Things Are Just Getting Too Expensive

[@macngeeseyt6029]

they expect a 20 percent tip for rudely handing your food out a window.

[@colemanmonahan6146]

What fast food places expect 20% tips?

[@DrPosion]

​@@colemanmonahan6146Starbucks, panera, five guys, McDonald's, doordash when you pick up...

[@Rov-Nihil]

i get a discount at a café near my job, like 10 percent and they expect you to tip them a minimum of 5 percent ... their food is ridiculously expensive since its a touristic place, but nobody here is getting paid more than the minimum sooo whats even the point of the discount to begin with

[@briellerivera3101]

As a person in the service industry, I have had no problem getting tipped bc my customers actually see me working hard & running around like a chicken with its head off trying my best to hold down a restaurant. The girls that stand around and wait 15 minutes to get back to a table are the ones that constantly complain about money.

[@cellular7881]

It’s 15% not 20 and we rely on those tips you guys are acting as if we can change the system by complaining to our boss

[@joyfulhomemaker8053]

I was a massage therapist for years. I had this one client that kept coming back to me. She worked at a coffee shop. She would complain to me that people didn’t tip her for making coffee. Meanwhile, she never tipped me for me giving her 90 minute massages.

[@AgileLily]

OOF. That’s a good wake up call.

[@Hysube]

No shit though... as another massage therapist I'd at least tradesies my si is currently on a hate binge and some glute work would likely some relief...though lower back would help too... my coccyx feels like a shell of tense hate... sorry don't take offense I am dead serious... out of any in the tip industry y'all take the shittiest folks sometimes...

[@bellabelle5996]

Yesss a massage therapist definitely deserves a tip!

[@ashexxxx]

I literally don't understand the entire concept of tipping. In my country, I want something I PAY for it, that's it. I want a massage, I pay for the massage, end of transaction. Why do I have to tip you when I'm already paying for it?

[@AquilaLupus9]

I hope you once made that connection for her without coming off as rude. You don't want her to stop coming back. Ahahahahahahaha

[@annad5130]

Waiting tables is one thing, but having to tip people for 30 second interaction is another

[@johns9652]

I hate places like Subway that make you tap "skip" or "none" to not tip, the first time I encountered that I didn't realize, and paid extra for my sandwich. I don't mind tipping in an actual restaurant. That being said, I've had friends say I'm cheap because I tip based off a percentage of the NET bill. I REFUSE to tip based on total, I'm not tipping sales tax. The best commentary on tipping ever, in my opinion, is the opening scene in Reservoir Dogs.

[@DogFish-NZ]

merica , f yea , who else tips?

[@marcus3457]

Agree. I feel like tipping someone the same for handing you a sandwich is an insult to waitresses everywhere who have to hustle for the same 20% tip.

[@rebecca603]

As a server, I agree.

[@BenPatrik]

I don’t tip my grocery store cashier, why would I tip my barista?

[@JESTR_ACTUAL]

Not only has it gotten more expensive, but the quality of service is horrendous now.

[@bobshanery5152]

Yes its awful. Was talking about this to my wife recently. There is places now I flat out avoid because the food is always not cooked right, place is dirty, service is garbage and to makes matters worse I have had food poisoning multiple times this year already. Last week we went to a restaurant that they took so long I went and refilled our drinks and grabbed the food myself off the counter. Im not tipping them anything. There was only about 5 of us in the building and it was not at a busy hour. Over an hour to get a meal cooked and a refill. People just talking on phones or hiding in the back.The odd thing is they had like 11 people working in this building but they not doing a dam thing.

[@EveraWillard1326]

@@bobshanery5152to be fair despite dirtiness as someone who works in the customer service industry customers can be real monsters. Imagine this, you come into work… and your already tired from your shift the day before and from doing other life things. Now, you have to come into work and deal with people who think, “the customer is always right” let me tell you. We as a society have misconstrued that statement. The real statement is, “The customer is always right, in matters of taste.” It also continues on to say “if they want to buy an ugly hat let them.” You must understand this, the second you join that industry you are taught this golden rule. Customer service is not for the weak. Let me ask you something now, these waiters that wait on you, do you care about their well being as a person or do you just care what they can give you? Do you have any empathy for other human beings? Any compassion? The reason the service industry has become so bad is BECAUSE customers do not tip their waiters and are NOT kind to them. Remember they are people too. They breathe the same oxygen as you they eat the same thing as you FOOD. And at the end of the day these very same people your griping about have struggles as well. How would you feel if an old man told you to smile, that it makes you look prettier? Thats condescending and mean, what if her mother had just died? Now think about the fact waiters LIVE off of tips to het by. And if you aren’t paying them they arent being payed fairly. If you want us to change so bad become us, because I promise you, you wouldn’t last a day in our shoes with the pressure we go through

[@tracim3080]

You don’t pay service people minimum wage let alone a living wage

[@JESTR_ACTUAL]

@@tracim3080 it's lack of integrity on all sides

[@tracim3080]

@@JESTR_ACTUAL I don’t think people working for less than minimum wage asking for tips is lacking integrity. I think the society that has that as a system is what’s lacking integrity You’re the only country that does it. No, where else are you allowed to pay your servers less than minimum wage just America.

[@fattygonzolas]

I still tip waitresses and waiters. But you can't catch me tipping a cashier

[@jonjeskie5234]

​@@ImmaEffinUnicornI think the idea is that cashiers get a full wage to begin with, unlike servers 🤔

[@stormixondra2563]

@@ImmaEffinUnicornyea at my job I'm a cashier but I also make shakes bring the food to them and help with anything like sauces or extra sides of topping it also doesn't go to me alone it goes to the Cooks too but I let them know they can skip the tip and if they came back and order something else I skip automatically some are nice people and actually want to tip again anyway it does depend definitely, see if the cashier does more and feel free to ask if the tips get allocated

[@Llquiquell]

@@stormixondra2563you should ask for a raise no offense but if you’re doing the job of someone else then stand up for yourself

[@joshuamcnally1604]

​@jonjeskie5234 in alot of places, they get minimum wage if they don't make at least that much in tips.

[@deang8910]

Nah, those automated tip screens on pick up orders need to be shamed banned

[@kpalzrhein2378]

And that’s why I left the service industry. I didn’t want to have to be reliant on someone else’s generosity to live

[@randallsmerna384]

It is possible if you are good and choose your right audience.

[@HorizonHunter82]

Says the girl who totes her ego on the internet instead of getting a job

[@marshallvannice]

@randallsmerna384 that wasn't the point. Of Couse you can especially if your fortunate. The post stated they didn't like relying on others generosity to live and left because of that, not because they couldn't live of others generosity

[@jout738]

Its stupid rule in america, that the waiter gets her/his money from tips, while it was the cook who made the delicious food in kitchen, so it could get tipped then, so waiter could get some money. Waiters should instead have salary, where they get paid the same amount of money every month from their boss no matter how much tips are given. In Europe tips are not always given, when its given to show appreciation for how delicious the food was and you tip more money to show that you appreciated it even more, while if the food was disgusting. You dont need to tip at all. Its ridiculous that in america you must tip, so tipping losses its meaning, when no longer it means that you appreciated the food a lot, when everybody must tip from now on. No wonder people longer going to restaurants, when their expected to tip every time, because the stupid rule that waiter gets her or his money from tips, instead from regular salary, while good food is the job of the cook, that leads to bigger tips being handed.

[@NathanDCLubb]

Let me help, *I didn’t like being underpaid by corporations. Don’t blame average consumers, punch up.

[@WillerDillerEdits]

The awkward feeling when you press “no tip” 👁️👄👁️

[@Gamble396]

It will go away after the 50th time

[@coreybroussard5264]

No awkwardness, I stoped giving a crap about tips on anything less than a full meal ages ago

[@proudamerican6846]

Definitely not an awkward feeling....

[@DoctorMantisTob0ggan]

Dude I went & got ice cream & they asked if I wanted to leave a tip. I looked straight up dumbfounded & just asked "for doing this literal single task?...nah" How are you gonna expect extra for just doing your job? Wtf

[@Chunchunmaru18]

I look them in the eyes and hit that no tip button or write it

[@Sarah_375]

Former Starbucks barista… if you pay the tip, the baristas are satisfied with being paid less. If you don’t pay the tip, the baristas won’t be as happy and will be more likely join the union to get a fair wage, or go find a new job. Don’t pay a tip unless you’re being seated and served at a restaurant. That’s the only time I’d justify it.

[@3Hose]

But handing me the wrong overpriced coffee is not some super laborious task. You chose to work for a wage.... I am assuming that it's a standard minimum wage job. Well guess what, minimum wage is all that job is worth. Baristas seem to think that fixing coffee is some elegant job that deserves more than any other fast food. It doesn't. If you are nice, pleasant and get my order right then I will CONSIDER giving you a tip. If not then expect a complaint not a tip. Wait staff work for waiting minimum wage (usually) and still make waaayyy more than minimum wage and usually more than a lot of blue collar work. So, everyone can just stop with the whole tips are an evil concept that only profits the restaurants. It benefits all involved. Restaurants can have lower prices and a better profit margin, wait staff make more $$$ (that they don't report) and the customers get better service. And I completely agree that tipping is only for sit down restaurants and bartenders.

