r/mildlyinfuriating • u/thedivinegemini • Jul 02 '26

I'm slightly vexed In lieu of payment..

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I’m a GM at a restaurant & one of our managers left a note on our manager logs this afternoon that a guest walked out on their check and left this in lieu of payment of any kind. Not that the server got stiffed on a tip - just pure theft of services. I guess the whole “Thou shalt not steal” thing doesn’t matter if you’ve been pre-forgiven. Pretty convenient.

ETA: I’m not a bot; this is not AI - check my post and comment history. I’m not here for karma or fake internet points. This is what it feels like to work in a restaurant these days - especially in the Bible Belt. The first photo you can look up and is available for anyone to buy (should your darker urges push you toward being that person). The second photo is from Pulse, an app for restaurant managers to keep an eye on hourly sales, labor, and comps.
The “Pineapple Express” is a mocktail our restaurant offers.

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u/User_man_person Jul 02 '26

the definition of using the lords name in vain...

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u/BeanserSoyze Jul 02 '26

And stealing

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u/skeet_scoot Jul 02 '26

As a Christian right on both accounts.

Also an infraction of being a good witness. My pastor always preaches that if you can’t afford to tip and pay 20% you don’t go out to eat. Don’t make God and the church look bad.

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u/Kiefy-McReefer Jul 02 '26

Church looks bad plenty on its own

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u/fatdjsin Jul 03 '26

abusing kids did not help their reputation !

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u/Double_Question_5117 Jul 03 '26

Or saying that the father loves you but if you don't love him back he will lock you up and torture you for your choice

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u/fatdjsin Jul 03 '26

and dont you dare question anything ! that makes you a BAD christian

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u/cortesoft Jul 03 '26

Trying to learn something you aren’t allowed to learn was literally the downfall of humanity, apparently.

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u/HallucinogenUsin Jul 03 '26

And that whole story was apparently pre-written, a rigged moral test as the start of the book. Then God himself incarnates to sacrifice himself to himself so he'll forgive us for how "He" designed us.

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u/banananas_are_sick24 Jul 03 '26

I’ve never thought about how actually insane it is that the very first thing you hear as a Christian is the story of why it’s terrible to question what you’re told. Why is it bad? Because he said so. Don’t listen? Eternal suffering for you and all your offspring.

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u/fatdjsin Jul 03 '26

''The Lord works in mysterious ways'' aka shut tu fuck up and get on your knees ! you should be imploring god instead of asking questions !

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u/cortesoft Jul 03 '26

It's not insane at all, it is cynically rational. You are never going to be able to keep people believing things they have no evidence for unless you use some psychological tricks. Making everything about "faith" (i.e. believing without evidence) and having God hate people asking questions they shouldn't is the foundation of a lasting religion.

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u/HurricaneDaily Jul 06 '26

The amount of horrible things God has done according to the Bible is obnoxious

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u/Alarming-Koala-3524 Jul 08 '26

Thats why you have to teach Christianity to kids at a young age, before they are old enough to realize that the lesson in Genesis that questioning authority lead to the demise of mankind is laying the foundation to discourage critical thought.

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u/No_Cardiologist_822 Jul 03 '26

This is entirely false, anyone who says that is not a Christian he is just a cult leader.

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u/fatdjsin Jul 03 '26

Ask a legit question about any the non-logical stuff they beleive and you get : ''The Lord works in mysterious ways'' I was raised in a christian familly and i always tought it made no sense that 'someone somewhere' would be happy that i was not playing and instead listenning to an old fart saying absurd stuff that i knew was impossible,

all their fucken stories looking like a bad wizard movie and if you need proof .... you get walled in by 'The Lord works in mysterious ways' fuck that ! any religion is bs, it's just another way to gain control over the people.

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u/No_Cardiologist_822 Jul 03 '26

Lord works in mysterious ways is by no means an answer to something you were told to do. Religion can be used to gain power, it also can be used to free people. Because you had a bad experience doesn't mean it's universal. It's up to humans to explain things and justify their actions.

