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[@dmoneyy0089]

The tipping culture really is out of hand rn. The expectations are unbelievable.

[@NoahErikkson]

I agree. If you go to a sit-down restaurant you should tip but if you go to Chipotle you should not

[@steveh5307]

I try not to tip as much as possible. Bunch of overpaid workers for a job that shouldn't exist. Brings food from kitchen to the table a few feet and demands 20% of what I order. gtfoh

[@otrebla8944]

​@@steveh5307tipping is ridiculous. The more expensive your meal, the higher the tip. The server is not doing more work, yet a tip is expected. Nonsense.

[@boomn216]

@@NoahErikkson If they actually got the orders right a tip might be worth it.

[@NoahErikkson]

@@boomn216 bro how often do you go to a restaurant and your order is “wrong”

[@spippy123]

At this rate cops are going to ask for a tip after giving you a ticket

[@stevenporter863]

Don't forget to tip your doctor and the receptionist. 😆

[@marcus.H]

In many countries that's genuinely a thing. Except if you don't , they will hit you

[@GooseFrischmann]

That would be funny 😂

[@msharper6281]

Might as well.

[@rnhim2072]

They'll kick your ass first then ask for a tip

[@autumnlaudato]

I went to a fast food place yesterday. We had to order at the counter. We also had to go grab our own food at the counter when it was done. We had to grab our own napkins and make our own drink. Yet, they flipped the screen around and asked for a tip. We happily pressed "no tip." Tipping is for people who provide a service. I'm not going to tip someone for only taking my order and not doing a single thing else. Yet, the stares you receive from the person asking for a tip are not fun. They expect a tip.

[@MatthewSkiba]

I’ll be honest, I’ll stare back. 😂 I may even say “No tip for you.” It’s entitlement at that point and you have to tell these grown children no. Yes it’s awkward, yes it’s uncomfortable, but you gotta do it.

[@damnfez]

The service was that they made your food

[@nphustler8102]

Yes but isn’t the price on the menu accounting for the cost of food and a profit? If not, why own a restaurant? Just asking I don’t own a restaurant. I do own a service business and my prices cover overhead & profit. No tip necessary.

[@zachdevine871]

Not exactly. Most of the time fastfood restaurants are understaffed and the people making your food are busting their asses. Only people who have never worked in fast food talk like this.

[@rnhim2072]

The problem with this approach is you end up with a snot burger.

[@lukelucas63]

I never tip anything unless I’m sitting down inside getting service, otherwise no tip for anything else

[@dm4800]

Exactly.

[@Zenithx3]

We Should even stop tipping there. Abolish ALL Tipping. It is a cultural failure.

[@BlackJoePesci]

@@Zenithx3100%

[@WookieSenshi]

Do you order for food delivery? Because if you do and you don't tip, I hope your food is cold and nasty when you get it. Lol I would argue that food delivery drivers need the tips more than servers at a restaurant because they actually have overhead to account for. Don't get me wrong, servers definitely earned their tips. It's hard work, but food delivery is very taxing as well in multiple ways.

[@WookieSenshi]

​@@Zenithx3say goodbye to any of the services out there where tips are a major source of somebody's income then.

[@SanDiegoTony]

Why do they need to sneak in an additional charge on the check that you dont see until you get your bill? Why not just raise the price of the meal and call it a day? Same end result with full transparency.

[@stevenporter863]

Just sounds like a scheme to fool customers into paying employees while business owners can lure customers with low prices before tipping.

[@krisclements6040]

More $$$ just that simple

[@TheSoulCrisis]

@@stevenporter863 It's happened to me, it's that "well you should be tipping anyway fee" lmao. Businesses not doing right by their employees or customers should just go out of business.

[@totalcoward]

My argument against people saying, "If I paid better wages, I'd go out of business," is that maybe they should. Like if you can't figure out how to make a business profitable while paying people for their service, then you might not be cut out to own and run a business.

[@donaldlyons17]

Well but many don't want to not run businesses because they have no other monetizable skillset.

[@totalcoward]

@donaldlyons17 if they can't make a business profitable while also paying enough to get people to want to work there, then the problem isn't that their only marketable skill is running businesses. The problem is that they have no marketable skills. Part of running a business is getting people to work there.

[@donaldlyons17]

@@totalcoward Well that might be true lest be real everything and everyone will not have the skills to do anything....