[@tracigreen4786]

Servers,bartenders AND delivery drivers deserve tips. I know a lot of people that don’t think drivers deserve tip. But I beg to differ. If anything,drivers deserve it most.They drive their own cars,pay their own car insurance,car maintenance is costly. Also the traffic and other motorists can be a complete NIGHTMARE!!! AND drivers are always alone,with no back- up whatsoever if anything bad goes down.

[@3Hose]

@@tracigreen4786 By using your logic, truck drivers deserve tips. So when you go to the grocery store, out to eat, walmart, gas station or any place else, you need to leave a tip for the truck driver. You only DESERVE a tip if you earn it with stellar service. In the case of delivery drivers, they know what they are signing up for, no different than a minimum wage barista. You get paid what you get paid. If you earn a tip then you might get one. Some people are cheap and wont give you a tip even when you have stellar service. That is the risk you take being in any field that is partially tip based pay. It is up to the consumer to decide what is fair, not some internet rando, not the service you work for, not the driver, not his mama, the customer alone makes that determination.

[@merius1000]

@@tracigreen4786when you go on the job you know that you are using your car as a main part of your job. You also know that you can discount allllllll that stuff at the ends of your taxes. Come one now. lol. It asks you if you use your car for work and how many miles are for work ! 😂

[@janae23]

Also if you're serving in a dine-in setting (where you can wait to see your tips), I had a friend who refused to look at her tips until after her shift. She always tried to go to every table as her best and she always had people asking for her in particular. That way, her day or the quality of her service didnt just go downhill bc she was tipped poorly. Yes she needed money, but she also understood financial struggles, and the way tipping goes sometimes. I really admired that about her. I agree, you should be paid a liveable wage off the bat, and if someone chooses to tip out of kindness, then that's awesome and you should be able to keep it.

[@blaackberry]

I had a coworker who did this. I never felt the need to though. Bad tips irritated me but I also understood my position. I deeply understood that tipping is optional. My service never faltered unless the customer was rude.

[@michellemercado9038]

This is what I do because that way I'm unbiased and have no idea of who stiffed me

[@David-ue3vf]

What is a livable wage? Where I am at $30/hr would be livable. Pays for a small 1 bedroom house, food on the table, a car to get you back and forth, and some play money. While $15/hr is poor. In other places of the country $30/hr makes you very wealthy. So, what is "livable"? Arbitrary names without definition make pinpointing these things impossible. Everyone's definition is different. To me livable is probably something way different than what you think livable is. This could also be because of my experience in life over yours giving me a different outlook on things. Like living in a trailer parked somewhere semi-nice could be enough for someone like me. Eating the same three meals everyday is also not a problem. Driving some car that has to be "fixed" once a year or less is okay with me too. For others it is, a 3 bedroom house, an almost model year car, and plenty of food variety.

[@shawndavid1845]

I'd hire a server like that and I'd probably pay her more than others because of the mindset she has. I never expect tips. I've managed a food truck and restaurant for the last 6 years. I earn my $30-100 an hour because of how I cook and how I treat customers.

[@shawndavid1845]

@@David-ue3vf Go find a way to live better. I just did. I got a job for 19/hr and rent an apartment on the property 30ft from the kitchen I cook in.... for $400. Small town America is where it's at!!

[@Theenforcer921]

I give tips for service. Based on the service. If you take care of me and my family or my date at a restaurant, you get 15 to 35% based on how well you served us... because I'm paying for the service. If I walk into any over the counter store and order something, what am I tipping for? You put a price on the item... and I'm not gonna pay you extra for handing it to me. She's super on point with this.

[@genio2509]

That's what my family has always done, and I had always seen a tip, not as a payment for being there, but as a little extra money for giving a good service, and until I saw the Brett's tipping video I didn't know it was this bad.

[@Skulllywag]

@@genio2509 I don't understand the percentage thang. Seems like class warfare to me. "I performed the same service for you that I did the table next to you...but YOU owe me MORE money because you bought more expensive food". Huh?? What does what I order have to do with what you expect to get from me? Carrying a steak to my table requires no more effort/strength than carrying a burger.

[@genio2509]

@@Skulllywag I have always thought that. But thinking about it it makes kinda sense, you have enough to afford a $2000 meal, so you can tip more I still think it's bs, but oh well. Most of the time the values coincide with me so it's ok.

[@nathanswilliams2013]

As it should be! I'm a former server and I took my job seriously. Tips are for providing a service and experience.

[@reddev1l550]

Exactly what I think. I work as an Axe Throwing Instructor. I work with people and groups of varying sizes, teaching them how to throw axes, and providing an enjoyable environment. That is the kind of service that deserves tipping, not handing people food over a counter.

[@AnnaFelicio-iu6rd]

I think a bigger side is that people don’t give exceptional service anymore. I wasn’t perfect but I ran my a$$ of as a waitress to make that money. Now people do the bare minimum and expect a subsidy. It’s rare to get service worth the requested tip.

[@coryclark5442]

The issue is its a circle. If you dont pay people they arent gonna work, so if everything is too expensive and we cant tip anymore, then of course these people are gonna be mad. We ALL are in the same boat, the government and the employers need to be held accountable for the situation we are in.

[@ianbelletti6241]

I remember when I was growing up the recommended tip was 15%. Now they're pushing for 20%. In my eyes, the tip is a bonus to the server. If they have to ask for a 20% bonus from the customer that's a sign that either the wait staf is greedy or the company is underpaying their staff.

[@OutsideGamerGirl]

Amen! I was a single mom for sometime, and worked hard as a server to make sure my guests had a great dining experience. The fact everywhere is asking for a tip is a slap in the face to those who actually put in the effort.

[@MommaOsoIrish67]

I agree!

[@joshuaeversole8625]

This

[@tammykelsey7877]

I DEFINITELY relate to “tip fatigue”!

[@idk_streaming7464]

I took my aunt who came to visit me from out of town to a favorite place of mine. I was a regular there and at one point, I went there once or twice a week. I had been going there for over 10 years with family and friends. About a year ago, someone else from the Bay Area bought it over. I previously made conversation with the new owner about how much I loved the place and asked where she was from. Anyways, I took my Aunt there and paid for her meal not knowing my aunt ordered another plate to go. The bill ran up higher than I thought so I decided to tip 10% and leave $15 on the table. The owner was upset when she saw the tip from my card payment and gave me immediate attitude “Really? That’s how much you want to tip?” I told her we are tipping in cash on the table too. She said “You better”. It gave such a bad taste in my mouth, and in front of my aunt who came into town to visit me! I felt so bad for my aunt who witnessed everything. Where I live tip culture was never obligated, it’s the return customers that they want but times are changing. I can’t bring myself to ever go back there, what a shame.

[@IsaidIt_2]

I would've walked over and got the cash off the table. We ate at a restaurant one time, told the server we didn't need change. We intended to leave extra cash on the table. She peeked the bill and cash and slammed the little tray on the bar, assuming that the change was her tip. At that point, that was her tip. Sucks for her.

[@savagequeen3798]

you should have asked "or else"? what you gonna do if i pay for your food anyways? call the police bc i payed it and didn't gave you money for free? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@thoughtsfromaidiot5928]

The irony is the reason why people think tipping is required is because owners don't pay their employees enough.

[@oldschoolzone5711]

@@thoughtsfromaidiot5928 No, the irony comes in when people who've obviously never run a restaurant, or know how high the labor rate is already. ALSO, doesn't know how close Most restaurants are to running in the red already, OR how those ideas cost people JOBS. AND, clearly hasn't learned a damn thing in the last 3 years. Talk about Irony, let me tell you about Irony!

[@Sarah_Spang]

Man, I would’ve walked straight over to the table and taken that $15 cash tip. Rude service =no tip

[@IzzyTheEditor]

Nobody's talking about the bigger issue here. The fact that this chick asked the world if they were out of Covid money thinking that that money was extra money on top of money you already received.

[@peterdisabella2156]

I think she meant the money people saved because they couldnt go out and do stuff.

[@biancamidkiff]

​@@peterdisabella2156 their checks went to rent and necessities 😂 people act like the government gave us a million dollars 😂

[@TheLorenaRose]

Some ppl don't know how to save, even with no bills or responsibilities. They just blow money quick.. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@peterdisabella2156]

@@biancamidkiff No Im not talking about the stimulus checks. Im talking about the money people saved when they couldnt go out to restaurants, movies etc. There is data that shows that savings went up during the pandemic.

[@kristinabacon467]

There were a lot of people who were getting "Covid Unemployment" and making more money to stay at home than they did in their jobs. This is what she meant by Covid money.

