If people realised how badly serving staff are treated by the public and their employers they might realise how unfair Zizzi’s tips move is
It is a firm and longstanding belief of mine that every healthy citizen living in a developed service economy should spend several months as a waiter or waitress. Only then can you truly experience how it feels to be held in contempt by a significant proportion of the public, as well as, far too often, your own employers and, if you’re extremely unlucky, a furious, overworked chef to boot. (As a side note, it would also help with the obesity crisis – it’s very difficult to be fat when you are the only staff member handling 75 covers on a Saturday evening).
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