[@caatherineaa]

I literally went to orange leaf (which is where you self serve your frozen yogurt and toppings) and they have it in them to ask for tip when you pay… why would I tip when I LITERALLY just served myself!? Tipping culture is indeed insane

[@dazzlette]

I hate tipping, not because I don’t want to pay but because it makes it awkward between me and the server. Just tell me how much to pay and make it a service charge. If service is crap, then give the manager the right to remove the service charge. It’s crazy the lengths that Americans go to defend the practice. Most of the rest of the world does fine without it.

[@gustavorosas4065]

Nowadays people feel entitled to a tip regardless of the service that may or may have not been provided. I understand that when it comes to food delivery maybe it's expected since it's a real luxury to have food delivered at the front of your door.

[@abprepboy33]

the problem with adding a tip to the bill automatically is that you know restaurants will abuse it. The person who orders something to go will pay the same amount for their Sandwich, chips and soda as the person who sits there and is waited on for 30 minutes. LOL people int he drive through shouldnt be required to pay a tip or an additional 20% (or whatever)

[@ItsEvvan]

I hate the tipping culture. No one should be tipped because their doing a job, they should be paid by the employer a reasonable amount for the benefit they provide to the business; just like any other job. Servers usually make a lot more than 15/hr on avg closer to 30/hr most of it non-taxable (so closer to 40 before tax). I was a server while in university and was making more than at my job out of university, which was taxable, required a huge investment (student loan), and just as demanding if not more than remembering a few orders and being polite. Sorry but not sorry… North America is the only place this really happens. For the people that rely on tipping to support your income, blame it on your employer for not paying you adequately not the people paying tips with after tax money.

[@ellina9816]

Exactly!

[@TomikaKelly]

Your experience as a server isn't going to be everyone else's experience. If you made more as a server than you did with a degree, clearly you did something terribly wrong.

[@XxMal3volent]

The price for a restaurant or company to do business and pay their employees a living wage should be baked into their business model instead of relying on the consumer to pay extra. And if a restaurant or company can't continue business because of it, then they shouldn't be in business, period.

[@zlamanit]

Businesses can’t afford to rise prices to be able to pay properly, but they expect that customers will pay their „low” prices and add a tip.

[@harsh0000001]

What about retail store who get same wages but no tips? How are those people living?

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

@@harsh0000001 Yep, that is the issue. And a lot of service industries prefer the tipping culture than get the minimum wage other workers get in other industries because they get more. With the food service industry, they can get back at you by doing something with your food if you don't tip or they think you're a cheap tipper.

[@TheSoulCrisis]

@@harsh0000001 I worked in retail before (stockroom), they don't even allow retail people to take tips in many places lol.

[@Atrus999]

I'm sure I'm in the minority with the way some people talk about tipping, but in my opinion tipping should be completely optional. Not some culturally enforced paycheck compensation. I'M not required to pay a waiter their paycheck the company who hired him is.

[@msharper6281]

It is optional, but most of society bullies you into thinking it's mandatory.

[@TomikaKelly]

I agree, but since we know the waiter relies on the tip, if we are going to choose to eat out, then we should make sure the waiter is compensated.

[@Atrus999]

@@TomikaKelly It doesn't seem like you agree. If a server relies on a tip to survive then there's a problem. Defending it just because it's standard practice isn't going to change things.

[@pearlstella]

I've been asked to tip at SELF-CHECKOUT at a store where I was buying a pre-packaged sandwich. I was truly shocked 😅

[@Ms.MD7]

Ridiculous. I was asked to tip on a self wash dog grooming where I washed and dry my own dog 🙄

[@lisalister8002]

What??! Tip for self-checkout? I nobody does that.

[@rnhim2072]

Next thing you know, we'll have to pay a cover charge to walk into a store or restaurant.

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

@@Ms.MD7 Wow, really. Maybe next time, you should ask to be tipped instead. The gall of these people.

[@MrOktsx]

This is the restaurant business model that infuriates me: Walk in to restaurant and you're "corralled" to the register with a menu on the wall. Order, look at register pay pad and they want a tip. They've done nothing but take my order. If i tip nothing, is someone going to spit in my food? Is my service held at ransom? Also, the meal in these establishments is just as expensive as restaurants where your order is taken by a waiter at a table.

