'The Message'
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It's a social dynamic, not a rule, but I think I agree.
That's exactly it. But they exploit the social dynamic - that you're imposing on the people after you - to save themselves a business expense. But it's their responsibility to maintain the facility.
However, I do take trays back at fast food places and hang clothes back on the right racks and the right spots at department stores.
I'd end up doing this regardless of price. My anal-retentiveness is the restaurant/retailer's best friend.
OTOH, one could argue that there's a tacit agreement being made that the customer will bus my own table in exchange for not paying the extra penny or two for my Big Mac that busboys would add to the cost. And in fact, that's also what I'm doing by supplanting their labor costs regarding waitresses, too. So maybe I don't agree after all.
I think the waitress (or waiter) thing is a good point. Presumably, McDonalds does pay someone to clean the place every night and probably between the big meal time crowds (like at 10:30 a.m., 3:00 p.m., and 8:30 p.m. for example.) Course I don't eat at McDonalds so I could be making that up. But a busboy would just raise the prices on the food, and there are plenty of places you can go to pay more for food and have your table bussed.
That's exactly it. But they exploit the social dynamic - that you're imposing on the people after you - to save themselves a business expense. But it's their responsibility to maintain the facility.
Forget bussing then, what about tipping?
ETA: Not at McD's, but restaurant's with wait staff save a bundle on wages through tips.
Yeah, I don't think McDonald's is passing along the savings to me.
You think so? I think if people at McDonald's suddenly stopped bussing their tables en masse, McDonald's would think long and hard about taking out the tables and becoming a to-go only type of franchise.
I mean, why not, right? Less real estate to take care of; less opportunity for loitering teens; fewer barfing toddlers; and who really stays in a fast food joint anyway? (I never do.)
Forget bussing then, what about tipping?
That's one place where an incentive system is built into the service industry. Except in Paris, where the ass-hat cafe waiters treat you like shit and get an automatic gratuity.
There's no one in the world over whom I have that authority.
Well, that's dissapointing.
I don't think McDonald's is passing along the savings to me.
Except for the part where if their costs go up, so will yours.
Well, that's dissapointing.
Tell me about it. I need me a man to boss around, or perhaps a child or three.
That always works out smoothly, right?