[@tsvandyke]

I work in the service industry - cutting your grass in the hot sun all day .. I have NEVER been offered a tip , but you work in a A/C coffee shop handing over a paper cup & DEMAND a TIP !? ( ugh ... no )

[@dnycebushton5008]

WTF!?!...you have some garbage ass clients or maybe your rates are a lil steep compared to your comp? How long have you been in the industry? Youve NEVER gotten a tip?...that feels like a lie.

[@cristinhrt]

I probably wouldn't tip either.. coffee, for the same reason you mentioned. A lawn service, bc you've already picked your rate.. now if there were small extras thrown in, or you took special care on certain areas, I may think it's appropriate... moreso, I'd be handing out your card and helping you drum up business.

[@BobSaxon-ou7ww]

I don't tip at fast food or take out counter

[@neatznotso7424]

Don't servers rely on tips for a living wage?

[@TheOri-cd3qz]

​@@neatznotso7424no. That's a lie told to us to get us to tip

[@WILPOLLOCK]

Why are we tipping at all?? The “Fight for $15” won!! They’re making the money they *asked* for. 😂😂

[@sandis700]

So for most of my life, I’ve worked in an industry where I would need to get tipped to make money and from when I was young until I moved on to another career, I always knew that if someone doesn’t tip, it doesn’t mean they are a bad person it means Maybe they can’t or maybe they have a situation where they are low on funds and that’s fine. People in the service industry need to understand that your attitude and your customer service should not depend on tips. You should always be nice to everyone and be kind and do your job regardless if you think you’re getting a tip or not. God always provides when you are not greedy and you’re humble. And it’s so funny because I was always the one who would make the most tips. Because I was kind and respectful and hard-working, regardless if they tipped me or not. And they would always come back and remember how I treated them and they would tip me at another time. ALWAYS! I think people in the service industry have gotten way too freaking greedy and spoiled

[@BuddyRIP]

Honestly I 100% agree, I work in the industry but in back of house, and most the servers make more in a day than I make in a week and will still complain about tips. They don't even have side work or cut work due to a company policy that anyone lower than minimum wage can't or some crap.

[@maddiesmith2479]

If my paycheck depends on tips, my customer service sure as hell will too. That means if you didn’t tip me last time, you’re getting the service you paid for. If you are too broke to tip, there are other ways to treat yourself. I’m not greedy or spoiled, not making enough to be spoiled. But I do expect my time and effort to be paid for. Specially when people want me to sing HBD.

[@MyAramil]

Whats even more fun is when you go to a self checkout and get asked to tip.

[@charlesgarber5911]

It's the wave of the future, sadly...

[@mxplixic]

I had that happen once. I said "I'd be glad to". I took a $20 bill out of my wallet, looked the person in the eye, folded it up, and stuck it in my other pocket. I then said to myself "thank you" and walked away. 😊

[@grumpynomad3551]

I had a tip option at a drive through subway for 20%!!!! That was the last time I went there.

[@tangogolf846]

I call B/S foul on those! Edit: If I'm doing the work, the only tip they'll get from me is "when in doubt, move a pawn".

[@SB-me3fr]

The problem is you're expected to tip everywhere now and it's taking away from the people who actually work for tips

[@moreruffles89]

This! I think the people who deserve a 20% tip are the ones who actually are tending to you the entire time you’re eating. Where they’re taking your order and refilling drinks, etc. As someone who worked in the food industry, I always tip because I knew the struggle. But don’t expect me to tip 20% for togo orders. I never expected anything when doing togo orders. I don’t think self serve and buffets deserve 15% either. A lot of people depend on their tips. But I think the tip should fit the job. I know someone who does DoorDash and if they don’t tip, he’s not picking it up. Or if they tip too little and he’d leave the food on the curb 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Livetoeat171]

Who works for tips? It's illegal to not get minimum wage at $15 an hour

[@mrs.hatfield1451]

​@Livetoeat171 Delivery services. DOORDASH, Walmart Spark etc... We get 2-3$ base pay, total. The tip is what we actually get paid with. No hourly period. Base pay plus tip only. We pay our gas, insurance and every bit of maintenance on our personal vehicles. If this is how it goes for those of us who do it. It works for my family as kids can go with , otherwise I can not work.😅

[@bernnadetpfefferle6471]

​@@Livetoeat171 hahah ok!!! There is a min wage for service people that is lower than regular fed min wage. If all waiters made $15an hour a regular burger and fries would cost $50 You do know that if an employer pays you $15 an hour they are actually paying closer to $20-25 an hour with taxes and insurance that is required by Fed gov just to have an employee!!

[@sherribaker7271]

@@Livetoeat171servers aka waitresses and waiters, busers, hostesses, bar tenders, etc. work for tips. You aren’t paid minimum wage per hour technically but usually at the end of the night when you clock out you’re supposed to count in your tips and it should add up to at least minimum wage and if it doesn’t your employer is responsible for that difference. My ex employer made us sign sheets that basically waived them from paying the difference unit I actually did some investigating and found out exactly what I was signing and then refused to do because where I worked, in the winter times it was basically impossible to make much money at all. It was a tourist town.

[@IAmTheGlovenor]

The real issue is % based tipping. Why should more money be given just because something cost more, when they're still moving just 1 or 2 plates. They had nothing to do with the creation.

[@mustang8206]

Yeah it's not always fair. For example I worked at Chili's where they have unlimited soup and salad for a cheap price compared to something like steak. But with a steak all I have to so is bring out the steak and maybe some sauce. With the unlimited soup and salad I'm constantly bringing out more which doesn't allow me to take care of my other tables. So not only do I get a bad tip from the soup and salad table but I get s bad tip from the other tables too

[@r-e_mii]

​@@mustang8206I worked at Chili's, lasted maybe 3-6 months. Never again. Tipping out bartenders, expos, bussers, hosts. No thanks

[@twalker294]

A few months ago my wife and I were on a cruise. I went into the candy shop on the ship, got a box of Whoppers, and took them to the register. The girl behind the counter aimed a barcode reader at the box, pulled the trigger, and told me the total. She flipped the screen around and there was already a 20% tip applied by default. I had to select "no tip" myself and if I hadn't been paying attention, it would have been very easy to miss. Absolutely ridiculous.

[@outahismind_]

That means she pressed it before flipping it around to you.

[@abbimeadows4400]

Not to sound Petty but that’s illegal. You should have went to the ships cruise Director and reported her. I’ve been on a few cruises myself, and usually you don’t tip the shops Sometimes you can have all the gratuities added to your account, but like that’s messed up

[@ameliaedwards5379]

Cruises from America immediately add a percentage onto your on board expenditures. If you don't want to, you have to actively go to reception to opt out. Even the cruises where the ships are American, but the trip itself has not been and goes nowhere near America.

[@DustyTeachesArt]

@@outahismind_ Not always, some apps nowautomatically add it. My business uses square and they recently added that feature, I had to go under the admine profile since I'm the business owner to turn it off. I don't to charge tips for my business.

[@afrikandsansir]

We have been told by the service industry that if you can't afford to tip don't go out. Just doing as we are told.

[@melissaloyal4945]

Yeahh and it's true people mistaken server for servant huge difference!

[@Purplelemon5033]

Yep take a flask of coffee, my own water bottle and a packed lunch everywhere. Don’t buy clothes anymore realised id already got plenty of stuff i barely wear in my wardrobe or anything that serves no functional purpose like a stupid ornament, take out books from the library, walk everywhere I can rather than pay a gym membership or drive saves a fortune

[@seadragon1456]

I ordered a half a beef from a local rancher recently. After it was all said and done I paid 2090. They advertise that anything over $150 is free delivery. When it was delivered my husband and I helped unloaded it from the vehicle. We talked for a bit and when it was time for the owner to go I felt so weird because I thought we were supposed to tip but my husband said NO because we already paid top dollar for the animal and processing. Apparently, you don’t tip ranchers either because their profits are already included.

[@bobshanery5152]

@@Purplelemon5033 I have not bought clothes in years. Dont get the point of it. I have regular shirts/pants etc and then a few suits/ties/dress shoes. Dont need anything else.... Sadly no money is saved because the wife buys new stuff all the time. I cant win ha

[@thomasschneider960]

I work at Walmart. We CANNOT keep up with the prices changes RISING ! EVERYTHING has doubled!!! EVERYTHING!!

[@joel.ha.]

Well except water gallon refills. The price hasn't changed in 20 years

[@Twila5836]

Prices just went up at chippy too. Chicken bowl is now 9.50 I believe

[@koDaffi]

Also No Change, and enjoy checking yourself out. Don't ask us for help finding barcode.

[@randomcole619]

@@joel.ha.I buy five gallon jugs, they were $6.99 they are now $7.99… that adds up when you have a decent amount of them and exclusively use that water for drinking and your pets water😪 I refill about six at a pop, that’s an extra $6 on top of everything else that’s gone up😢

[@joel.ha.]

