and my dad said "Because they're reducing their waitress' hours because they don't want to pay .50 a plate to give them healthcare.. and they're tacking on a surcharge to your bill at the same time to pay for the obamacare that they aren't going to give the waitress anyway.. and if you don't like it.. you can just take it out of her tip"..
Any place that pulls this fuckin shit I wont eat at. How the fuck do they expect to keep any decent employees?
I don't think they care..
I think they figure "don't let the door hit you on the way out' if any employee doesn't like it. They know waitresses are a dime a dozen.. and while they'll miss the 'good ones'.. in the local stores, the bigger CEOs calling the shots don't give a shit one way or the other.