Why Tipping Is An American Custom

Tipping is a quintessential American custom. In the U.S. consumers tip for services ranging from baggage handlers at the airport to housekeepers at hotels.
But according to some analysts, tipping has created an environment where restaurant servers are subjected to sexual harassment and low pay. About 70% of tipped workers in the restaurant industry are women and about 45% are people of color.
In a recent study by One Fair Wage and UC Berkeley's Food Labor Research Center over 78% of restaurant workers reported witnessing hostile behavior from customers who were asked to follow Covid-19 safety protocols, more than 40% noticed a change in the frequency of unwanted sexual comments from customers and 83% said their tips had declined during the pandemic.
With Covid-19 leaving millions to do essential work for low pay there have been renewed calls for a $15 minimum wage and the elimination of the tipped minimum wage - the base salary for many restaurant workers.
Forty three states, including Georgia, North Carolina and Texas, have a tipped minimum wage for workers who in some cases are paid as little as $2.13 an hour by their employer.
But many in the full-service restaurant industry oppose the proposed changes, saying they would lead to higher menu prices and fewer hours for workers. According to the National Restaurant Association, the pandemic has already enacted a devastating toll on the industry, wiping out 2.5 million restaurant jobs and more than 110,000 eating and drinking establishments in 2020 alone.
Watch the above video to find out what the $15 minimum wage and the elimination of the tipped minimum wage would mean for restaurants and their employees.
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Why Tipping Is An American Custom

[@AgentSmith911]

I live in Norway, and we just pay people a decent salary and nobody tips anyone anywhere. It's a ridiculous culture.

[@QuantumNoir]

🙌🏼👏🏼American food workers are forced to morph into hyper annoying WWE entertainers and performers to make bottom of the barrel $!

[@deankunesh]

Remove all tips, you should expect good/great service without providing a bonus which in today's US service oriented business is now expected.

[@DodgeViperAS]

Yeah and everyone just sits at home because it’s too expensive to go out in Norway. Sounds like you’ve really got it worked out!

[@DpsRagerTM]

Not just Norway. The whole World. Only America tip. 🤮🤮🤮

[@clanOT]

@@DpsRagerTM unfortunately the UK tips too (service is added to the bill)

[@oa1681]

Don't blame customers you ain't getting enough money, blame your employers for not paying you enough. I'm australian and I work in fastfood and I get paid double the amount of people in the US. It is kind of rude to expect money from people that came to enjoy their meals.

[@harrys1729]

It’s not standard etiquette in Australia and it’a done in the United States to “encourage” better performance from workers such as waiter to bag handlers. And all restaurants in the United States do this. So yeah

[@cosmicreef5858]

I agree! I only owe you the price of a meal that i have ordered. Bringing my food and treating me as a normal human being(if i was also nice to you of course) is the PART of your job. Not an extra effort. people (quite obviously) do not owe you free stuff! I actually love to tip when i can but if someone tries to force it out of me it is only going to discourage me to eat at that place again.

[@khangpiano549]

Tipping just helps restaurants pay their workers less. I’m from Texas and the law states that a tippable employee gets paid a minimum of $2.13 and the rest comes from tips. If the tips do not get their hourly rate past the $7.25 minimum wage, then the restaurant has to pay the remainder. So in other words, restaurants get away with paying their employees $2.13 and in the worst case scenario, the restaurant has to actually pay their workers. Restaurants are literally making customers pay their employees wages FOR them. And restaurants will NEVER get rid of tipping and raise their prices as this makes their employees not count as tippable employees anymore, which means they can’t get away with paying them $2.13. Why would any restaurant want to pay their workers $7.25 when tipping allows them to get away with $2.13. Sorry for the long rant I am just frustrated with all the stupid arguments in favor of tipping

[@wheres_bears1378]

@@harrys1729 I was of the assumption that doing your job well and not getting fired is enough encouragement to do your job, not tipping

[@harrys1729]

@@wheres_bears1378 it’s different in terms of making livable wages look up the American hourly wage as a waiter. It’s not just for performance 🤦‍♂️

[@muskreality]

In Japan we don't tip simply because "you're expected to provide good service"

[@animock3051]

Who's we?

[@shaq9361]

@@animock3051 are you slow?

[@twelve11]

The service in Japan is second the none. Friendly, clean, orderly and respectful.

[@ahobaka4459]

tipping is unncessary in Japan because they will just tell you that they are just doing their job.