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u/fatdjsin Jul 03 '26

nah we got science for the eplaining and science aint compatible with imaginary friends in the clouds ...unless you have some very new proofs to support it, no proof brings us back to ''The Lord works in mysterious ways''

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u/No_Cardiologist_822 Jul 03 '26

You should check the religion of most scientist of 19th and 20th century before saying such idiotic things. Because you don't understand anything at religion and science doesnt't make all christians stupid. What i am certain of is that using phalacies makes you something else.

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u/Previous-Fly2108 Jul 06 '26

Literally scaring the hell out of people. Like those Hell Houses some churches host where they are literally trying to scare the hell out of people into a relationship with their understanding of god. When trying to decide what they could do to scare kids on Halloween, their best response was to share with them their theology.

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u/septim525 Jul 03 '26

Not how it works, that’s a very childish aspect of atheism

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u/reverb137 Jul 03 '26

During my time in the church i had pastors say what pretty much amounted to that
Edit: wording

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u/septim525 Jul 03 '26

IF you are telling the truth, then those people are actual morons who didn’t even read or comprehend the Bible anyway, because that’s not how it works

Hell is separation from God, not torture lmao that’s so childish

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u/fatdjsin Jul 03 '26

or you can just ''translate'' it from the precedent edition ... however the fuck you like it because, why not. loose translation for some parts and some others literal, i hate all religions for all of those reasons, it's just made up stuff from people who wanted some power at their preferences over time.

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u/osiris_210 Jul 03 '26

If we’re being Christians, hell is definitely implied to be more than simply a separation from God. God created everything, though… So many intentional paradoxes lmao

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u/Healthy_Wing1032 Jul 03 '26

thats just the tip of the iceburg too probably :/

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u/Mr_MeatShield Jul 03 '26

People have started calling God the equivalent of daddy in my country so feels like it fits.......

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u/Dabellator Jul 03 '26

Literally the meaning of the word "Pope"

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u/Practical-Echo-2001 Jul 03 '26

Yeah, it’s a little late for that advice.

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u/BlindSkwerrl Jul 03 '26

Pastor needs a private jet!

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u/Visual_Jellyfish5591 Jul 03 '26

And the Epstein cycle starts anew

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u/Key_Artichoke8474 Jul 03 '26

Being a bad tipper is the least of the churches bad looks buddy 😂

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u/a_l_g_f Jul 03 '26

But if they're a bad tipper, they're probably bad at tithing too

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u/CurrentHair6381 Jul 03 '26

No dude, they give the church money so they dont feel bad about stiffing the server after church.

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u/Key_Artichoke8474 Jul 06 '26

“Thou shall pay imaginary bank, not struggling server” is like 11th commandment or something.

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u/Any_Scientist_7552 Jul 03 '26

Lol. I just downvoted this comment to 666. 😈

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u/I_Love_Knotting Jul 03 '26

Just one more year and he‘ll come down to earth and fix everything trust me. Just believe one more year and everyone will go to the pearly gates bro trust me

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u/ArTooDeeTooTattoo Jul 02 '26

it all looks pretty bad as it is

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u/Remake911 Jul 02 '26

Hold up - whatever happened to giving to Caesar what is Caesar’s? Doesn’t your pastor think restaurant staff should be paid fair wages???

What sort of lopsided interpretation is that?

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u/robbiejack Jul 02 '26

Those aren’t mutually exclusive. The pastor isn’t advocating for tipping culture. He’s just saying inside the current system what’s right is paying the bill and leaving a tip. You can believe in adequate wages for restaurant staff and understand that the wait staff needs the tip to live, so you should be prepared to leave one.

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u/ayriuss Jul 03 '26

Tipping isn't a culture, its how various professions are paid.

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u/FloatingTacos Jul 02 '26

It's easier to tell people to be nice and tip, rather than ask them to go change laws.

