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My guy wants to be rich

This is a two-panel satirical meme using the popular Drake 'reject one option, approve another' template. The top panel shows Drake (labeled as 'Restaurant owners') making a rejecting gesture towards the option 'Paying my employees decent salary'. The bottom panel shows a happy, approving Drake (also labeled as 'Restaurant owners') endorsing the option 'Expecting customers to tip them so I can make more profit'. The meme jokes and criticizes the common industry practice where restaurant owners underpay their staff, instead forcing customers to cover worker wages via tips so the owner can keep more profit for themselves.
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Restaurant owners reject paying employees decent salary, approve expecting customers to tip workers so owners can make more profit

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This is a two-panel satirical meme using the popular Drake 'reject one option, approve another' template. The top panel shows Drake (labeled as 'Restaurant owners') making a rejecting gesture towards the option 'Paying my employees decent salary'. The bottom panel shows a happy, approving Drake (also labeled as 'Restaurant owners') endorsing the option 'Expecting customers to tip them so I can make more profit'. The meme jokes and criticizes the common industry practice where restaurant owners underpay their staff, instead forcing customers to cover worker wages via tips so the owner can keep more profit for themselves.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit, with the original post title 'My guy wants to be rich'. It is a derivative meme that uses the well-known Drake Hotline Bling approval/rejection template, created to comment on ongoing debates about unfair wage practices and tipping culture in the United States restaurant industry.

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