@randomcole619 oh damn dude, sorry to hear that. This shit is out of control. Sometime since posting my last comment, they raised gallons to 75 cents, they were 35. Like you said, it adds up.

[@SWags-ly7dp]

As a massage therapist, I get asked if X amount is an okay tip. My response is, "Tips are optional, not mandatory. A tip is a complement on the quality of service I have provided to you." And when I receive a tip, I make sure to ALWAYS look them in the eye and say, "Thank you."

[@yomom69-yr7rj]

As a hairstylist I don't agree...I work at a franchise and they only pay 10.00 an hr bc we are "tipped" employees. So without said tips I don't even make minimum wage with 12 years of experience and 10000s of hours of training. They don't give us money for our tools or to have shear sharpened every other month 40.00/blades every 4 months 50.00/ licences and buying clippers at least 200.00 a year. So I need to be tipped or sh*t haircut for you.

[@Queenofthemean]

Thank you for always saying thank you! I feel like a lot of the places that shouldn’t really be asking for tips are the places that don’t say thank you or acknowledge the tip you gave at all.

[@LuigiTV112]

My rule of thumb is that if a place is not a proper sit down restaurant, I will not tip. There is no amazing service that happens when you just order coffee 😂

[@jmorrison5206]

There are plenty of in-between cases. Takeout restaurants where the staff is not paid well is a biggie. And if you are too broke, or just too damned cheap, to tip: make coffee at home, bro.

[@MBergyman]

If a shop can’t pay their workers a fair wage selling $4 black coffees, where more than $3 of that is profit, then they need to go out of business.

[@shotgun7570]

@@jmorrison5206its a slippery slope. If the company isn’t paying well, then people should work elsewhere. Promising tips for income growth does nothing but allow companies to increase their bottom lines at the expense of the consumer

[@baileyrichards3630]

​@@MBergymanthat's not what tipping is. That's what dumbass thinks it is. It's just a thank you from the customer to the server because you or someone else at the house was lazy. The cheap people are the ones who want to go out and eat and not give tip.

[@ChemicalVoyageStudios]

​@@jmorrison5206L take

[@Berserkbushwookiee]

This is why I enjoyed being stationed in Japan lol you could not tip those people or they would be insulted by it. Basically saying they’re poor.

[@sykotika13thirteen]

In Australia you have to give exceptional service to get a tip and if you ask for one you will get advice like “work hard and be good to your mother”

[@archi5461]

Sorry, but it's untrue. Japanese won't be insulted by tipping, only confused as the payment for the service is already included in the bill. Whereas in other countries it's simply not.

[@sykotika13thirteen]

@@archi5461 australia works the same way, the fos and service are included in the price. Tips are voluntary and only silly given for exceptional service

[@archi5461]

@@sykotika13thirteen I won't argue that. My point was that in Japan they won't get offended/insulted by a tip. This will only cause akward situation for them. I don't know where the myth about being offended came from.

[@drgnmonte]

This is most of the world. The US is the only country that requires tips

[@Fox_SquadOfficial]

theres so many places now asking for tips that it is insane

[@shanedaley6236]

And so many in pointless places or the fee charges are ridiculous I like tipping it's a nice way to just say thanks for the great service but when everything is so expensive and things are getting out of hand people stop

[@xsterawesome]

​@@shanedaley6236what really gets me is being asked to tip before the service is even rendered.

[@aishacaban1404]

The vape shop in my town tried asking for tips. They got so many complaints they removed it. If enough people talk shit and boycott, it works sometimes 😅

[@lucrezia909]

The hair stylist! The restaurant when I do carry out or if there's no server at the tables? At this point they're just doing the bare minimum, they just want more and more $ 🙄

[@raymarshall6721]

There is a restraint where I live with a sign on the door that parties over 4 have an automatic 20% gratuity added to the bill... And they can't figure out why customers aren't coming in

[@ruthgriffiths7365]

I simply do not understand why a country such as America does not have decent employee protection laws! In the UK, everyone is entitled to a minimum, living wage, currently £10.42 or $13 per hour, more in London. Everyone is also entitled to sick pay, holiday pay and employment protection. It is utterly ridiculous that an American restaurant owner expects the customer to pay the staff wages!!!

[@KJ-md2wj]

I could understand the owner expecting service tips if a hamburger were still 70 cents and wages were low.

[@RareCinephile]

I finally understand Mr. Pink in Reservoir Dogs.

[@gabe2308]

Was looking for this comment 🤣

[@akakrewsavages]

I’ve always understood where he came from I love that scene😂😂

[@sarahh_99]

Bro I was just thinking about that lol

[@woodside4life]

😂😂😂

[@EverythingN.Nothing]

If I have to sign and don't want to tip -Mr. Pink

[@Mikedeela]

I went to dinner today and the lady spent a great deal of time waiting on me and checking on me. I left her a good tip. I’m not going to tip someone at Starbucks for charging me six dollars for something that’s mostly ice. And they don’t hesitate to find a reason to market up even higher.

[@kurtsudheim825]

Ya, you don't tip the person who just takes your order, certainly not at a chain, but ba server, that's required

[@Christina-kn1lq]

"Get what you paid for" is long gone! My husband and I have stopped going to quite a few restaurants. Mainly for the portions and quality of food. I'm from the south. Cracker barrel and chilis recent examples.

[@amandamccune822]

They get paid a much higher wage than servers and bartenders, so they don’t really “need” it, it’s a bonus

[@michaelmcfall452]

I just don't go to tardbucks. I have a coffee maker at home.

[@markbigelow2608]

I get a tall coffee of the day at Starbucks in Cambodia for $2.15. I highly doubt the servers make $25hr. More like $1.80hr.

[@RunThatRC]

If I'm not at a sit down restaurant or have a bell boy carrying my bags I'm not tipping. Specially when asking for a tip in a drive thru.

[@SindyJ37]

Exactly

[@sarahpyro]

A valet told me once that if they don't make $40 in tips, they're paying more in taxes than they're actually paid. They lose money by going to work at that point. Jobs that "require" tips need to actually pay their employees

[@MildTimes]

the second i get prompted to tip in a department store, it’s game over society.

[@BenPatrik]

It’s coming

[@stevenjulie4698]

I've been in Australia for about 6 months now and not once have I been asked to tip anyone for anything. It's glorious

[@greatleader4841]

I lived there for 8 years. if you leave a tip, they will return your money.

[@neatznotso7424]

Thats because they get a decent minimum wage, they don't rely on tips for a living.

[@greatleader4841]

@@neatznotso7424 spoken as someone who's never been to australia. Sure, they make $20 an hour minimum but you've never seen the rent, water bill, electric bill, internet bill, phone bill, food prices, drink prices, etc. if you think "oh they get a decent minimum wage" I can blow through 300 a DAY in australia for food, drinks, transport, etc. since their prices are insane. a burger is $30. a pack of smokes is $80, a bottle of smirnoff is 84$. you can go to mcdonalds and spend $50 easy. high wages means high prices for everything. A gallon of gas last time i was there was $10.

[@greatleader4841]

@@neatznotso7424 I personally spend 1k a MONTH on water and 1k a month on electric, and 60 a month on DSL, and 700 a week on getting my grass cut, etc. the cost of living is exactly what the price companies have to pay for minimum wage.

[@greatleader4841]

@@neatznotso7424 you really out here trying to spend $14 a KG for chicken? stop playing bro.

[@JasonFlorida]

It's getting to where I purposely avoid those demanding places and spend my money at stores that didn't force it awkwardly on you last minute.

[@TheInsomniaddict]

Subway is the best example. At first when they brought out tip I was thinking "yeah, I like these guys I'm here a couple times a week I'll do it." Now that their subs are about twice as expensive I'm at Subway maybe once every 3 months and I no longer tip.

[@literate-aside]

I've been trying to explain for years its ridiculous, but folks from the US always jumped down my throat. Glad people are waking up.

[@nchicken_4815]

As someone who works at a place like that, where drinks are sold from 8-11$, I already feel bad telling people how much it costs before they pay (before tip). I am thankful for those who do tip because it’s extra money where I don’t get paid much, but I understand that people don’t want to give tip on an single 11$ drink

[@YardenAkin]

$11??? What could possibly be in those drinks worth 11 dollars? insanity

[@DogFish-NZ]

how much is the wage?

[@esth8175]

I remember working at a place where I was embarrassed to say the prices of some stuff.

[@PettyKreuger]

@@esth8175bro, I’m embarrassed to even read the prices of stuff. 37 dollars for a pasta dish? Nahhh

[@DrDeuteron]

@@esth8175that’s when you say “market price”

[@aaronalexander9701]

Tip fatigue is exactly what it is for me. I don't tip anywhere except 4 places that I frequent.

[@sammarithinang_pannarith]

My tips slowly went towards the extra fees and the price that keeps going up. I don’t go out much anymore, so when I do, it’s a treat. Everywhere asking for constant tips turns me off to tipping again.