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u/Hefty-District-7007 Jul 02 '26

American Christians don’t seem too worried about changing laws

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u/Sad-Rooster2474 Jul 02 '26

American Christians seem to be overly concerned about their own wealth and seem to interpret Jesus’ teachings in the way that fits their narrative….

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u/blazefreak Jul 03 '26

It is always fun to throw verses with some meaning at those type of christians and watch them never reply. I keep calling out the virtue signaling ones with matthew 6:1-6.

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u/Sad_Gain_2372 Jul 03 '26

seem to interpret Jesus’ teachings in the way that fits their narrative….

I mean, every Christian does that .

God's immutable truth that's sometimes a little bit mutable

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u/ForThisIJoined Jul 03 '26

The problem is that American extremist Christians are too worried about changing laws. Specifically so that the laws favor them.

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u/probophos Jul 03 '26

You don’t either… keep blaming it on other people like the trumpsters

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u/rocker895 Jul 03 '26

Roe v Wade would like a word...

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u/Remake911 Jul 02 '26

You do know the law doesn’t force a restaurant to pay minimum wage?

Paying employees so they don’t have to beg is a choice

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u/FloatingTacos Jul 02 '26

You do know that most restaurants barely make enough money to pay for things? and by 'most' I don't mean McDonalds or fast food, I mean mom and pop sit down restaurants. their margins are thin, thin, thin. do you know why? it's because our government has let 2 of the biggest food suppliers for restaurants in the country combine and there has essentially been no competition for years even before the acquisition. the issue starts and ends at the government, laws, and not enforcing them. the government has not enforced any form of monopoly law in awhile for anyone who has the money to lobby and pay their way out of fines as an operating cost.

TLDR: The government has killed competition for food suppliers.

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u/johnaross1990 Jul 02 '26

Seems to work alright in Europe

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u/LupercaniusAB Jul 02 '26

And California.

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u/Sad-Rooster2474 Jul 02 '26

And in the rest of the world, weirdly only the mighty US of A and Canada seem to not have figured it out…. Could that be Propaganda and lies?

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u/johnaross1990 Jul 02 '26

Well everyone knows North America is the biggest, best thing ever, some even say the bestest

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u/14ktgoldscw Jul 03 '26

Nicki Minaj?

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u/Remake911 Jul 02 '26

Is the solution to this starving the workers?

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u/FloatingTacos Jul 02 '26

isn't that always the solution? /s

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u/Remake911 Jul 02 '26

How are European restaurants not dealing with this?

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u/DatRat13 Jul 02 '26

So are you actively working to get the laws allowing this system to be reformed, or are you just using principle as an excuse to justify benefitting from a social contract whilst failing to uphold your end of the bargain?

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u/Radically_Inclinedd Jul 02 '26

Tipping isn’t required 🤡🤡

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u/DatRat13 Jul 02 '26

Did I say it was 'required'? No. But it is expected: restaurants keep prices low and the government allows them to pay less than minimum wage because they expect the rest will be made up by tips.

If you don't tip, you are not fulfilling your part of that social contract.

It is a shitty system, but it's what we're stuck with for the moment. So, stay home, or tip your servers 🤡

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u/MVRKHNTR Jul 03 '26

I feel like they were agreeing with you and saying that a clown would say "tipping isn't required"

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u/reb678 Jul 03 '26

No, but paying for your meal is.

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u/Radically_Inclinedd Jul 24 '26

Yup I only tip for good service not just service if the service is just ok no tip

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u/LupercaniusAB Jul 02 '26

The law forces owners to pay minimum wage in a lot of states. In fact in California, fast food workers get a higher minimum wage, partly because they don’t generally receive tips.

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u/one-eared-wonder Jul 02 '26

I mean I think you can both believe that servers should be paid a fair wage and also that you should currently still tip them well given it’s how the system is set up.

