Revolution 2.0

Introduction We have all had to deal with it. iPad tipping consoles where the clear expectation is that we pay a full percentage tip for much less than full service. And unlike full service restaurants where the server is not looking us in the eye while we select their reward, we are eyeball-to-eyeball with the counter worker, who immediately sees the amount we have selected while we are still there. Aren’t we intentionally being guilt-tripped into overtipping? Is there a connection here with other dramatically increased expectations, like, for example, free college? That is the subject of today’s 10-minute episode.  Continuing Here’s an easy first question, given that we are being asked for a tip amount before any service has been provided, is this a tip or simply an additional charge from the restaurant, entirely independent of the level of service; a way of increasing the worker’s wages with us as the direct payer? It really cannot be a tip, because a tip should be dependent upon the level of service,