[@MrSnoryMan]

If a tip is not voluntary, it is not a tip. I feel like these companies should raise their prices and give their employees commission based off the meals they serve then

[@rudymendez8299]

Where in the book does it say that I have to tip a server when I’m spending my hard earned money at the restaurant…BS!!!

[@whysoblutube]

Stay your ass home then.

[@TomikaKelly]

You've likely consumed more spit, semen, blood specs, fecal matter, etc. than you realize by now. 😶

[@ryanconrad92]

At 9:30, so you want restaurants to force customers to pay the 20% hospitality charge instead of giving the customer the choice to decide if they received good enough service to give a tip? You’re out of your mind Graham.

[@mosquito0727]

Coming from a culture with no tipping is the norm, I almost feel threatened to tip in the US. Not just in restaurants but for all other services like haircuts, car washes, dog showers…. I thought Ipaid for the haircut… but you need to charge me on top of what I paid for the haircut? 😰

[@wulfsorenson8859]

Yeah it’s insane 😅

[@TheSoulCrisis]

Pay that "double fee" on your way out lol. Delivering GOOD service should come before anything and not because one expects more in return, good impressions and repeat business matter more.

[@HeinekenGlory]

If you've got a good barber/hairdresser and they're keeping you looking good, tip seems warranted imo. Barber/restaurant server/tattoo artist 👍- coffee shop/ice cream shop/five guys etc 👎

[@SaitachainUchiha]

Imagine getting automatically charger 18% but getting a bad service or bad attitude, like i experienced today at iHop

[@deadliftsfordays5364]

Also how is adding a mandatory extra 18% any different than just upping the price?? Idk

[@TomikaKelly]

How is this any different than any other store? If you don't like the cashier's attitude at WalMart do you get to pay less for your things? 🤔

[@deadliftsfordays5364]

@@TomikaKelly Walmart workers are not asking for us to give them an extra 18% of our grocery bill

[@brainown3149]

It isn't my responsibility to pay your light bill. You choose to take that Job knowing it pays tipped wage. That isn't my fault. I tip for good service not because you expect it.

[@meryemgundogmus2625]

That‘s true but some people got no other choice but relying on those jobs. I‘m sure a big amount of those workers would switch their job to a better pasing one if possible

[@Theartofhappytravels]

I left the USA five years ago. I don’t miss tipping. Most of the world has this figured out.

[@MuahMan]

I just don't go out to restaurants anymore. $50 bucks to get a burger. GTFO

[@Jarlus]

It's not actually my problem if you as a business owner can only afford to keep the lights on by not paying your employees. Most industries have figure this out, so can you. If you can't, then maybe running a business isn't actually for you. We call that capitalism, baby.

[@aadeshshah1565]

If a restaurant is not able to provide a living wage to its employees then it shouldn't be in the business. They wl have money for everything else but not a single penny to pay it's employees who actually work hard so yea it's not the customer problem. Tipping is the service you get and its not mandatory. Most of the outside food anyway is average and service is even below average but then expect you too tip 15,20 or more percentage of tip. It's simple greed of business owners to pay its employee's bare minimum and basically go and beg to customers for a tip. Not a healthy environment for the worker and the customer.

[@Angultra]

Even if it’s all robot service, I could see them still having the tip prompt. That’s how deep the tipping culture is

[@rnhim2072]

I've seen news reports on youtube about grocery stores asking for a tip in the self service lanes...

[@elgatomoscato230]

I dont tip synths

[@markdc1145]

Americans will gladly pay it. In fact, they don’t even think about it because everything is charged. Retailers know this and profit handsomely from this stupidity. Explains how sloppy this country functions. I account for every penny, always have.

[@20Sky25]

If a business can't pay minimum wage it's not a sustainable business model and it should close down. Simple as that. Defending the current tipping model is defending exploitation. Greetings from Europe where slavery was abolished a long time ago.

[@antoniakoumarianos3055]

Businesses have to start somewhere, as someone who has a small business, it’s not that simple.

[@20Sky25]

⁠​⁠@@antoniakoumarianos3055while it may apply to a very small percentage of small businesses (but even then, if your business is booming with customers, you should be able to afford paid help), how can that be true of large chains which seem to be domineering in the hospitality sector?