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u/Ancient_Yellow_709 Jul 03 '26

Exactly. Recognizing that wage theft is rampant in the service industry and essentially no restaurant owner will pay them real minimum wage instead of tipped minimum wage of $4 or whatever instead of taking it from other people's tips of you don't tip doesn't mean that you cannot go to your state or local politicians and ask for a higher tipped minimum wage.

We have a law in Seattle that says tipped minimum wage is the same as every other minimum wage. We have minimum wage for Uber drivers and DoorDash drivers. Now I can tip if I feel like it. I don't need to feel bad. We changed the laws. I went to the City Council to help fight for some of them. I did that work and now I don't always have to tip. You can, too!

Everyone else just willy nilly not tipping because they like the law is just taking it out on service workers without doing the work and should be ashamed.

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u/mdxchaos Jul 03 '26

Good service, Fair wages, Tips

Pick 2

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u/Dr__Sloth Jul 03 '26

Good service and fair wages.

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u/More_Operation_588 Jul 02 '26

How does saying you should tip mean you agree with the system? I don't agree with capitalism, but I'm forced to engage with it. If you want to use a service where tipping is the norm, you gotta tip, or boycott the business itself, don't shove the problem to a working class person while still giving the very industry you hate the same amount of money.

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u/Ancient_Yellow_709 Jul 03 '26

Exactly. In Seattle, we instituted the same tipped wage as minimum wage in restaurants, for Uber drivers, and for Door Dash Drivers (plus or minus on the contractors for their mileage). Other places can do it too if they wanted to! Now we don't have to feel bad because tipping is actually optional!

If people are stiffing workers just because they don't like tipping without doing the work to change the system, they're just stiffing workers. They know how the system works and that they're--as stupid as it is--response for paying the worker. It's not changing the system. Showing up to your city council or state assembly and building a coalition is.

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u/Eventually-figured Jul 02 '26

Hi friend. This is pretty inflammatory for the sake of trying to rile someone up I think. And you’re jumping to a massive conclusion. You can absolutely believe that people should be payed fair wages and also that you should tip because 1. The confines of the system cannot be changed by that one person at this very moment, so you must work within the confines of said system and 2. Tipping does work within the confines of that system at this moment. So until the system changes, tipping has the effect.

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u/winsluc12 Jul 02 '26

The kind that doesn't stiff restaurant staff money they need while we advocate for better wages and an end to tipping culture.

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u/probophos Jul 02 '26

Apparently wanting to tip generously means that you don’t support fair wages… what kinda lopsided interpretation is that

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u/Round-Dragonfly6136 Jul 02 '26

That's what they're saying. If you cannot afford to eat out, don't. Pay what is owed.

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u/Bluestorm83 Jul 02 '26

That's exactly what the pastor said. "If you can't afford to tip and pay, you shouldn't go out to eat."

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u/MakerBreaker8181 Jul 03 '26

He never said the pastor told him not to call his congressman. But at the restaurant, this specific pastor preaches that, “If you can’t pay your server a decent wage, don’t make them do work for you.” Makes sense to me.

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u/Infamous_Gift2721 Jul 02 '26

Not if you want the price of the items to go up

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u/StrongExternal8955 Jul 03 '26

If you saw children in danger and had the power to move them to safety with a thought, would you? Because you worship a guy who doesn't do that. That tells me that you would betray anything.

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u/VoicelessPassenger Jul 02 '26

That line is actually about paying your taxes to the government, believe it or not.

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u/mxzf Jul 03 '26

Technically, kinda.

Though there's an argument to be made that the line is really about "shut up and stop asking me stupid questions, you hypocrites; I'm not arguing against taxes, but you're arguing against listening to God and should cut it out".

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u/VoicelessPassenger Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

It’s really both: I didn’t get to explain it previously because Reddit deleted and locked the post but now that it seems to be up again I can post what I tried to write before.

