

People buying drugs

[-] Hootz@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago

People named Johny for one.

[-] gerbler@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Bartenders and servers

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago

People who live in safer countries than the US.

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