[@MNIU_]

Honestly as someone who was in the military it’s crazy to see how a lot of Americans think things in America are THE WAY like it’s no other way. And I don’t understand why people get mad at OTHER PEOPLE for not tipping vs getting mad AT THE BUSINESS for NOT PAYING THEM. Somehow it’s OUR JOB to now pay them? Like I get they don’t get paid enough but why is that our fault? And then people say that we should not support the restaurant or eat there… then wouldn’t they be out of a job? I don’t get it . When I Ubered I had no expectation of tips and just appreciated them. And yes Graham robots are def taking these easily repeatable tasks first. Even the guy saying he took over a non profitable restaurant… okay just write it off as a loss and do business elsewhere? Like why is it now OUR JOB to help you with your non profitable restaurant by giving them low pay and wanting us to tip!?

[@VerleanHurd]

I'm a very good tipper. Always have been. Always will be. If you don't want to tip. Dont. You don't have to write a book about not wanting to tip. It's not that deep.

[@brentb6844]

If you don’t go out to eat and it’s because you have to tip. The restaurant owner has incentive to change the policy. If you still go out, but just don’t tip. Nothing will change. You’re still buying the product so why would the owner care? The only thing you’ll do is make it an increasingly unsustainable place to work and the people who are willing to work there will be those who are the most desperate for any sort of income. And in America there is always someone more desperate than you. Not going out is the only real form of tip protest.

[@you-gene]

​@@VerleanHurdOkay, you want a medal for that? It's his opinion, he has a right to share it. It is that deep because clearly it's a major problem rn.

[@ellina9816]

@@brentb6844so yes, not eating out. Especially knowing they hate their customers who don’t tip and can spit in their plate next time.

[@jasm5205]

@@you-genedon’t think he’s asking for a medal. People just act like there is no way out of having no money. The military is an easy way out. He’s also saying we as the customer should not be liable to pay someone’s wage, the company they work for should.

[@lorig7024]

Even small grocery stores ask for tips! So being expected to tip to buy groceries is crazy!

[@hafezmozafari]

I disagree with mandatory tipping. The upside of tipping being optional is servers going out of their way to provide great service

[@TomikaKelly]

It's okay to disagree with it, so long as you don't frequent establishments where tipping is customary (restaurants, bars, etc.)

[@mattatwar]

Dont add 20% gratuity onto the bill, just add it into the price of the food and be done with it. Its stupid to just say oh, we add 20% on top of the price on the menu.

[@TomikaKelly]

Wouldn't it be the same amount of money that you'd be paying regardless?

[@Robtwenty-six]

@@TomikaKellyyes, but it takes the decision making on what’s an appropriate tip off the customer’s shoulders and makes it the employer’s responsibility simplifying the process for the customer.

[@leskfan1277]

That's why the best thing to do is to not eat at restaurants but order take out or make your own food.

[@JohnNash-b5l]

In Miami they put a 18-20% tip in the bill then ask you for additional tip... F*ck that place, will never live there again!

[@Newa113]

I don’t tip. You don’t make enough? Quit and the employer will be forced to increase wages to get employees.

[@zionismisterrorism8716]

If you can't pay your employees, you shouldn't be running a business.

[@victorbaird8220]

7:56 to skip the ad 😊

[@renzomujica4500]

If I go out by myself I just don’t tip. However, if I’m on a date I’ll tip 15% 😂

[@TomikaKelly]

You've likely consumed more spit, semen, blood specs, fecal matter, etc. than you realize by now. 😶

[@Dis_is_fine]

When I moved to North America and had to start tipping it felt super awkward for the longest time because it kept feeling like I was treating that server as a begging person from the streets.

[@Dis_is_fine]

To this day I need to tip through the machine because if I were to hand in cash I would definitely feel like I was treating that person as some homeless

[@ellina9816]

Me too! I feel the same!

[@canalrandom1016]

And that’s what they are- a begging person lmfao tips are earned not asked for lol

[@raphaelbadillo2475]

The issue with the 20 percent on top is that it makes servers lazy. One of my favorite places to eat was a seafood boil place and service was great so we always tip good but a little over a year ago they added a 20 percent charge on top of the food and now service is terrible its a hassle just to get refills.

[@samantha_hdez]

I didn’t tip recently, and the waitress looked at me like “ excuse me!??” She tried to embarrass me in a restaurant full of people until I literally said ok fine give me the fam paper. Mind you, I got my own table, serve my own food, clear my table she only greeted us, that’s set! Still had to tip at least 25%

[@zachdevine871]

I mean a good rule of thumb is don't go out to eat if you can't afford to tip. Going out to eat is a luxury.