[@enzofarias6717]

Exactly.

[@AwesomeDwarves]

"No tips and higher wage means higher menu prices" Well yeah because the menu would actually include what's now tipping. It's like including taxes in prices, it's not a bad thing to know how much you're paying for something before you buy it.

[@elektrosonic]

Típ could be just an option , and some restaurants menus are already high enough in a way that tip or not tip won’t affect the prices

[@asadb1990]

food prices in many cities in the usa are already outrageous. im looking at las vegas, nyc, etc.

[@a.yashwanth]

does this change make the employees care less for customers as their pay is not dependant on their performance.

[@jae9843]

@@a.yashwanth No because they'll still want to stay employed, just like with any other job. lol.

[@organizedchaos4559]

Honesty though, I don't want to do the math of taxes and tips when I'm looking at the menu.

[@kria9119]

In most of Europe, tipping is a sign of you being extremely satisfied with service, but it certainly isn't a part of someone's wage. That is ridiculous

[@HingerlAlois]

Well in Germany you normally always tip in restaurants, just not a percentage as high as in the USA.

[@tatita9]

Yeah, well let's not pretend there's no sexism or racism in Europe! ;)

[@moonshadow7057]

@@tatita9 but really not at the US’s level!

[@bananaempijama]

Indeed. I gave big tips when the service and food was formidable.

[@doujinflip]

Rounding up the bill to a whole Euro is convenient. But in America, servers are often taught to shame and compel customers to shell out an extra 15~25% when it should be coming out of the company payroll (especially at chain restaurants). I've begun patronizing pay-first fast-casual restaurants in response, and it seems many other Millennials are doing the same.

[@vaterix4202]

Tipping in US: *We don't want to pay our servers a livable wage, so please tip to make up for it.*

[@scarletcrusade77]

>Americans will unironically defend this system

[@QuantumNoir]

@@scarletcrusade77 Right wingers will shoot you if you try and update this oppresive system.

[@michaelyun2407]

Not sure if it is the same in US but in Canada we don't tip for take out. Now with CoVID is tip maybe 10% for take out. There are no service needed for take out other than packing my food in a box.

[@GameFuMaster]

also US: "We shouldn't increase the minimum wage, because it would increase the prices of our menu!" And somehow tips don't indirectly do that already?

[@gorilladisco9108]

@@GameFuMaster Because minimum wage hike won't result in reduction of expected tips.

[@lw3269]

Tipping is a business owner's way of trying to make their customers pay their employee's wages.

[@buzoff4642]

And, many restaurant managers/owners illegally steal tips and use them to pay their other workers.

[@howtomoscow4764]

I agree with the note of its also an incentive for better service

[@RP-tz6jv]

Have you ever worked for tips? People tip for great service to provide a product/service they've already paid for. Don't be cheap....We remember you people 💯!

[@lw3269]

@@RP-tz6jv Yes, I have. I hated it and would have much preferred a regular wage. It's not a matter of being cheap. If I purchase an item or service most anywhere, I expect to only pay for what I buy. But in some professions, like the restaurant industry, those owners decide to pay less than a living wage and expect me, the customer, to supplement the rest. That's why this "custom" is disregarded by the rest of the world. It's a scam perpetrated by greedy entrepreneurs who want maximum profit. I have several excellent people who work for me. They get paid $46 per hour because I don't expect the people we serve to supplement their wages. BTW, I also remember the people who give poor service and still expect to be tipped. 100%.

[@MrEqtube]

Well, the customer pays all the staff wages, eventually. But tipping means I am like directly employing someone. I am employing as I am paying to a person for service. Short and simple.

[@YourMom-vl2sp]

Why Americans Tip: Because employers don't want to pay their employees more.

[@chasingsunsets87]

Because it always empowers the employee to not be taxed. Sure...one should reports tips. But that is the power of tax.

[@briandavis849]

that's not how it works.

[@milliemouse6525]

@@chasingsunsets87 You obviously do not know what you are talking about! The IRS has an idea of what you are tipped on a daily/hourly bases and uses that to figure out how much you 'really' make and taxes you accordingly!

