What are you on about? The stimmy checks are gone. The only thing left is that stupid Federal unemployment stipend. That is going away in two months. The unemployment thing is not stimuli in my mind, that is separate in definition.
People change because of a tragedy or when they get tired of living as they did up till now. It was a good kick. Folks made the right choice. Will find something even better.
Seems you added a poll after your OP. Well, I will tip based on what happens at a good hot-dog stand.
I am talking about the future when everything is automated that everybody will just be living on UBI from the government.
That cannot happen, the UBI. If it does, we are doomed. Our tax structure is not set-up for that form of socialism.
Yeah because our productivity is not there yet to support it. But once our productivity reaches a certain level from a higher level of automation, UBI will be sustainable.
How much do you typically tip? No tip here. By law the owners of hotels, restaurants and cafés have to pay the workers a decent salary. And clients should know the eaxct prices ALL IN before entering any place. Much easier, more transparant and logical. Do you pay a tip when you take fuel? Or when you go to Walmart? Or when you buy a car? Or when visiting a doctor or dentist?
The restaurant industry is fucked. It is global, generational, and enforced by many factors. Profit margins changed dramatically over the years, and that affected everyone pocket in the industry, except the landlords and the governments... People changed, millenials know it's a fucked up shitty job, who wants to serve others for minimum wage? Or cook inside a closed underground crazy hot kitchen, surrounded by lunatics? New generations know better... Tech revolution, deliveroo justeat and all sort of app delivery mafia... They take extortion amount, in % (like 35% when the profit margin is around 15%) higher than profit margin. Why owners use them? Desperate stupidity I think. Those delivery service, and a saturated market, provide for the extinction of customer loyalty. In the past people were regulars, today they want to eat a different cousine every meal... I have litterally just met an acquaintance, a Michelin star London chef while typing this on my phone. And he said that they are doing a new opening in Soho, and can only open at dinner because of staff shortage. Why being screamed at by bosses, treated like crap by customers who think a tip will fix it, or get offensive comments from the kitchen... When you an be a tiktok star? I don't blame them and as soon as this shit is over, I will sell or dump my business in town and never ever look back at this sector where I have extensive knowledge and 30yrs experience. In my modest opinion, only luxury and crap fast food will survive this.