[@grahamstefaan]

​@zachdevine871 no. If I'm not bring full service waited on no tip. Then 15%. On the PRE TAX amount bc I don't tip the government.

[@ellina9816]

4:43, same here. I was a leasing agent. When I was making no money for months, than covering up, who tipped me????? There are many jobs that are like that, who tips them??? That actually makes waiters them think like baggers and HATE CUSTOMERS! I stopped going to restaurants and hair salons. Because I know I’m hated just because I’m a customer, until I tip generously. And this feels bad! I know they might even spit in your plate, they say it in their KZbin comments!

[@TomikaKelly]

Your leasing agent employer should've paid you a constant wage that didn't rely on commission, just like restaurants should pay their waiters a wage that doesn't rely on tips.

[@topazphoenix6301]

Tipping is an outdated practice and needs to stop

[@mattvoigtlander]

I started carrying cash a lot more now for this reason. Avoid the obligation of cc signing.

[@jamesb4716]

I just got back from Japan as well. I really like how businesses actually pay workers there, instead of relying on the customer to pay the employees.

[@TarasShyn]

Somehow business outside of the US can afford to stay in business with paying workers the minimal wage, but not in the US, I wonder how's that possible

[@henryquach604]

I don't go out and dine in anymore. I just order takeout and pay no tip

[@ryanlsquires4083]

There is a local coffee shop we go to almost weekly and we tip every time due to their customer service. Recently they increased the prices on all their products and put a sign out stating so and apologizing for the price increase. I've heard a few customers complaining about it while we were standing in line. I'm like "why are you here then?". Yes, I still tip them because I understand that their cost went up, hence their prices went up. If the company has good food/service, whatever, then raising the prices shouldn't hurt your 'loyal customer' base.

[@Anthi771]

In Greece, tipping is not a thing either. You can, it is typical to round up the number, for example, in a 23.75€ bill to leave 25€ or even 24€, but no-one is suppose to do it, workers are paid the same or even more from the average worker.

[@gordanaivanisevic7325]

These companies act as if they are doing a favour by making people work for them

[@markdc1145]

I wanted to buy a small bottle of water last night and noticed a 20% tip had been added to the price. I asked the store clerk how to remove it, they didn’t know how and so I just walked away. No water for me.

[@chocolatelover9109]

I hate tipping now, it’s gotten out of hand. I normally only tip at sit down restaurants, delivery, and my masseuse. I’d honestly prefer if paves just raise their prices 20% and paying these people livable wages. I shouldn’t be made to feel guilty for hitting no tip when someone turns their iPad around.

[@wulfsorenson8859]

How is it legal for businesses to give their employees tips instead of a set wage. If they can’t afford to give their workers a set wage then they can’t afford to operate a business…This is clearly a loophole for employers to get workers without paying them.

[@jske9]

This is the answer. Pay your staff or close up shop

[@TomikaKelly]

The same way some employees work for commission only.

[@wulfsorenson8859]

@@TomikaKelly big difference between getting a tip and commission on selling a house 😅

[@devKazuto]

I'm so happy that in Germany every worker is guaranteed to be payed at least 12,41€ an hour and we're not dependend on others tipping. We tip for great service, not for paying the employee their wage.

[@lizmartin4555]

When I was in Italy a waiter made sure to tell tables with Americans that he worked for tips. Seemed kinda scammy, like he would never do that to locals probably.

[@monicamillin9659]

He wouldn’t. There used to be no tipping in Italy. But Americans have brought their tipping culture over, and they continue to do so, so in the touristy places waiters have come to expect tips from anyone that speaks English.

[@ellina9816]

@@monicamillin9659good to know, time to learn Italian.

[@kiranrana43]

Sorry i dont live in america bt here in other countries a business tht cant pay a wage for the workers are closed down and every restaurant charges 5-10% as service charges… the fast food restaurant usually dnt have service charges the whole idea of tipping is so new to me

[@clarklowe5632]

If you are putting an automatic 20% on just raise the price 20% and say no tip.

[@JonathanTheZombie]

People stop eating out as much and then expect restaurants to increase wages? For what? It seems like the quality drops as prices go up.