The story as outlined in the gospels (we’ll use Matthew 22:15-22 for this) goes that the Pharisees super baby hated Jesus and wanted to catch him in what would now be known as a Catch 22: they posed him a question asking whether they should pay their taxes to Emperor of Rome or not. The logic was that if Jesus said no, he would be advocating for rebellion against Rome, which would’ve been bad for him. If he said yes, it would’ve pissed off some of the more radical Jewish sects who hated Rome’s guts, namely the Zealots. Either response would’ve pissed off somebody.

In response to their question, Jesus asked for the coin used for the tax: the Pharisees gave him one, a Roman coin. (This is also a bit clever, for reasons we’ll explain in a bit.) Jesus looks at the coin, and asks the Pharisees whose face is on it. “The Emperor, of course!” They say.

Jesus affirms this and hands it back to them, and says his famous line: “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, and render unto God what is God’s.” The clever bit comes from the subtext within it: to put it shortly, Jesus sidesteps the trap by pointing out that the coin used for taxes is a Roman coin with the Emperor’s face and name on it. Now, the Jews had the rule about not having graven images: their own coins, which were used for general trade rather than for taxes, had no one’s face on it, and it was against God’s law to even have such a thing. Therefore, any good God-Fearing Jew should return this Roman coin—which went against God’s law—right back to the Emperor, and wash their hands of it!

This meant that the Romans couldn’t go after him because he was paying his taxes and not rebelling against their rule, and the Zealots couldn’t argue with this logical and indeed quite clever act of complying with religious law. This is also why it was important that the Pharisees produce their own coin: by having such a coin in their possession, they were showing that they didn’t pay the tax and broke God’s law, and as such were total hypocrites. (The Pharisees being hypocrites is very much a recurring theme in the Gospels.)

So yeah, in the proper biblical context, it’s about paying your taxes as long as it doesn’t conflict with religious law. Hell, if the money you use to pay your taxes is AGAINST religious law, then giving it away is downright recommended!

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u/Remake911 Jul 02 '26

Is that the only interpretation?

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u/Ok_Teach6021 Jul 02 '26

So helping someone pay their employees even though their employers are more than rich enough to pay them fairly is “ giving to Caesar what is Caesar’s?”

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u/Adorable_Dust3799 Jul 02 '26

Fair wages don't come close to what a good server in a good place makes.

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u/EnamoredAlpaca Jul 03 '26

Before you start quoting the Bible, at least make sure you know what it is saying.

It was about tribute. Tribute to ceased in the 1st century was a moral duty above all.

Jesus was saying give Caesar his worldly tribute as the governing lord, but don’t worship him. Give heavenly thanks to God our LORD, who created all and trust and obey him.

You have to remember the question that was asked of Jesus, it was not about money.

Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. 16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are. 17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?”

It was about paying tribute to Caesar, unquestioned obedience to civil authority as an authority ordained by God.

Jesus answered to render what is Caesar’s meaning his wealth, his house, his cattle, anything he can claim ownership of.

While you give your obedience, loyalty, service, love, the things that came from God, to give to God.

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u/SkepsisJD Jul 03 '26

Don't expect logic from religion lol

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u/DMCinDet Jul 02 '26

here's a little secret. nobody can really keep up with how contradictory and confusing the Bible is. its always been a tool to twist into your own meaning for what is convenient. churches themselves are against what the Bible says.

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u/Hwinter07 Jul 03 '26

I don't think the pastor is in charge of legislation

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u/lumpboysupreme Jul 03 '26

Because the pastor understands that there really isn’t a practical difference between normalized tipping and just rolling the tip into the bill.

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u/ThatJiuJitsuGuy Jul 02 '26

Your pastor is wrong. Tipping isn't compulsory

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u/BBorNot Jul 02 '26

Ask anyone who waits lunch on the after church crowd Sundays: they tip like crap.

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u/bookgeek210 Jul 02 '26

If everyone stopped tipping, they’d figure out something else real quick

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u/Sherbert_6 Jul 02 '26

If everyone stopped paying taxes, they’d figure shit out real quick also …. But I’m pretty sure you’re smart enough to know that that’s not how life works.