[@djrickyb]

In 2020/2021 literally 97% of a waiter or bartender's tips are put on credit card. Credit card tips are automatically claimed by the computer system. Very few people tip in cash any more. The tips are on their debit or credit card because that is how people have been paying increasingly over the last 15 years. Now, a waiter might only see a cash tip once or twice a week. Also, most restaurants require the server to "tip out" some of their tips to bussers, the bartender, sometimes the host. The Standard is 3% to 4% of sales. So if a waiter does $1,000 in sales, and earned let's say $160 in tips on that, they are paying $30 to $40 as a tip out, and actually earning $120 to $130. Most waiters don't hit $1,000 in sales...even on the busy nights.

[@Froward_Thinker]

Thats false

[@remus1478]

As a tourist traveling to US, tipping someone makes me uncomfortable.

[@MrEqtube]

Oh yes. On of the most annoying things about travel to US is the tipping. I feel constantly at loss about whom to tip and how much. And constantly being very careful to have all the time enough "small money" - the paper money in small nominations for tips! Gets very annoying. Like traveling in a very poor third world country (where you need cash in small nominations as exchange is often in short supply). In Northern Europe, no need for tipping - unless you have experienced a truly excellent service. And you pay with credit card - no playing around with dirty money. Oh, almost forgot: at restaurant server has a portable device for credit card payments; the card is on your hand all the time. Hello America, are you listening?

[@james-p]

It's the opposite for me (an American) when I travel to Europe. The guilt for not tipping is so ingrained in me that I cannot walk away from a table without leaving a tip. So I leave 10% and only feel slightly guilty.

[@perkowsky5]

@@MrEqtube you definitely don’t need to tip cash. I haven’t been to a restaurant in my life that doesn’t take credit cards and then you just add the tip on your receipt. Tipping is pretty easy. 15% minimum and 20%+ if you had great service. Compared to my travels in Europe wait staff in the United States is generally much quicker and responsive. Tips are definitely a part of that but there are also many cultural differences that contribute to that as well. I will say that the credit card machines in Europe are much better. It never dawned on me how strange it was that we just gave our credit cards to servers. Overall as someone who has been a waiter, I loved tips. It was an entry level job that would probably pay $12-$13 an hour where I lived. Instead I’d often make closer to $25 an hour. On top of that a good amount of the tips were in cash so I wasn’t taxed on them. Most servers I know want tips to stay as well. A lot of the people demanding tips go away are people who have never worked a job for tips. There’s obviously exceptions but it’s something to note. If tips go away servers will make much less money than they do today on average but they will have a more consistent paycheck. Service quality at restaurants will decrease and the numbers of people employed as servers will also greatly decrease. I’m not really sure who this helps?

[@asiandod325]

@@perkowsky5 At your restaurant how much did food typically cost? And are there penalties for not tipping? I heard someone say a restaurant put an automatic tip on the receipt.

[@MrEqtube]

@@perkowsky5 I have been in US on five times, first time was in mid 90's. As this conversation already shows, an average American does not even see the problems tipping allows: hiring someone to work with very little or even with no salary, gray economy (yes, tips should be taxable and taxed income) and so on. When I wrote that is very difficult for outsider to understand when to to tip, let me give you an example: police stop you and tells you that your left brake light does not work. Do you tip him/her - as you GOT SERVICED?! I guess not, as it would be bribery. Do you tip pilots after your flight? If no, why not? Please tell me, as I do not get it - not in either way. Either you are to tip each and every person ever that provides you some sort of service - or make up an exhaustive list who to tip and who not. I attended an international conference, one evening there was general get together, drinks and snacks provided gratis by organizer. To my utter astonishment, people left tip on the desk when they got their free drink!! As if the organizer did have the funds to arrange the event and not to pay for staff? For European, that would be VERY much out of question, I found it downright rude and demeaning. At the very least, you Americans, do know when NOT to tip, as in Japan - by tipping you are indicating that staff is not paid salary and that is an insult.

[@TheGokki]

I've been a waiter and tipping is the worst thing you can do. It lets bosses get away with paying a lower wage.

[@jcfra420]

There is always factory jobs.

[@ah2522]

@@jcfra420 nah, I'd rather force employers pay livable wages

[@jcfra420]

@@ah2522 Oh, I would also like to say, those tipped employees, that you think aren't making living wages, probably make more than you. Generally, tipped employees make around 18-20 and hour in a semi busy restaurant.

[@tessy28]

People are so comfortable in their misery. They would rather let their employers keep stiffing them and pouring all their frustration onto the customers who end up paying for the cost either way. Very bizarre country US is.

