Has tipping gone too far? | Eye on America

In New York, we look into the psychology behind leaving a tip and speak with customers who feel the practice has gone too far. And in Wisconsin, we take to the sky with a photographer tracing the roots of how our food goes from fields onto our tables. Watch these stories and more on Eye on America with host Michelle Miller.
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[@elizabethedwards7082]

A gratuity is at the discretion of the client for services rendered over and above the job description. It IS NOT a mandatory service charge.

[@keisukekawawada4209]

Tipping in America exists because employers don’t pay a living wage.

[@judyostrom8972]

YES!!!!!!

[@noble604]

Tipping exists in America because America didn’t want to pay former ensIaved people a salary.

[@noble604]

Tipping in America exists because of sIavery and not paying freed people an actual salary...🕊

[@keisukekawawada4209]

@@noble604 yeah sounds like America has a lot of freedom! Student debt, corporate greed, abysmal pay, you name it!

[@noble604]

It’s a system that has always been built on labor exploitation. That’s what capitalism, by definition, is. Tipping was the way to further continue the labor exploitation of sIavery after sIavery “ended”. to continue to avoid paying people for their work once they were “free” from their exploitation. They weren’t “free.” They were just thrown pennies instead of nothing and that was their “wage.” People in the US today are nowhere near that “life” and it is currently not the same - let us be clear - however, that is where “tipping” comes from in the US and ,yes, there are many other methods used today to continue labor exploitation... . 🕊

[@roycelis9033]

I don't tip unless I have a waiter.

[@NYmomAdrienne3915]

Yes!!!!!! Used to be for people who don’t get a full salary, now everyone wants one, even a cashier It’s for service workers and those who are known to depend on it such as wait staff and baggage handlers

[@judyostrom8972]

The problem is those people should be paid a living wage and not depend on tips, so crappy employers!!!

[@oooh19]

Cashiers aren’t high paid workers though but they are still paid more than waitstaff generally but yea they don’t have to tip. There’s always been a tip jar at cafes and stuff though it’s not new

[@clydefrog4959]

Tipping before any services are given is insane to me.

[@victor77777771]

Ban Tipping

[@bowerthomas1078]

There are plenty of places that also don’t even give those gratuities to their employees. It just goes into their sales for the day. That is why I do not participate unless I’ve received true service and can tip directly to the server.

[@noble604]

illegal and employees may report it...🕊

[@parrotletsrunearth1173]

This is coming from a person who tips 20% minimum....it has gone waaaaaaaay too far.

[@shiftymcgee9359]

It’s getting to the point where I try to do as much work for myself than have someone shake me down for extra.

[@abuja6425]

I don’t know about y’all, but i slam that no tip button unless it’s a service provider. Like a nail salon, hairstylist, or massage therapist

[@Marissa_tm]

Won't lie. I hate having to tip and be the one to support the worker. But I keep the tips to back when the world was "normal". Hairdressers, pizza delivery, servers, etc. None of this baristas, checkout counters, online order pickups, etc.

[@G4safety]

Absolutely!!!!!

[@Hotspur62]

I only tip when I dine in restaurants otherwise I select the 'no tip' option at the register. However, I do feel self conscious when I do that so my trips to deli and coffee shops have decreased by more than half.

[@williamkreth]

People kept giving me crap for only tipping 10%. So now I just don't eat out. Its over priced and not that good anyways. Food quality at restaurants has gone down drastically

[@Ioncandi]

Yes we went to restaurant for my birthday and the suggested tip was 28 percent! Crazy! I can't afford to eat at a sit-down restaurant. Sad since that was one of the social things I used to do weekly. Now I've given up Mexican food, hamburgers, pizza. No point eating food at $50 price points for lunch.

[@rose415]

I was ordering a pizza on line from a new pizza place by my house, selected what I wanted and before paying the website asked me for a tip, before I even knew what the service was like or even if the pizza was any good. Cancelled my order left a one star explaining why. Went to Costco and got pizza. Why am I supplementing the wages for a restaurant owner driving a G Wagon

[@rose415]

I work as an aircraft mechanic for an airline, I was standing on the jet bridge and as a group of passengers were walking past me, so I turned my work tablet around and presented to the passengers,to say they looked shocked was an understatement, until I said “can you imagine, I would have to punch myself in the face” we all had a good laugh

[@diegoX6Turbo]

My brain 🧠 releases dopamine when people expect very high tip for nothing and I choose to left nothing.... Feels like making justice

[@stanwoody4988]

Yeah, got two spaghetti dinners to go for $35 and was asked for a tip for the cooks. Panera makes you stand on line to order, gives you a buzzer to retrieve your food when it is prepared and expects you to get your own beverage refills, but ask for a tip at the register. Sick.