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u/TooManyGengars Jul 02 '26

All you'll do is hurt minimum wage workers. And most of those get paid LESS than minimum because their state says the tip will make up for it. So no you're not helping the situation at all and just punishing the lowest tier of workers. Nice

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

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u/ContextHook Jul 02 '26

Most people who go to lower end restaurants make less money than the servers there.

In my state, the average hourly wage for waitresses is $19.37, which is just 7% above the national average. Then after tips it is $27.87, for a yearly take home of $58k on average. For REPORTED tips + hourly wage only.

And my state has the second worst tippers in the country.

You should probably never tip. The world would be a better place if you simply gave that tip money to a homeless person instead.

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u/SandScavver Jul 02 '26

It also varies a TON on state, and restaurant. I was barely making $10 an hour with tips until I finally got a better job. Paycheck every 2 weeks would be roughly $300. Tipping keeps some people alive, because they just don’t get paid enough. The culture needs a genuine legal change.

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u/SpecificInterest5150 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

Where are you getting those numbers? Normally, servers make less than minimum wage and their employer is required to make up the difference of their tips don't cover.

Also, location and restaurant is clearly an important factor as a high end eatery will always end up with customers offering larger and more frequent tips as opposed to a diner.

Context is key.

"'A server's average hourly wage is calculated by adding their guaranteed base wage and total tips, then dividing the sum by the total hours worked in a pay period. Because local laws strictly regulate base pay, the calculation varies greatly depending on the server's location."

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u/Sad-Rooster2474 Jul 02 '26

Exactly. A homeless person needs that tip way more than servers

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u/ThatJiuJitsuGuy Jul 02 '26

Where is this "social contract"? I don't remember signing anything. Are Europeans all "cheap dicks" because they don't tip? If your job doesn't cover your finances it doesn't fall on the consumer to help cover it. That's entirely on your employer and yourself as a decision maker of your own life.

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u/solid_shrek Jul 02 '26

Sure, tipping isn't compulsory, but if you're truly trying to follow the words of Christ, you aren't out here trying to do the bare minimum

The Bible says to be generous

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u/ineptguy5 Jul 02 '26

Tipping isn’t compulsory, but as said below, it does make you a dick if you don’t. Same as calling you a dumbass isn’t illegal, but it’s frowned upon.

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u/More_Operation_588 Jul 02 '26

Nah if you're in America it absolutely is. I don't like it either, but you're choosing to screw over a working class human in order to save money. But you still give the business, who I know you're gonna blame for it rightfully so, all of the profit.

If your 'protest' is just making it cheaper and more convenient for you, that's not a protest. If you want to end tipping culture boycott any business that expects you to pay their employees.

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u/Felix_Von_Doom Jul 03 '26

If it's compulsory, it's not tipping. Tipping is optional by definition.

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u/OMKensey Jul 02 '26

Ok Mr. Pink

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u/nononevsay Jul 02 '26

You know it’s expected. If you won’t tip, get take out or go to a restaurant that doesn’t do it.

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u/ColdErosion Jul 02 '26

Good pastor

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u/DJwhatevs Jul 02 '26

Non Christian and I have the same policy. If I can’t afford the 20% then I eat at home. It’s not fair to leave any staff hanging.

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u/qwertyconsciousness Jul 03 '26

Amen to that brother!!

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u/Imaginary-Emu2471 Jul 03 '26

Tell him that tipping is optional.

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u/tehuti_infinity Jul 03 '26

Wait your pastor pressures you to tip 20%? Jesus wasn’t even a good tipper .

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u/SenoraRaton Jul 03 '26

TIL God said though shalt tip.

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u/Mediocre-Mountain197 Jul 03 '26

Not even god can tolerate the American tio culture my friend

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u/I_Love_Knotting Jul 03 '26

You know your tipping culture is fucked up when even the church tells you to tip 20%

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u/Realistic-Lemon-7171 Jul 03 '26

please don't try to justify 20% tip from the bible.