[@Kristine49erfan82]

The problem with it is 2 fold. 1: They are asking for tips at the CRAZIEST places now. A gas station?! It's not full service! 2: Americans are already losing their shit cause McDonald's prices went up because they now pay their employees a better wage. If the actual restaurant industry had to raise the pay from all the way down at waiting pay up to living wage pay?! Your burger cost goes through the roof. I'm telling you right now the owners will refuse to feel it in their pockets. It'll come out of yours. Refuse all ridiculous tipping but still tip the wait staff.

[@Luna18Cat05]

I remember hearing on the radio how the one host didn’t tip when he picked up the pizza. Restaurants, yes. Delivery, yes. Someone who just handed him the pizza over the counter? No. Some dude who worked at the place called up and said he was going to tell everyone not to serve the host. That dude deserves no tip.

[@haworthlowell805]

That place deserves no future business!

[@jjdillon1207]

I’ve never had food delivered in my life. Always thought it was weird to have someone be alone with my food. So I go pickup food and they expect a tip that I would give a driver. So now I just don’t get food out anymore. I’ve lost nothing

[@blaackberry]

But actually. I always say, if they make minimum wage, dont tip. Tip your servers, barbers/stylists, nail artist, tatooist, and hotel staff. Thats about it.

[@protoman1214]

My biggest beef is that during COVID, restaurants got used to nice tips even if you were just picking up a to-go order. Most of it was a communal effort to support businesses during the shutdowns, but now these workers are spoiled as shit and expect huge tips no matter what.

[@ryanalt9219]

Yep and people don’t get that the reason for for tipping was if the person did a good job. Before Covid the service was 10 times better. Now people expect to get a huge tip and not actually do anything for it.

[@jtrades2134]

Yep, I tipped like a mf at small businesses to try and help them.

[@protoman1214]

@@ryanalt9219 bro I went to a spot with one person in front of me in the line and the cashier told me I had to use the kiosk nearby…. The damn thing had 20% tip set as default, at a self service kiosk!!! I clicked “other” and entered 0. These businesses have lost the plot

[@benjamindouglas862]

American service workers spoiled? They make 3 bucks an hour, you're going to the guillotine scaffol for sure during the revolution

[@bobshanery5152]

@@ryanalt9219 Agree. The service today is awful and I dont say that lightly. It is truly horrendous at some of these places. Tipping is fine. You can make really good money. My kid years ago used to make around 2-6hundred a night in tips. Thats far better then a lot of jobs that require degrees. The thing is my kid worked really hard for those tips. Rushed around, got everything right, talking, smiled.. You named it. My kid had regulars just because of her. As you said.. Today people want a tip for everything. People just hand you the food and want a tip. Get out of here.

[@catfinity8799]

Well, when someone is actually working hard to provide a service (waiter, barber, etc), they should be paid based on how well they do their job. If the customers leave tips for them, they'll be more inclined to leave more the better the service is, thus rewarding the service provider's effort and skill and incentivising them to work harder. This worked fine until services where the person being tipped did not work hard to provide quality service asked for tips, and many people stopped tipping altogether.

[@belle4313]

Exactly.

[@rpsoren]

I agree with only half your statement. Barbers yes, waiters no. A child could fill your drinks, write down your order and bring plates of food, and they'd do it happily and not gossip!! I'm excited for when waiters are replaced with ai or even better yet when we can just order from our phone and the cook brings it to the table. Drinks served at the table through a tap that is tied to all beverages. Beer/liquor served AT the bar, so you need to get up to get another, this would help most (obviously not all) people know how inebriated they are!

[@raidernation9920]

@@rpsoren - you’ve obviously never been a server if you think it’s that easy

[@jcandle6044]

​​@@raidernation9920I have, including fairly recently, and while it definitely isn't that easy, it wasn’t that hard either. And not half as hard as the dumbasses who literally want a 50% tip claim it is

[@rpsoren]

@@raidernation9920 I actually have, I've also been a busboy, and filled in the kitchen even with no cooking skills. But unlike those who willingly take a job, which they can quit, I actually left.

[@sirmossman3600]

I am in the service industry in a small town that doesn't ask for tips, it just happens. A few of us don't think we get tipped enough, but those people are idiots. I make about 5-8% on my daily transactions which is more than enough on top of my wages. Those aren't high either but between the two it's around 30-40 an hour. How am I supposed to ask more of people ?? I BARELY CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY.

[@flubber1557]

I hate places that put a tip on the bill without your concent.

[@Tomyironmane]

Any place that does that gets no more business.

[@funsizedi88]

Unless it is a full service sit down restaurant or delivery(as far as eating goes)then no tip should be asked for/given. If somewhere puts the gratuity on your bill, they have it posted in the menu and probably on the front door. Usually most places don't add a tip automatically unless it is a large party.

[@flubber1557]

@@funsizedi88 unfortunately not everyone understands that...

[@MegaPlayDude18]

If they add a tip, then I do not tip in addition to that. What's odd to me is when they do add gratuity is not 20%like I would have tipped. No I'm not talking the delivery fee we're getting screwed on with pizza or large parties at the restaurant.

[@JessicaSilva-vw2cx]

That’s called gratuity and it doesn’t even exist anymore where I live.

[@87RH]

You have to watch your bill too because sometimes they're automatically adding in a 20% gratuity and then still leaving a space for additional tipping!

[@grayboats7741]

Anyplace that auto adds a tip never sees me again.

[@Skulllywag]

@@grayboats7741 Where you don't have the option to decline, take you bill to the manager and have the tip removed. Tips are not mandatory BY LAW. If all people did this...things would change.

[@billmorison6073]

Canadian Brewhouse in Calgary.

[@heathergeisen3212]

😮😮😮

[@Kyzer_IX]

can't tip a server, don't eat out

[@jamesmccarthy5086]

And yet commercials I see about Biden’s 2024 campaign says that inflation is down to three percent, from when? The last Ukraine bill?

[@charlesmartinjr3971]

It's also misleading, because the CPI inflation is 3.67%, which is high enough (it should be around 2%), but the actual core inflation, which gives us a better view of the economy, is 4.35%. The ads are accurate-ish, but extremely misleading. Just my two cents, for what they're worth.

[@jamesmccarthy5086]

@@charlesmartinjr3971 thank you though. I mean if they stopped the spending, the inflation would be even better

[@cheapbastard990]

@@charlesmartinjr3971 Real inflation is a LOT higher. The Fed is the ONLY entity "buying" US debt since April of 2020. That means ALL "US debt" since then isn't actually debt at all, but literally printed dollars, their value literally robbed from every existing dollar. For the last 3 1/2 years, no one on the planet has been stupid enough to buy US debt. The dollar has been in collapse since then. And during that time $TRILLIONS have been wasted, sent to countless countries, including our enemies!

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

They should remember what T.I.P stands for: To Insure Prompt (& good) Service; no one's going to tip surly staff with their hand out...

[@ghostbirdlary]

restaurants and the barber. thats all i tip for (would for the pizza man too but i dont order delivery)

[@winfieldk6692]

As a pizza delivery guy of almost 3 years now, I appreciate it

[@Simon37423]

@@winfieldk66923 years to long. You can do better brother

[@haworthlowell805]

​@@winfieldk6692You get me my pizza on time & hot I'm tipping you; if not, I'm ordering from somewhere else next time.

[@mxplixic]

But why should the tip for a large meat-lovers pizza be more than a large plain cheese? Why should the tip be based on the price of the order if it's LITERALLY the SAME amount of work?

[@ghostbirdlary]

people dont tip % with pizza lol. you just give them a 5 or 10@@mxplixic

[@inkandcaffeine]

my favorite coffee shop staff ALWAYS spins the ipad but looks away to write on the cup or do some tiny task while you pay & its so nice, they get that they have to use the system but they make the space for no tip if your food is to go lol

[@timopper5488]

Brett’s reaction at “We don’t wanna tip anymore”!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@barneymiller4088]

Two things. First, we used to tip because the wages for some jobs were low assuming that people would get tips, but now that minimum wage has skyrocketed it doesn’t seem necessary. Second, the expansion to who should get a tips is ridiculous. Every tip I go to pay anywhere they flash up a screen wanting me to choose 20%, 25% or 30%. These kind of tips were reserved for exceptional service and creating an experience I would remember, not pouring a coffee and handing it to me.

[@lakevna]

The federal law that created a lower minimum wage for tipped employees also mandates they be paid up to the full minimum wage if they don't make the difference in tips. Ie. They must make the full minimum wage either way. That's not to say employers don't exploit people who don't know this, just that employees should know their rights.

[@brandibelarts]

Europeans just pay them a regular wage and tipping is only given for EXTRAORDINARY service

[@draakirherne1812]

Agreed, I can count all the times on one hand that I've tipped and even then it's generally never more than 5%

[@jaidenbrink]

I’m pretty sure that both service workers and customers are sick of it. I’m also pretty sure that company owners are sick of it as well, but it’s so ingrained in our culture that they don’t know how to phase it out.