[@cosmicreef5858]

I only tip when it is deserved. For an example: out standing service, ect. That sounds horrible. A tip should NEVER affect your actual wage. :(

[@orrn.5152]

It’s funny how the US is expecting tips for “Good Service” when they don’t know what “Good Service” looks like compare to Asian standards.

[@PardonMyPresence]

Did you not watch the video? They expect tips because that's their only form of payment.

[@MichelMawon4982]

Agreed...on the flipside though, while in Asia, it's not customary and they can give great service without tips, the only time I've ever heard of people being cursed at for not tipping is from our Asian brethren. I've personally only ever experienced tipping shame and tipping entitlement from my Asian family. But, in many parts of Asia, I've experienced exceptional service with pride.

[@MichelMawon4982]

@@PardonMyPresence understood, but let's call tipping a tax because you're giving additional money, many times unearned, to supplement exploitatively low wages. Tips are rewards, bonuses for a job well done. I don't know about you, but I've gotten a bonus once a year, not everytime I give a stellar performance. You can only hope that it's remembered.

[@MarketWizard546]

I've lived in Japan for most of my life, and on average, the service is much much better in Japan than the US, but you're not supposed to tip there. It's so messed up that you're expected to tip in the US and you're guaranteed to get bad food and mediocre service.

[@PardonMyPresence]

@@MichelMawon4982 I hear you. Personally I only consider it a tax if the tip doesn't go directly to the server and they have to share it. Outside of that it's not a great living. There's different types of bonuses but if it's attached to performance then every effort is accounted for. That's a beautiful picture of you Johanne 🙂

[@CapitalWorksPro]

An industry that cant afford to pay their employees, typically doesn't survive. The restaurant industry is the only one we try to prop up even when it cant afford labor somehow.

[@jcfra420]

They can't afford labor due to cheap ass, demanding customers that want the cheapest price they can get. You might want to check out Richard Bulles comment above he has it on the nose. You want to pay $20 for a hamburger, fries and a coke? No, cheap asses like you would never do that, they just like to soap box about unfair wages without having the slightest idea of the cost of business.

[@carlosa7598]

@@jcfra420 in japan its about $13.00 and people dont complain about it😄

[@mayitbe6606]

@@carlosa7598 in Hong Kong the minimum wage is only $4.8, we don't pay tips and most people can't afford to buy a flat.

[@carlosa7598]

@@mayitbe6606 yeah, ive been to HK few times when i was active Navy. You can blame the main land China for ruining HKs Standards of Living. Sad that our port visits cancelled more then several times. Especially during their riots. Soo sad😢

[@mayitbe6606]

Carlos A I saw some American tip in Hong Kong restaurant, actually it is unnecessary. Unlike America and Canada, eating out is affordable for most people here, nothing luxurious about.

[@benfarmer-webb1016]

They say it would increase menu prices, but then wouldn't the menu price reflect the true cost that consumers pay including tips?

[@MatthewStinar]

Moreover, employee compensation would no longer be arbitrary and unreliable.

[@GameFuMaster]

Too many idiots can't do basic maths.

[@MatthewStinar]

@Hai Voai Sorry, English subtitles aren't available for that video. What was I supposed to get from that video?

[@johnp139]

And service would be awful just like in Europe.

[@GameFuMaster]

​@@johnp139 yeah, because service is amazing in America right?

[@VeteranWayne]

Can we please get rid of this tipping fiasco. It's just a way for restaurants to keep more money for themselves. Overseas they don't have tipping you just eat and go.

[@fgsaramago]

Indeed here in Portugal I remember a funny situation where some american tourists the next table over were saying to the waiter they wanted to tip 15%. The guy was looking at them dubmfounded trying to figure out 15% of what exacly and if they were posing him some kind of math challenge

[@Alexa-hh8so]

when my parents visited america they got shamed for onjly tipping 10% which is custom in germany. i find it ridculous that the restaurant workers depend on the customer for payment and not the restaurant itself

[@dictionplacement5467]

worst part is you pay for someone to be rude and ruin your entire day all because someone didn't get extra money

[@weareorigin]

the irony is some Americans don't tip even when they see the tip option. Tip amount varies depending on ethnicity.

