After Going Out To Eat, She Was Shocked To See A Charge For Employee Health Benefits On Her Receipt
A 25-year-old woman was charged a 3.5 percent service fee for employee health benefits when she went to pay for her meal at a restaurant.
TikToker @killjill___ was on a brunch outing with a group of friends at a restaurant when she noticed a charge for “Staff Benefits” on her receipt.
Wanting to know what it was all about, she immediately questioned the server.
The server informed her that the reason for the charge was so the restaurant employees could receive healthcare.
The content creator was shocked and believes that this highlights the problems with the healthcare system.
In her video, she launches into a rant about how healthcare costs never end for the average American citizen.
First, money is taken out of your paycheck to cover the cost of insurance. Then, when you go in for a doctor’s appointment, they charge patients for treatment as well.
Furthermore, you need to scrape up more money to get your medicine from the pharmacy.
“And now companies are allowed to just put the burden of paying for their employees’ healthcare on customers?” she demanded.
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Not only do Americans have all these extra copays and deductibles to pay out of their own pockets, but now in some cases, they’re also paying for other people’s healthcare. This is precisely why many people are outraged.
“I would refuse to pay. That ain’t my responsibility,” said one person.
“Nope. I’d be deducting that much from the total and giving the waitress their tip in cash. Call the cops. I didn’t agree to this charge,” wrote a second.
Dining out isn’t cheap, and service charges can really rack up the bill. While they’re meant to help out waiters and serve as a cushion for bad tippers, do you think the responsibility of ensuring that restaurant workers are paid a living wage should fall on your shoulders?
You can see the original video on TikTok here.
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