I'm wrapping up a business trip and when we all went out to eat last evening, the bill included a
forced gratuity of 18%. First off, a gratuity is supposed to be an extra freely given for satisfactory or exceptional service. It has, however, become a way for certain businesses to get their customers to (at least partially) pay their employees. I believe the word
gratuity is perhaps no longer appropriate. Maybe it should be called,
Your portion of our employees wages.
where I come from they usually call it extortion
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