[@ellina9816]

Exactly! Same in the restaurants. If you don’t tip, next time they throw your food on the floor in the toilet, before serving to you. Or worse. It’s not necessarily a spit. From the month. They write it in they comments here. That’s why I stopped going to restaurants, and if I have to order in some rear cases I know I have to tip generously. Even though in Japan I went to restaurants all the time, tips are 20% included in the price. And it’s perfectly fine, no humiliation for both sides, no awkwardness, no hatred, all customers are equal, NOONE CAN PAY LESS OR MORE. 20% FOR EVERYONE.

[@bobbdrake8164]

One big problem can be seen at minute 3:27. The map shows minimum wage for tipped worker. In Washington State it's $16.28 in 2024 (the map is outdated)--which brings the cost of the food way higher than states that have lower minimum wages for tipped employees (and back of house employees) and the tipping standard is the same or higher than other states in terms of percentage or total bill... Why is there the same tipping standard (percent amplified by price) when people make 5X per hour?

[@charlesyoung3893]

If they are complaining about having to raise the prices but are all for adding a mandatory tip that is raising their prices….

[@knockel18]

I rarely go out to eat now because of the tipping culture. They're charging us exorbitant prices already but then they want a $20 tip on top of that. For the price I could have made a week's worth of food at home. Not worth it in my opinion.

[@Stezworld]

I went to Colombia a country where is not a tipping culture. Ever since a wave of Americans started to flood that country I notice locals started to ask for tips. I knew the Americans are influencing with the tipping culture in COlombia primary in Medellin and Cartagena.

[@clement2780]

already happening here in canada, cutest robot and tablet are replacing

[@clement2780]

sales too, also classical music, art, dance, theatre

[@John.Doe-OG]

The problem with "included" gratuity, is that people working there *still* expect a tip. Cruise liners do that and some hotels, yet the bartenders and servers on the cruise still expect a tip. Makes me wonder if that gratuity the business charges ever actually makes it to the workers. In the U.S., especially if you frequent a place, your service goes down if you don't tip/don't tip enough. This is particularly true in restaurants.

[@stevenporter863]

The gratuity a company charges rarely gets back to the employees. I ask the person at the counter. It is just a way for companies raise prices without honestly raising prices.

[@TomikaKelly]

Then that's a problem with Talent Acquisition and who they're bringing on board and how HR is enforcing the company's policies with their employees.

[@stevenporter863]

@@TomikaKelly HR gets paid by and works in the company's best interests, not employees. Employees frequently think HR is there as an employee advocate, not the case unless it is good for the company too. Not wrong, that is just how it is.

[@tmusa2002]

The good thing is that at least where I live, you can continue through life without needing to tip somebody very often. Just don’t go out to eat and don’t go places where a tip is expected. So far, only “wants” are the things where you’re expected to tip around here.

[@zachdevine871]

Exactly! That's what I mean. People complain about tipping even though all the services that ask for tips for the most part are luxuries.

[@tmusa2002]

@@zachdevine871 Yep. An occasional dinner out and haircuts. Nothing has changed for me other than 20% is a bit bigger number.

[@GooseFrischmann]

“I’m usually there every other week, randomly” 😂😂 means please don’t try to go there to meet me haha

[@justvincenturb]

In all honesty, we make tipping a much bigger issue than it really is. Asian countries, European countries, all dont have tipping culture and they do just fine. If they can do it, why cant we? American greed.

[@MrMoonDollar]

Workers in jobs that need tips rarely get tipped enough. Workers in jobs that shouldn't ever be tipped expect way too much. The ones who get hurt are the workers in jobs that need tips, but now aren't being tipped because of push back against tipping culture.

[@Ndasuunye]

too true. when i did uber, i had no expectations of getting tipped. i made $80 in tips in a month. meanwhile my companions are complaining that nobody tips. and trust me that tip money just went to gas. nothing else.

[@bvoyelr]

Unfortunately, the reality is the exact opposite: the tipped industry only exists because the tipping lobby -- occupied by tipped food service workers -- want to keep it that way precisely *because* it makes them more money. When localities try to revise the minimum wage law around the service industry, workers in that industry are the ones protesting the change. Probably business owners as well since it probably does make their lives easier, but they are very much not alone on the picket line.

