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possibly slightly irrational level of irritation - a local restaurant is adding a 3% "employer mandates" charge - for a city that doesn't have that.

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) Jan 17 '17, 15:27

(like, say, san francisco has their health fee or whatever they call it.)

it's on top of tax and a mandatory 20% gratuity. group of 10, going with a prix fixe menu of $55 each to simplify and maybe save some $ vs. random ordering.

google shows there's only one other restaurant in the relevant city that shows that 3% (maybe the same owner, I don't know). the one I'm working with is a pricey place - a greedy, pricey place. grr.

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call the manager tell him to remove the 3% or your people will not eat there. -- nm* - Peglegpete Jan 17, 15:31 11
- Yup. I'd take my business elsewhere and let them know why. -- nm - Krusty Jan 17, 15:37 1
  - yup -- nm - Beaker Jan 17, 18:09
- I might if it was a larger group. really, I know it's not that big a thing - see, also, "slightly irrational." ;) - - b. Jan 17, 15:37 8
  - google tells me this kind of thing is increasingly common at foodie-type places around the country. some people have nicknamed it "cheap employer - b. Jan 17, 15:44 7
    - I'd be down if I thought that 3% was going toward the workers--it's just another way for them to pad their profits -- nm - Flavorize Jan 17, 16:11
    - Hipster tax? I support it! -- nm - Baron Zero C Jan 17, 16:02
    - I figured. And it strikes me as a more of a political statement than anything because of that. - pmb Jan 17, 15:49 4
      - for the city I'm talking about had a modest raise recentishly but more are ahead in the next few years. I wonder how far the restaurant will go with - b. Jan 17, 16:16 3
        
        It would make me go elsewhere. The other part of it is that it's almost fraudulent in the sense that it implies that they are required to collect - pmb Jan 17, 16:35 1
        
        I feel similarly, obviously. I passed along my feelings to the person I helped, and there wasn't concern. my part is done... -- (edited) - b. Jan 17, 17:01
        
        make sure the city knows they are charging the 3%. the owners may not be declaring it correctly if at all on thier taxes -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 17, 16:28

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possibly slightly irrational level of irritation - a local restaurant is adding a 3% "employer mandates" charge - for a city that doesn't have that.

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