• Dankenstein@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Tipped wages are disgusting.

    Every business should pay their employees stable wages.

    I have no problem with putting some extra cash down for the waiter that looks no older than me and is working at the roadhouse down the village back road for minimum wage.

    If a fuckin Pret a Manger opened up in center Philly and defaults to 30% tips, wtf man, wtf.

      • themadcodger@kbin.social
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        1 year ago

        With so many things in this country, the origins are racism. While tipping originated in Europe, it became popular in the States post-slavery as a way to not have to actually pay black people. Haven’t shaken it yet.

        And annoyingly, the ones who often push the hardest to keep tipping culture are the servers themselves as they can take home a lot of money on a busy weekend evening. Hopefully, we’re getting closer to getting rid of it though.

        • Osayidan@social.vmdk.ca
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          1 year ago

          For the longest time tipping was very stable and nobody said much but with the covid-inspired tipping greed hopefully you’re right. If enough people get pissed off maybe something will happen for tipping to be eliminated. I personally haven’t sat down in a restaurant since the end of 2019, haven’t done a food delivery since 2021, and that won’t change until tipping is gone.