[@Tuberoth]

I only tip well at businesses I frequent that give good service. If service is bad or its a random place I am tipping nothing

[@matthew55555]

Hidden fees and forced tipping should be eliminated everywhere. Even tipping being assumed should be. They should pay workers a decent wage and change prices to show exactly what you will be paying for your food etc. upfront and tipping should just be oh you did a great job, thank you, here is a tip. The idea that the customer should be left to pay the workers while they pretend food prices are lower than they are is just as bad as hidden fees on phone bills etc.

[@shanti888]

We've reached a tipping point

[@cupcakeordeath]

Surcharges are ridiculous. The full price should be on the sticker - just raise the prices 20%. Hiding the actual prices should be considered an unfair business practice.

[@svenkang7356]

Businesses that will go out of business without tipping should go out of business. Look at rest of the world that has no tipping. They have countless successful restaurants with great service. Tipping comes from slavery and workers in the US are treated like slaves with businesses taking all the profits and no responsibility/liability. The only winner is the business while workers and consumers suffer.

[@Gangrenous_Hank]

I don’t tip unless I’m at a sit down restaurant. I’ve also been to restaurants where they have the 18% add on tip and those restaurants in my opinion are the worst ones because they don’t try as hard because no consequences so I don’t go to them.

[@thatundeadlegacy2985]

I mean the rest of the world can operate without tips

[@yaughl]

8:26 the tip is only impactful BECAUSE the employer does not appreciate or respect their staff enough to actually pay their worth.

[@73ocampo]

Hello from Oregon, I went to pick up a pizza. Once I got there to pick up my order, the rep turned the screen for a tip? Times have changed, thank you for the video.

[@temporalce1684]

If gratuitatory is manadatory then it should be part of the cost of the menu price.

[@ScotianBlooded]

they make a minimum here 15+ hr and you are still expected to tip 15% after paying 15%tax

[@JS-fd5oh]

No matter how the wages rise, they will expect tips now. It's almost like you're obliged now to pay it. It's completely out of control.

[@jamesstewart4193]

If 90% of restaurants fail, then it's understandable. You dont hear servers complaining when they have a really good night. If you dont like serving for tips, get a factory job or go to the back of house and start cooking and preping.

[@jeffconboy7146]

They get me one time . Once they do the screen roll I will NEVER return. I recently got hit up at a self serve ice cream place ! Really?! No

[@rpena0899]

The only reason tipping in the US is still a thing is because it's the customer subsidizing corporations not paying workers enough. It's really that simple. Other countries have higher wages for service workers and so tipping isn't necessary. In the US tipping is what service workers RELY on due to their wages being min wage most of the time. Simple fix: pay workers more

[@brittanyhaley510]

For example in 2016 they changed all restaurants to non smoking but I 2015 the restaurant I worked at did all non smoking only on Sundays and customers would literally walk out due to the non smoking but less than a year later it's the norm everywhere they had to adjust

[@temporalce1684]

I'm of the mindset that the company should pay the employees instead of relying on tipping. But yeah, tipping is everywhere now.

[@monterreymxisfun3627]

I remember when "tipping" (there might be another word for it) your vehicle inspector GUARANTEED that you would pass.

[@brittanyjones908]

Putting a service charge on the check (for sit down service only) would be great, but they need to make it illegal for the company to take the service charge.

[@Dswope87]

I worked at the Blairmount Club and it is the who's who of the area and they would add a service fee and the board members would keep it and he is a prominent Jewelry Store owner. He refused to tell the other members. Let's just say I didn't work there long. It really depends.

[@elgatomoscato230]

That whole "automated scripting and video editing" is unbelievable. It's basically, "here's free money"

[@MrBrewman95]

Tipping is just a "do not spit in my food bribe." This is why I don't order from apps because if the restaurant sees my to go order and there is no tip, they would likely do this. Same with delivery apps. I tip after to see if my food is even delivered before I tip cash but I have seen videos where someone compromised or ate their food and when they are presented cash at the front door, they say keep it because the food is already messed up or gone.

[@ellina9816]

Exactly! Same in the restaurants. If you don’t tip, next time they throw your food on the floor in the toilet, before serving to you. Or worse. It’s not necessarily a spit. From the month. They write it in they comments here. That’s why I stopped going to restaurants, and if I have to order in some rear cases I know I have to tip generously. Even though in Japan I went to restaurants all the time, tips are 20% included in the price. And it’s perfectly fine, no humiliation for both sides, no awkwardness, no hatred, all customers are equal, NOONE CAN PAY LESS OR MORE. 20% FOR EVERYONE.

