Of course many countries tip, but america it seems so massive.
Would you want to continue the culture or would you rather pay a bit extra on a normal bill and not have to tip?
I remember seeing some politician who said “the real minimum wage in America is $0” of course she was laughed at but still.
Do you see it being pushed out soon? I’ve seen a lot of people complaining about the digital tip screens at Starbucks and whatnot now so I thought maybe there might be enough backlash from that?
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The complaint about Starbucks was specifically about the drive thru and that it doesn’t allow you to proceed to pay without dealing with the tip screen first, which creates a delay at the drive-thru and keeps the line from moving. Usually you tap/insert your card first **then** the tip prompt happens.
Tipping is one of those things foreigners hyper-focus on but for Canadians and Americans it mostly doesn’t even enter our top 100 concerns.
I am mildly annoyed at how every POS at even super casual restaurants is asking for tips now, but I just press no and move on if it isn’t for people who aren’t relying on tips.
Anyone who works say as a bartender or waiter welill tell you they would rather it be tipped.
Anyone who thinks the cost of a burger won’t increase by the percentage tipping usually is at a restaraunt if tipping were eliminayed is delusional.
I’d rather tip, because then at least I know the employee is getting all of it.
Yes. Tipped employees (I used to be one) overwhelmingly prefer it. They make more for working harder. It’s what we’re all used to. I see no reason to change.
Why not? Employees can often make more money than what their wage would otherwise be, and employers don’t often have to pay that much. Everyone wins.
Some small businesses around here tried to charge a flat surcharge to pay a living wage with benefits in lieu of tips. Most companies did away with it because
1. Employees were making less. They preferred cash in hand to benefits.
2. Customers freaked out. <Insert Drake meme>: An 8% mandatory surcharge was offensive, but tipping 20% wasn’t. Americans hate to be told what to do.
For it to change here, tipped employees have to be ok with it, first. Then, employers just need to include surcharges in the prices and not tell customers what it’s going towards. It’s not the flex employers think it is.
Yeah. In general, I think it generates better customer service and high performers can make a pretty good wage at a lot of places.
No, not as a patron because I don’t like being peer pressured into tipping, or having my service affected by how good/bad of a tipper I am. If I worked a job involving tips then I absolutely would love tips
I was a waiter and them bartender in college.
I made more than a “competitive” non tipped wage would.
Yes. People just want to not like it.
It wouldn’t be “a bit extra” it would be the amount you would tip extra, and probably more.
If they got rid of tips then restaurants would pay lower wages to the wait staff then they currently make. Basically no servers earn anywhere near minimum wage, they make way more. No server wants tipping culture to go away, because it would slash their salary. It also makes their job performance-based, if they do good work they get more money. They get fucked by some cheapos, but that isn’t as common as you think.
It isn’t going anywhere. The front lines of tipping culture is at places like Starbucks. There has been an expansion in who thinks they deserve tips. You shouldn’t be expected to tip people at Starbucks or a fast food place, they are essentially cashiers. I see that changing. Tips are for people who are essentially getting paid no salary and all their income is tips.
Also by the way that politician is right. Minimum wage keeps wages lower. If there wasn’t one wages would be higher. All employers that can just set their wage to minimum. Competition drives higher wages. If McDonalds pays 15 bucks and hour and Burger King pays 19 people will go work there. Making a minimum just lets all these business agree to that lowest possible wage.
Also let’s not forget the real thing that makes tipping culture great, it screws the IRS.
It’s funny how our tipping culture generally works well despite being different from how the Euros handle it.
I don’t really care.
Kind of?
I’m not tipping everyone. It’s to the point where I’m being asked to tip for takeout, for some retail stores, even at a fucking liquor store.
If you provide a service (drive, wait a table, tend a bar, cut my hair) I’ll tip. You don’t get a tip simply for existing though.