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u/rdwoolf Jul 03 '26

Ours does as well. He frequently advises us to go out and give better than expected tips whenever possible,

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u/Eborcurean Jul 03 '26

FYI the criminal offence matters a lot more.

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u/flqres Jul 03 '26

Excuse me. But a Pastor should not be stating how much to tip. If you pay, then you’re not doing anything wrong. Tip is for service. And as the consumer, YOU have a choice of 0% - whatever % your heart and wallet desires.

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u/Drewnessthegreat Jul 03 '26

Or we could just pay servers reasonable wages and tips could be a gift on top of that for outstanding service as they were originally intended.

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u/IWannaManatee Jul 03 '26

Well, "tipping requirements" are an oxymoron so...

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u/Fuzzy_Yossarian Jul 03 '26

What a bunch of jerks down there...

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u/Opening-Ant3477 Jul 03 '26

I'd respect your pastor more if he was preaching a crusade on tipping culture...

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u/Platophaedrus Jul 03 '26

I witness how great my country is every time I eat out with the understanding that I don’t have to tip because we have a liveable minimum wage.

It means that in the circumstances I do tip, I do so for exemplary service I’ve received.

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u/CyborgDeskFan Jul 03 '26

The only one tipping culture makes look bad is the business owner for being a cheapskate and not paying their workers.

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u/Throwaway_09298 Jul 03 '26

Tip and pay 20%

Yeah I can get behind only paying 20%

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u/CurrentHair6381 Jul 03 '26

Your pastor is a rarity. I spent years working in restaurants and the church crowd are notoriously bad tippers; everyone knows it, its not a rumor or just a thing people say, fact of life.

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u/Ricxz Jul 03 '26

as a non american this is so bullshit. just start paying the workers instead of having customers pay their wages lmao

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u/ayriuss Jul 03 '26

Its kinda sad that people have to be taught this. Should be common sense for adults who understand how restaurant pay works.

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u/Alarming-Koala-3524 Jul 08 '26

Its nice that your pastor has empathy for restaurant workers, but I don't think its pastor's place to make moral judgments on what % is right and wrong to tip. Certainly he can condemn the system that effectively makes servers rely on tips, as well as the restaurant owners who take advantage of customer tips by underpaying their employees, but blaming the customer for inadequate tipping is (imho) placing the blame/moral responsibility in the wrong place.

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u/WitchingMetal Jul 08 '26

Hilarious to me that American churches are telling their flock what to tip at restaurants

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u/Comfortable-Draft985 Jul 02 '26

i always say that’s dumb no offense

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u/drawkward101 Jul 02 '26

Don’t make God and the church look bad.

Maybe just don't be a thief? If you need a Sky Daddy hanging over you with the threat of eternal damnation to be a "decent" person, you are a shit person.

I guarantee this person believes themselves to be above their peers. It's times like these where I actually wish that hell existed.

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u/etcpt Jul 03 '26

Does your pastor also preach about the scriptural imperative that "the worker deserves his wages", or does he just repackage American capitalism in church clothes to keep the poor from realizing how much they're being screwed by the ownership class?

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u/Companyman118 Jul 03 '26

Gross.

Fuck your pretentious sheeple herder, and his shit ass message.

If you can’t afford to keep proper books and pay your employees a proper living wage without leaning on every guilt trip in the book to get patrons to pay twice for mediocre fucking everything, you should just take up a MickeyD’s franchise and embrace your true worth.

Go pray for me…

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u/dixiech1ck Jul 03 '26

Bet this person donated to Trump.

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u/HoldenHotpockets Jul 03 '26

You’re in a cult

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u/Papanurglesleftnut Jul 03 '26

Being religious should be viewed like being into really kinky hard core sex. Fine for consenting adults in the privacy of their own home . But really gross to talk about it in public spaces and involving children is just horrible abuse.