[@James-sk4db]

10% is pretty common in the U.K. but not everywhere only restaurants or a gastropub.

[@kurtsudheim825]

That's how it should be, but the us made tipping a thing post ww, effectively the mob, not paying workers properly & inventing tipping

[@Mikedeela]

That’s how it started out in the states. It was only intended to show gratitude for exceptional service, and it was 10% Max. Then it became expected at 10%. Then it came expected at 15%. Then 20% and now I’ve seen pre-programmed tip amounts at 30%. Never going to happen, for me anyway.

[@jessgraves83]

I run a deli/cafe by myself. I’m the cook, waitress and cashier. I make $11.50 an hour and I’m grateful for every tip I receive, which is rare, but I never expect it. Not everyone you tip has this attitude about it.

[@stpbasss3773]

Damn isn't that below minimum wage? I make 19 an hour and feel like that isn't crap, then again I live in shitty California 😂.

[@addisonavocado4730]

Yes! Me too! I never expect tips but I have to say our restaurant does have an iPad ran by square and I do spin it around and it asks to tip😅 but I’m never offended when they say no tip. I get paid for my job and do not expect 20%

[@JanelleNicole777]

Attitude of gratitude like that will bring you more tips. 💯 the law of attraction is powerful. And if you're grateful for the things you have and are given, you will experience an abundance of those things.

[@tommydashed4205]

It most likely is but the min wage for the food service industry is very low unless the difference isn't made up from tips. So, OP actually makes more than 11.50 which they would find out if they ever had a week that had too little tips to cover.@@stpbasss3773

[@prevyhiphop]

Lol the way they do it now is when they turn the IPad they say, “it’s going o ask you a question.” 😂

[@theurbanlifestylechannel2825]

And i'm going to give it an answer you may not like it.

[@luc8254]

The right answer when this happens it's too tell them "I won't talk to your Ipad, thanks" than leave

[@skeeter7932]

I agree the tipping everywhere is ridiculous but when you go out to eat TIP YOUR SERVERS!!!

[@angelrivera4526]

As a server, I 100% agree with restaurants paying us an ACTUAL wage. That being said, thats not a thing at the moment, and chances are the classic dine in restaurants will all shut down not too long from now when servers quit 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@DaBigRMV]

Don’t worry, Biden is bringing in millions of replacements who will gladly take those jobs.

[@marandaparent5120]

Exactly I am too then who will serve them when they wanna go out and eat?

[@marandaparent5120]

Lol they don’t think about that part

[@djayt1215]

No they won't, they'll just change their model and probably safe money. Just put terminals at each table or have a counter to order at then a couple people to bring out the food. Waiters and waitresses will still exist in the find dining realm

[@cwonderment]

I'm all in for servers getting a wage for strictly service. But wage and labor needs to respect that a server is not Also a host/cook/dishwasher/to go food sales and walk out delivery person for minimum wage, the liberties companys take with their job description are ridiculous. And then the customer things that they can't get a drink refill or timely food because they are tasked with doing Every Job.

[@huggledemon32]

As an Aussie- “mandatory” tipping is such a weird concept! And when businesses try and say they can’t afford to pay a decent “living” wage to their staff I always think- we’ll then you shouldn’t be in business then!?🤷‍♀️ However I appreciate it’s a complex issue and the tipping culture allows for eg: the food to be cheaper for the customer🥰👍🏻

[@SmolCloud]

uk here and agree 100%, dont do the business if u cant afford to and need to cut corners

[@Ichthyodactyl]

It isn't actually cheaper though, which is the whole problem people are having. Tips just end up becoming another tax on top of the ever-more-expensive food that you HAVE to pay or else risk people not doing their jobs and fucking with your food/service next time you're there. It's a protection racket.

[@tonyjohnson3717]

The food isn't any cheaper you are paying sometimes twice as much for a meal that came from a freezer I only go out when my wife wants to. I'm not paying 40 dollars for one meal.

[@cheapbastard990]

That's silly. The needs of the seller are never related to the value of what is being sold. That is as true for labor as anything else. Government mandated prices only make it illegal for the seller of lower value things to trade. If government put a minimum price of cars at $5000, that would only make it illegal for anyone to sell their lower value cars. The same if true for labor. If you have some handicap and can only produce half what others can, you should still have the right to trade it. Think about it! Suppose you have a business selling twisted widgets and it takes the average employee 1 hour to twist a raw widget, and you can only get $10 more for the twisted that you paid for the raw untwisted ones. Your break even point, ignoring all of the other expenses, is paying something less that $10 per hour. That is the maximum possible value of the labor! Now someone with a disability comes in and is only able to work half as fast, taking two hours to twist every widget. Obviously, that person's labor has a value under $5 an hour. If you pay them any more, then you lose money every hour. Notice how their needs isn't part of the equation.

[@alycat9186]

The reason it’s structured with a lower wage plus tips is that it allows for the owner to afford to pay their employees if business is slow. If it’s busy the worker makes more bc of tips. They need to be compensated fairly though.

[@swampasssapper3643]

Tipping coming soon to the self checkout lanes at Target.

[@AnnaMazingFusion]

STOPPP THIS IS OUT OF CONTROL. I was asked today to tip at PANERA. WTF. I’m also a very kind person and I’m mentally shaking when I have to press the tip button. I struggle horribly to press “no tip”. But imma have to start doing it cause this is too much!

[@haworthlowell805]

Already at Wal-Mart's I've heard.

[@mxplixic]

Just tip yourself. 😊

[@melissajardee4918]

10% used to be the norm... Now it's a minimum expectation of 20% for even crappy service.

[@SargeWolf010]

Tbh I wish America would adopt the tip policy of other countries...

[@samuelwalston9828]

Tbh I wish America would adopt the policies of other countries… FTFY

[@Outlaw7263]

They did ay first, tipping became customary because of the great depression

[@ReaperRamsy]

You mean terrorism?

[@thebluefus]

@samuelwalston9828 I wish all people that didn’t love the USA would leave. All the Dems can be the first to go.

[@makailablumhagen7780]

@@samuelwalston9828go live somewhere else then tell me that

[@monikawischnewski]

In Germany you get paid hourly wages and if you get tips you keep them. That's how it should be

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

The hourly wage is so low in the United States that service workers rely on their tips. If they were to pay a decent hourly rate, then tipping wouldn’t be such a big issue. I also live in a country where we have no tipping culture and we pay a mostly decent hourly rate. The government has set standards so that there is a minimum wage/ hourly rate. Employers trying to pay less to their workers can get into big trouble if they try to abuse the system and their staff. 🙂

[@Razzy-sr4oq]

Please remember that a tip used to be complementary, an attaboy for good service. Then the IRS began to audit tips. And then tipping became EXPECTED.

[@hayleyfelkins3831]

Interesting...

[@yokilunar]

No it has always been a standard. Servers make as little as $2-7 an hour. Tipping is a standard when going iut to eat bc the server lives off of tips

[@Razzy-sr4oq]

@@yokilunar Tips being included in wages because of the audit is why servers get low pay. Educate yourself or don't speak at all.

[@suzannalytle2758]

@@Razzy-sr4oq So the Audit is how the legal minimum wage for tipped staff is $2.13 an hour?

[@Razzy-sr4oq]

@@suzannalytle2758 Yes. Because employers averaged the tip amount and rolled that into wages. So that the audit would come out with a minimum wage payout. The IRS caused the tipping culture to be a thing by wanting to tax something as a voluntary reward.

[@thejimcricket]

I ordered subway and at when i was cashing out they were like "would you like to leave a tip today?" I laughed and said for what?

[@perfect12386]

As a Brit, I just don't understand the tipping culture in America. Just pay your employees a living wage!

[@alyssahayes268]

Last night I went to a family-owned small restaurant for dinner. Only the owners were working, so even though they weren't waiting tables, the same people who took my order also made all my food and my boba, plus they were super nice. Of course I left a tip.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

British man here, with us we only tip as a reward for staff who went above and beyond with their job, and it's not a specific amount, it mostly depends on what we've spent already or the place we're at.

[@yippeeflowers]

in canada the standard tip was 15% in my parents' day (they're mid 45-46) and is now 20% for me. i don't mind though, especially at the places i know rely on tips

[@Jed-Ged]

Way better isn’t it 👍

[@SiSi-oi5xn]

I gave a woman a 5 once as a tip and she said “no $10 minimum” I snatched that 5 right back and never tipped anywhere again

[@poonhandler520]

Servers make more in tips. Then the people in the kitchen actually making the food

[@maddiesmith2479]

Yeah, and?

[@CravenTHC85]

Many restaurants tip out to back of house. Some states require it.

[@habibikebabtheiii2037]

​@@maddiesmith2479kitchen is just as hard.

[@GuyNarnarian]

@@habibikebabtheiii2037 No interaction with people and should be getting minimum wage compared to the waiters that make $2-3 an hour plus tips.

[@habibikebabtheiii2037]

@@GuyNarnarian often the kitchen staff have to serve the food when the place is swamped, I've had to. Plus kitchen workers are minimum wage too.