[@JS-fd5oh]

@@ellina9816 Wait, so in Japan they have tipping? Because the guy in the video says they don't.

[@ellina9816]

@@JS-fd5ohtips are included in the price. 20% service charge. Not optional. But no, you don’t give them. Easy. It’s considered to be a humiliation to an employee and putting a customer to an awkward position. Not elegant. Same I’ve always seen it. Just include fixed tip charged in the price. SAME FOR EVERYONE. No less no more. So no one hates anyone.

[@JohnSkyLey]

That is BS - no ever tips cash when doing food delivery

[@MrBrewman95]

@@JohnSkyLeyI have the few times I have used it.

[@MrTekniqs]

Absolutely they should pay people more. And charge more for the food. It would be less than what customers are paying in tips.

[@idk7723]

New York State minimum wage is $15 for all employees but it’s still expected to tip everywhere

[@zachdevine871]

Isn't new York hella expensive? 15$ an hour probably gets you a cardboard box.

[@sydney6268]

@@zachdevine871 Not the whole state. Just NYC. There are way lower cost of living areas in the state and minimum wage is still $15. I live in WA and it's the same thing. $15 in both Seattle and random rural towns. Now food service workers make bank but retail workers (who are not legally allowed to accept tips) are making way less than the food service workers.

[@idk7723]

@@zachdevine871 NYC is and they even get $16. But upstate has some of the poorest cities and cheapest housing in the country

[@cirospaciari5015]

depending on the client or weather is a business risk not an employee risk this is insane.

[@engineerengineer2218]

A business needs to price according to its needs and targeted profit margins that includes a fair wage for all the employees. Tips are supposed to be for receiving good service. I also noticed that tipping percentages increased based on the computer or receipt recommendations. Tips are supposed to be based on the pre-tax price and I notice some businesses are using the post tax price. Like others I tip if someone has to serve me like in a sit down restaurant.

[@menasiak7173]

Businesses should pay a living wage of each employee they hire and not dump that on paying customers!! The cost of food is already too high!!!

[@marcus.H]

Machine after you did all the work: "So will that be 20% today?"

[@chrisbaker2669]

We should get rid of the tipped minimum raise and raise all tipped workers to the federal minimum wage. In California they eliminated the tip minimum wage and tipped workers are in poverty half as often as in other states that have a tipped minimum wage.

[@Ndasuunye]

businesses have a hard time finding employees. ANd when resturants hire, they either hire a few great employees but majority are meh. and if less people tip, then the employees dont get paid wel. and even if the employee has faith that one day it will turn around, there's no point if they literally cannot afford to get to work. it cost money to get to work. so you need to pay more to keep employees and low retention cost more than high retention. raise the cost of the food create minimum wage, eliminate MANDATORY tipping. now you will have more of the best workers than a bunch of meh workers.

[@YoungboiNB]

I certainly don’t mind a cash tip jar for change, or I’ve also seen a $1, $2, $3 tip option in a cafe setting. I like that as long as the option of none is available and clear. It’s not an obligation or something you should feel bad about. But adding a dollar or two on top of the worker’s minimum wage makes sense. They certainly shouldn’t be make tipped minimum wage that’s ridiculous.

[@ciscocomputertech]

Ironic that tipping culture is out of hand and you used to get the biggest tips in the industry as a real estate agent. 😂

[@WookieSenshi]

In most cases I don't think tipping is necessary, but when it comes to things like serving in a sit-down restaurant, or food delivery, if you don't tip you're a shitty person. Fact of the matter is, it's supply and demand. At least on the food delivery front where I work. These days, if you don't payout a good tip or at least a halfway decent one, your food is going to arrive late and cold and it's your fault. You want these companies to pay drivers more or servers more, but it's not happening and you're going to have to get over it or stop using the service.

[@ellina9816]

So, according to your logics, your kids elementary school teacher should demand tips. Otherwise your kid is ignored by her and it’s your own fault. Cause you are a shitty person🤷‍♀️ She gets 50k a year and is supposed to pay off her student loan. And yet she cannot even afford food delivery. CAUSE SHE DOESNT ASK YOU FOR TIPS! Supply and demand.