[@GeneReynolds-xc6ws]

Yes Tipping has gone to far😢

[@juls7582]

The DoorDash app is trying to make you even feel even more guilty when you sign in to make another order, they show you your last tip you left and ask for more tipping on that order! WTF 😡

[@danieldavid9887]

I don’t tip. I live in California. The LOWEST PAID server is still making $17/hr. If I go out, I ask for two drinks and a water initially - so I don’t have to bug the server. That’s it. *Judge me, I don’t care*

[@eddieg6436]

……$17 bucks an hour. Even $20 bucks an hour. ……My 26 year old nephew lives in a MODEST neighborhood in L.A. with a roommate. They’re rent is $5,800 a month. How many hours at $20 an hour to pay half the rent?!? (Just rent, the food, gas, bills, insurance are EXTRA). 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@MrTracker797]

A tip is for service above and beyond, not because the employer doesn’t pay enough.

[@sugarmagnolia1475]

The only people i tip are folks that have to clean restrooms. They dont ask.

[@PROBLUM79]

YESS

[@judyostrom8972]

If employers were not so freaking greedy and paid a living wage this would not be an issue!!!

[@wizardofahhhhhhz]

It has certainly gone too far….especially with the automatic gratuity (that is usually calculated based on a percentage AFTER tax, not the actual cost of the meal). I’m over it and I’ve lost the desire to go to many places because of it.

[@mvpfocus]

Exactly. That's the main scam, asking people to tip on taxes, just to squeeze more money out of them. That's crazy.

[@hoklau1936]

When this happens my answer is automatic no. That's even if I was planning to tip initially. If only they know how many time they lost tips for being pushy

[@eddieg6436]

I ONLY will tip IF the money goes directly to the person who helped me. No to tablets, etc. (they DON’T get the money usually!!!). I hand a CASH TIP to the person SPECIFICALLY.

[@Mmdmade]

There is a tip jar in a doctors office in Napa CA. lol.

[@MichaelDDowning]

Please make a new channel for these. I love watching these, but don't necessarily like having to scroll through all the other CBS News content to find them.

[@carolr7823]

They should ban tipping. I never tipped for counter service. If they do not tax tips, then I will not longer tip. It is not my responsibility to directly pay a company's employees.

[@this_bly]

Tips are taxed because they are a form of income.

[@magaareinbredhillbillies]

think of it like this, the credit card gets a % of charges, so the credit card company gets part of the tip.

[@magaareinbredhillbillies]

think of it like this, the credit card gets a % of charges, so the credit card company gets part of the tip.

[@princenebulon]

i've found that if i pay in cash, i don't get pressured into tipping

[@taimatsuko]

Read: “Has wage theft gone too far”

[@G4safety]

Order food online,say no to the tip, and take a chance on someone spitting or worse in your food.

[@oooh19]

Nope you gotta tip delivery though that’s nothing new that’s always been the norm

[@clydefrog4959]

​@@oooh19tipping before I know it's not going to take an hour and a half to get my food is idiotic. But if I wait until services are rendered so I can properly gauge my tip amount, there's a chance I'll get spit in my food? Nah I'll pass and cook at home.

[@magaareinbredhillbillies]

think of it like this, the credit card gets a % of charges, so the credit card company gets part of the tip.

[@supermodelatlanta1354]

Click bait 3:24 4 mnt of the video is about tipping And you want a “like”

[@shanecorreia]

Please make these chapters if you are going to make videos on multiple subjects without indicating that

[@ralphturner3798]

When the service is good, I tip .01 %. If service is bad, I tip .02 %.

[@morganfbilbo462]

And if tipping becomes income tax free, we can drop back to 10%. That's what I will do. More than 10% is ONLY for exceptional service. And I'm still known to tip 1¢ when the service is lousy. When the food is bad, I tell the manager/owner; and the service was OK, then they get the 10%. And it goes without saying, that when either the service or food is bad, I Never Go Back.

[@RiverbaseinNomore]

Stop hurting my ear

[@KevinChase-u9c]

every time I go to a restaurant and eat I and I pay with my debit card I hardy never tip but the most I tip is about 3 buck that’s the most I will tip at a restaurant 😃