[@kayleighbaker2511]

I leave a tip if I've received great service. That's it. And I like rounding up to the nearest dollar because whole dollar amounts make me happy.

[@michaelrothbauer2262]

I also do whole dollar amounts because it’s saved me a couple times where they try to steal a little extra. I’ve had whole amounts come out to some extra change but even dollars and extra change.

[@earthstar7534]

​@michaelrothbauer2262 this is why I take a picture of my receipt before I leave. Makes the dispute easier

[@gabrielrizo3116]

I move furniture and i never understood how ppl tip over $100 for a waiter, just for taking amd bringing your food. As a mover, my team at least, do some impressive work and i believe we deserve to be tipped, and alot of ppl don't. I understand why, but its actually the thought that counts with us. We be grateful for a $5 tip.

[@earthstar7534]

Aren't you already being paid to move the furniture? The service was purchased, you don't deserve a tip. Congratulations, you did the job you were hired to do.

[@tmntgirl4life]

Whenever my family moved and since we were a big family my mom instead of tipping would order them pizza once or twice for lunch.

[@sweetrolldealer]

@@earthstar7534im tipping the movers because its something i dont wanna do. Its called gratitude. You should learn it

[@raidernation9920]

I’m guessing you get paid hourly

[@CatLoverR01]

You get paid way more than $2 an hour bro unlike servers.. some of y'all just really suck‼️‼️💯💯💯💯💯

[@ryanstarkey1739]

Absolutely! Thank Mr Biden, He s the one you voted for after all!

[@tanakisoup]

The biggest issue with American tip culture is that the servers who can’t afford to live anymore Blaine the customer instead of their boss, meaning literally nothing will change

[@eduardofernandez5158]

Did you know that most properly ran restaurants(not fast food or mega chains) net on avg 8% to their investors(thats very low in comparison to investing in a voo which yields 10% on avg). Banks don't really lend money to restaurateurs in the states that much. Also most of them fail within the first year. Such is the risk of doing this type of business. If states didn't have that rule of min wage being less if employees are mostly tipped there would be a dramatic decrease of restaurants. Especially with the way that our economy is ran. You can't compare it to Europe.

[@tanakisoup]

@@eduardofernandez5158 that’s too fucking bad. If you can’t afford to pay your workers, you don’t have a business. I feel like this shouldn’t be a discussion that needs to be had but regardless, it should never be the job of a customer to pay the employee’s wages. If your business fails because you can’t pay your employees, that’s not an excuse to stop paying them

[@jaydavis3034]

@@eduardofernandez5158eating out isn’t that important, plus you’ll have people springing up that figure it out and that’ll be good enough lol just cook for yourself anyway.

[@Nitsirtriscuit]

The worst part about the service industry is that it exists at all. What a waste of resources and potential to put so many people behind a kiosk or a grill for their lives making subpar food.

[@SunflowerEyes252]

Servers should be PAID a living fn wage. RIDICULOUS

[@Centuries_of_Nope]

Spent 16$ at popeys the other day for a chicken sandwich and 3 strips. 5 years ago, 16$ used to be a decent splurge meal on a Friday.

[@No-sv6mu]

So the narrative was always, "if you don't want to tip than stay home." So that is what I do. I have never done food delivery services and we rarely go out to eat. Now that more people are doing that, yes, it will hurt the servers earning potentials. But that has been screamed at consumers for the past few years. Can't have it both ways.

[@mschenandlerbong8539]

$30 for two burritos, in the DRIVE THROUGH, and they want me to tip. There are no words.

[@autumnsdarkness]

I bus tables. I have been a cook, a waitress, a hostess & a busser. Most people don't know that a lot of us get paid the same hourly wage as waitresses but only get a tiny portion of tips and only the credit card tips. As somebody who has both waitressed and bussed tables, I can tell you that it is a much more physically laboring job. Bussers definitely deserve a higher pay rate because the tips are next to nothing for us.

[@SocietalNoob]

Worked at olive garden. The bussers where really at the bottom of the barrel when it came to the money they made.

[@joeyjones1271]

And it is optional.

[@Lycanthropean720]

I work on a mexican restaurant where the tips are divided 70 to the servers and 30 to the bussers. Being a busser has more job responsibilities while servers only did normal stuff like wrapping the utensils in the napkins. Most of them did 1000-1400 a week while bussers did only 400-600 a week. Sometimes i find myself doing as much or more than my server. So i quit and went to another place where the tios are 50/50

[@autumnsdarkness]

@@kole9628 as I said in my original comment I've been a server, busser, a cool and a Hostess. I'm well aware of what each job takes. The jobs may be different and what they require but one is not easier than the other

[@Lycanthropean720]

@@kole9628 well, where i used to work it wasn't like that, their only duties being cleaning the bar cups, cleaning and wrapping the utensils in napkins, they rotate and prepare the margaritas they serve (the mix itself) 2 days every week, and that's it. As a busser, i have to clean the bathrooms, sweep and mop the floor, clean stations, prep salsa, chips, drinks, clean the drinks fountain, take out trash, clean the front of the kitchen, move every single table and vacuum below as well as booths, clean the windows, and much more. Basically do what a cleaning crew would be doing.

[@mattneilson644]

I tip according to service, as it should be. It is an incentive to do a good job, not mandatory.

[@g-ed0818]

Tips should not be demanded, ask or claim it when you want it from the customers because tips are voluntarily given by customers, that girl should be ashamed of what her doing..

[@NerdyMystic09]

Most people don't demand it. I understand not wanting to tip, but people also shouldn't be upset when someone simply asks for a tip. If you don't want to, just politely say no and move on.

[@Skulllywag]

@@NerdyMystic09 Ask for a tip? Ummm...isn't that just begging? True story: I was once cussed out by a waitress in a Vegas buffet where I filled my own plate, filled my own glass...and never even SAW the waitress before she cussed me out for not leaving money on the table. And YES, I did ask to speak with the manager, and report her. EVERYBODY has their hand out today. "You have money, gimme some".

[@NerdyMystic09]

@@Skulllywag in that case it's warranted, but most of the time they just ask politely. They're expected to ask for tips to earn more money by their management, so they do.

[@crackedwindow4821]

Why did we ever let corporate trick us into paying their employees in the first place?

[@John-j7o2j]

They never tricked me. I give 5 bucks if you did a good job. I don't care if my bill is $200. If you did a shitty job, it's gonna be nothing.

[@camillelee3775]

Maybe you were tricked.

[@LightingLotusLove]

Just like we allowed the gov to trick us to pay taxes on money earned, items brought, and taxes on items owned. Now this is generation’s of didoblydododinficklin, the people of our country as one; a whole must make the change.

[@JeffKay-wu8jd]

And letting them pay them less than minimum wage LEGALLY

[@stupidkitty84]

​@@John-j7o2j😂👏👏👏 Exactly how it should be. The restaurants need to pay $10-$15/hour to their servers, so that we, the customers, can give very moderate tips ($3-5, maybe $10) for exceptional service; $0 for bad experiences aka how we tip other services we purchase...zero tips. I'd rather the restaurant raise the price of their food to cover the wage. At least I know how much the server is earning. Attractive servers, young servers, and servers in mid- to high end restaurants make $200-$300+ a shift. Meanwhile, those working in places like a Waffle House, Denny's or servers who are unattractive/overweight may earn as little as $30-50 a shift.

[@johnj4471]

If servers were “paid an actual wage” and nobody tipped they’d get less than they get now. Bartenders make more on a Friday or Saturday than I do in 2 days.

[@dnycebushton5008]

yep...at the right bar & the right demo

[@SpectralMattador]

When servers and bartenders are forced to make the same as back of house crew, the service industry is going to implode magnificently

[@WayStedYou]

Its funny because some of them are already getting paid more than Australians in the same job and then get a tip on top of it and are complaining

[@Shiirow]

depends on the server, only the most attractive and whorish get bigger tips than actual wages, and are the ones fighting to keep tips.

[@haworthlowell805]

​@@ShiirowWrong, a good server, now matter what she looks lime, will get tips & better tips, than than the ones you described. You're probably a less than excelkent one thinking you're entitled to get big tips 'because I'm here and have to wait in you!'

[@halo_girl_2434]

Idgaf anymore. Someone did that shit to me today in a drive thru and I looked her in the eyes and went “Where’s the button for no tip?”

[@jeffb.6642]

when there is no "no tip" button and I don't want to give a tip I choose "custom" or "other " and then put 0% as the amount

[@kmryan]

Olive Garden will give you the option to tip when ordering online. I choose no tip, because they literally just walk the food out to my car. If you choose to tip online, they don’t make you sign for your card. If you choose NO TIP, they walk out with a receipt on a clipboard to give you the option to tip again, and sign for your credit card. So funny to me every time.

