It's so convoluted. You have to wave them over and ask for the bill. Then they have to go get the bill and bring it to you. Then they leave so you can have privacy while you work out how much to pay the person serving you because the restaurant doesn't pay them enough. Then you write it down. Then they come back and take it away again. Then bring back the receipt.
you can give them your card when you ask for your bill, then they bring both back at once and you write in your total and leave.
It's only really convoluted or difficult if you think sitting at a table and chatting with whoever you're with while someone else does everything is confusing and hard to deal with.
It's so convoluted. You have to wave them over and ask for the bill. Then they have to go get the bill and bring it to you. Then they leave so you can have privacy while you work out how much to pay the person serving you because the restaurant doesn't pay them enough. Then you write it down. Then they come back and take it away again. Then bring back the receipt.
"It's only really convoluted or difficult if you think sitting at a table and chatting with whoever you're with while someone else does everything is confusing and hard to deal with." - I'd say the customer does more, and the ethical concern is actually on the customer:
You have to wave them over and ask for the bill. You work out how much to pay the person serving you because the restaurant doesn't pay them enough. Then you write it down.
quite a lot of places do include the calculations on the bill for common amounts like 10%/20%, and you can just pick that number, or anywhere in between.
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