Audra and Elisa learn about the history of gratuity, how the customer is not always right, and why you shouldn’t go to Olive Garden . This episode pairs best with a meal at your favorite restaurant and being extra kind to your server. Images and Video Time Stamps This Is Not a Check 40:56 ROC National Diners’ Guide 1:28:43 Book Recommendation Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman, Yvon Chouinard Keep the conversation going Email us at culturecolander@gmail.com Follow us! Sources “Business Groups Prepare for Lobbying Push Against $15 Minimum Wage,” Alex Gangitano “How Service Industry Careers Changed During COVID-19 the Shift,” Indeed “Jane Fonda: Low Wages for Restaurant Tip Workers, Sexual Harassment Must End,” Georgetown University “New Data on Formerly Incarcerated People’s Employment Reveal Labor Market Injustices,” Leah Wang, Wanda Bertram “Service 101: A Brief History of Tipping,” Food Woolf “The Incredible True Story Behind Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’” Melissa Leon “These Tipping Activists Deny Being Funded By The Restaurant Lobby,” Claudia Koerner “This Is Not a Check” “Tipped Service Workers Are More Vulnerable Amid Pandemic Harassment Spike: Study,” Debbie Elliott, Emma Bowman “Tipping Is a Legacy of Slavery,” Michelle Alexander “When Tipping Was Considered Deeply Un-American,” Nina Martyris