[@vkngwmn6636]

Even à dollar would be nice for them to have...you don't need to tip 15-20% on that

[@tonymontgomery5827]

Tips are taxable income. If you pay with a credit card, the server is taxed for a percentage of what that totals tip should be. Whether you tipped or not.

[@abbythompson2004]

As someone who has worked at Olive Garden as a TO GO specialist, I would just like to point out that we actually do a lot more than take the food out to your car. We take all the food off the window, bag it, make your soup, salad, bread sticks, and drinks, and take multiple orders out at a time. Meanwhile someone is constantly taking orders inside from walk in customers and orders from the phone. We aren't fast food, tiping it for the effort we put it by serving you your food, even if it's in a bag.

[@missscarlet7902]

@@abbythompson2004 sooooo you walk the food to the car. Congratulations. I'm not paying for the pathetic amount of effort it took to bag some food. 🤡

[@abbythompson2004]

@missscarlet7902 Just from that you can tell you've never worked in the food industry. You're the kind of person no waiter wants to serve

[@ChocolateJ3sus]

Tipping should be a gratuity, not a crutch for the industry. This is also why minimum wage needs to be liveable. We should not have to use our tax dollars to supplement a multi-billion dollar corporation because they refuse to pay their workers enough that they don't qualify for public assistance.

[@Mr5lbtumor]

THAT is why I left the food service industry. I really liked waiting tables and bartending, it's actually really fun, but it's absolute BS that restaurant owners leave it to their customers to pay their employees. It's not the customer's responsibility!

[@Silly_Billy246]

They gave us stimulus money and now we're paying for it 10 fold.

[@Shiirow]

I didnt get a penny of stimulus but still have to pay for it.

[@Silly_Billy246]

@@Shiirow yeah they don't care. They'll punish us all.

[@Aerondighteternal]

I tipped the guy that cleaned out my septic system. Dude worked his ass off

[@ellicooper2323]

And that’s the way it should be. Tip for superior service. Workers will try harder, company will get better reviews, more customers, raise salaries, better applicants. Win, win, win.

[@Elendrian]

Anyone dealing with your shit deserves a tip… Literally.

[@docclock1662]

Funny thing is if employers were to start paying higher wages the food cost would go up and the service quality would go down but this is a perspective of someone working at a bar and grill

[@breannasosa-lopez2009]

I got my first waitressing job at 15 and worked in food service for over a decade, managing, cooking, and running restaurants, I can 100% tell you that I never EXPECTED a tip from anyone!! If they chose to tip me for my great service then it was a welcomed surprise and I let my appreciation be known! But expecting a tip is ridiculous!! I'm getting paid by the hour regardless, so why am I gonna be mad at some person over a few dollars! Entitlement is getting crazy!!!

[@marcuspiercr6392]

Thank you ma'am you are my hero honestly it's crazy these people agree to get paid nothing a hour and still stay at the job clearly violating there right to be properly paid and then they have the delusional entitlement to be mad at me for not paying them to do there own ass job it's soooo duckin stupid

[@aquapolaris719]

Getting paid 2-4 dollars an hour expecting no tips… should’ve worked at 7-11

[@brittanyreed4377]

@@marcuspiercr6392 a handful of people refusing to tip isn’t going to make their boss pay them more, most places the manager wants them to be payed more but it’s decided by someone higher up in the company. It’s a commonly known thing that servers are payed a shitty wage so idk what the op is talking about getting an hourly wage because when I worked in a restaurant I didn’t get a pay check by the time taxes were taken out mind you this was just a month ago I was working in a restaurant until I got a better job for me. There are several reasons I’ve heard people say that they continue to work in the food industry even though the pay for serving isn’t that good but for me it was needing a job fast and they were the first ones who called me, I have kids to take care of so I couldn’t sit around for weeks waiting on a call and took the first opportunity I got but I was actively looking for something else the whole time. I see both sides to the argument, restaurants shouldn’t expect their guests to pay their workers however, people know that in the US anyways severs don’t get payed for their hard work so if you have a server who does their job, treats you with respect, stays on top of all your refills etc. then tip them accordingly. I don’t agree with your local Starbucks having a tip jar at the drive thru or a bakery having a tip jar at the register for the person who is just filling up boxes of cupcakes..those people make a better hourly wage

[@Frindleeguy]

All servers EXPECT tips. That's why they get paid like $3/hr, duh...

[@chicoharper6711]

right. but it's a different generation

[@vb9821]

I only tip if i sit down and eat. I travel for work so a nice breakfast is a treat. Its not a home cooked meal but about as close as it gets for me. Anyway, i find a spot thats good and tip well. Its nice to be treated a little better sometimes.

[@Beriothien007]

I have no shame and maintain eye contact as I press "no tip"

[@dnycebushton5008]

Bawhaha...& as lowly service loser I would happily maintain eye contact with a non tipper as they bled out or choked to death. So....the feeling is definitely mutual. Fuc you too!!! & ya mama...lol

[@12yanschump]

Thank you for calling out the tax break loop hole!

[@darkinertia2]

dude in the trucker hat watched chris d'elia once and was like "yeah, thats me from now on"

[@coolstoryroryy]

I work at Starbucks and they added a tip option a few months ago. I was working the drive-thru and I handed out the card reader. You have to press the tip option. I cannot because it will be considered stealing if I press it. I tell the customer, "It's just going to ask if you like to leave a tip or not." The lady said, "No" Me, "Okay there is a no tip option." She looks at me and starts yelling saying how stupid tips are. I'm like my finger is pointing to the no-tip option. I do agree, I only tip if I get good service. Not based on how much I spend on food. It's based on how good your customer service is.

[@maddiesmith2479]

If not the workers’ fault. It’s the companies

[@BenPatrik]

Honestly if I worked at the Starbucks drive thru, I would hit No Tip myself, hand the customer their order and bid them a nice day. The back lash I could get at any moment for asking for a tip at the drive thru window isn’t worth the $0.70.

[@WimFtw]

That is boomer panic. It's a thing

[@crystalyana9533]

Some restaurants are now charging a 18% service charge with a 15% or more tip on your bill..that happened to me and I was mad AF…Let’s just say I am no longer welcome in that restaurant..I had to go full Karen! 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

[@savagequeen3798]

well,you had every right. that is like 1/3 of the price of whatever you had. that is just legal stealing and you ain't a fool.

[@crystalyana9533]

@@savagequeen3798 when I saw the bill I was in total disbelief..

[@savagequeen3798]

@@crystalyana9533 i mean,if your bill is 1000$,that is a 300$ or so tip. nobody deserves that much. +15% on you bill is wrong bc it usually counts as final bill with taxes,right? so why would you give a tip for that taxed part?there is no sense

[@crystalyana9533]

@@savagequeen3798 they put it on the bill before I got the bill

[@KBinturong]

I hope this way people would have their wages.

[@vinnyward6547]

I live in the UK and i have never ever tipped anyone unless they went above and beyond what they were supposed to be doing as tipping here just isnt expected. High end restaurants etc yes its expected but local shops coffee places etc no we dont tip and they dont expect one.

[@Itsjustafloralwreathe]

I tip waiters and waitresses in restaurants. That’s it. Not people who spin a tablet around after clicking a few buttons. Because I was that person clicking a few button in a restaurant and we had a tip jar off to the side that they could tip. Now those tips were split for the entire restuarant, not just me.

[@MultiNKnight]

Don't punish employees for the greed of the corporations. If the person asking for a tip is just taking your order in a line that isn't tip worthy. If someone is coming to your table, taking your order, making your drinks, and genuinely is attentive that person deserves a tip.

[@blueeyedbatman]

So don't punish the employees for the greed of the cooperations, but punish the consumers for having visited those establishments? The same establishments that keep that employee employed? 🙃 Don't apply at companies that will treat you like shit, and then expect the customers to make up for your poor decisions.

[@kodylarson2983]

Not punishing the employee, its giving them a kick in the ass to finally deal with their bosses to give them a wage, ffs starbucks has a union but they don't do shit or ask for stupid things.

[@MultiNKnight]

@kodylarson2983 Not everyone has the financial flexibility to fight for workers' rights, and the people lobbying have nothing but time and money

[@joebearslim]

It's the only way to directly communicate to the corporations. Employees not getting tips makes them leave places and thus makes corporations start paying more. It's the unfortunate truth, but it's the only way.

[@MultiNKnight]

@@joebearslim Do you think people who work in the service industry have options? No, they are working there because they have to pay bills to have a place to live and food to eat. If you want to change something contact the politicians who make laws to stop this and vote for people who actually oppose this greed not the ones who pretend to.

[@vernondavis561]

I propose the following social experiment: The next time you go to the store, ask the cashier if they would be willing to round the purchase down to the nearest whole dollar so that you can donate the proceeds to your favorite charity….The look on their face is priceless.

[@kingpest13]

I actually said that to my 12 to today at McDonald's. Next time I'm going to ask them to round down for the "my house" charity.

[@tianaplantssart_6209]

The “and so it’s gonna ask you a question on the screen” always makes my skin crawl.