Re: As If Being Expected to Tip for Everything Wasn't Bad Enough...

On Sun, 10 Mar 2024 15:41:00 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

On 3/10/2024 1:00 PM, shawn wrote:

On Sun, 10 Mar 2024 19:33:48 +0000, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
 

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Now the robot at the automated convenience store wants a tip, too.
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You go in the store, there are literally no employees anywhere, you pick your
item off the shelf, take it to an available self-checkout register, scan it,
swipe your card, and you're presented with a screen that asks if you want to
leave a tip with various amount choices, starting at 20%.
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Leave a tip for who? There are no employees here. Am I tipping the corporation
that owns the store? Because hell no.
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Leave a tip for what? No service was provided to me. I did literally
everything myself.
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The store is literally just a giant vending machine. I wonder when those are
going to start asking for tips, too.
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You are tipping the employees that are restocking the shelves and
those in security watching you on the camera.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS71sdrfm8U

Saw that back when it was first posted. Too bad we can't do the same
in the USA as they do in most countries and pay everyone a decent
wage.