[@anastasia10017]

@@weareorigin that is true. my neighbor owned a restaurant and he would get upset because a certain racial group never tipped his wait staff

[@jibiteshsaha4392]

It makes me nervous as in my country there is no such moral policing for tips So it's also common to not tip I will be shamed a lot in the US

[@paradoxzee6834]

Where I live in Germany it is not even 10% here the tip is just the change

[@fleshreap]

Could just pay decent wages instead of playing bs games with the livelyhoods of people.

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

capitalism at its best

[@julianhenao09]

Preach.!!🙌🏻

[@pastordonkoh7692]

Americans have been programmed into shaming themselves by saying *"if you can't afford to tip, don't go out to begin with"* 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣🤣

[@davidp2981]

I haven't met many servers that would want tipping to go away but hey it would make it simpler so I'm all for it.

[@bethriley9757]

@@davidp2981 hey! It screws someone else's life, but WTF!!

[@farfetchleek9821]

Can we get a video about those ipad registers, where they ask for tips before the service such as in coffee shops

[@andreipopa4969]

In Romania and I think most of Europe (from what I've visited), tipping is something you leave because you want and were very satisfied by the service.

[@agentcodybanx8909]

As it should be, but in America if you don't tip you're considered a bad person

[@lesterpark7539]

Thats how it is all over the world, I believe.

[@antonior8033]

tips NEED to be optional goddamn it, that's the whole point of it. not giving tips at all should not be frowned upon, because the servants aren't working for you, they are working for the restaurant, therefore the restaurant needs to pay them not the customer, in most of the world that's how it works, tips are extremely rare and always optional.

[@MatthewStinar]

This. And until that happens, I base my tip on whether my server is human. If they're not a robot, they get 25% regardless.

[@jackli8088]

i realize a lot of people are like you, dont understand how wages work, you are actually believe the owner is paying the the worker? NO, it never is in any industry. its ALWAYS the customers. the only difference is most industry the customer pay the owner, then owner pay the worker. in restaurant its the customers paying the worker directly. if tipping is stopped, then the food will increase 15-20% to added to the hourly pay, there is NO WAY the owner will pay out of his own pocket. period

[@khps9176]

@@jackli8088 You are completely right, the consumer pay the business and the business pay the worker their share. USA have some strange habbit with these tipping wages and i was honestly a bit shocked about when i first heard about them. But from a business perspective rolling in a set manimume wage will affect how many workers a business will hire. This is basic economic and there is no way you can have it both ways. But honestly i believe higer menu prices and less resturant workers is better than many resturant workers with below minimume wage, as it will actually help some instead of none.

[@nerad1994]

Matthew Stinar you mean human as in nonA-robotic behavior and communication? Just treating you like a regular customer ?

[@MatthewStinar]

@@nerad1994 Nope, I just mean they have human DNA and weren't built in a factory. As long as they are technically a human being, they get paid in full on that basis alone.

[@vignettetsukinoseapril]

In Indonesia, it's welcome to leave some tips. But, it's very rare and no one ever expect it in the first place. Plus, you gotta give it directly to the person served you, if you just leave it in the table, people gonna assume that you accidentally left your money behind, they will chase you and give it back to you.

[@jeremywheeler8417]

@@KevinR3i such great honesty! I hope to come there someday

[@SMGJohn]

_"if you just leave it in the table, people gonna assume that you accidentally left your money behind, they will chase you and give it back to you."_ Sure thing bud, sure thing.

[@annasatrianabird3559]

@@SMGJohn have you ever been to Indonesia?

[@davidsanotonakap729]

@@SMGJohn it's true dude

[@SMGJohn]

@@annasatrianabird3559 Your experience does not equate a norm.

[@sunil86s]

I would rather have the restaurant tell me upfront how much a meal is with tip and tax prior to going in. This way, both the customers and the waiters win. If people want to tip more, that’s fine, but I would rather be told what the upfront cost is going to be rather than worry through my meal what I should tip and whether the waiter would be okay or happy about it. This is one of the reasons I only go to a free birds, subway, chipotle or a fast food place or get something to go and rarely ever go to a sit down restaurant any longer.

[@r_1901]

Key words in your first sentence: TIP and TAX. Where I am, sales tax is calculated on the meal cost, not on the tip. When the tip (say currently 20%) becomes part of the meal cost, then the state/county/city will collect 20% more tax. You gonna vote for a 20% tax increase? That's HUGE! Who gets stuck with that tax bill? The customer, the server, the restaurant owner? Government is already laughing all the way to the bank. Everybody else loses.

[@kristapsmikasenoks5948]

As a European, i always felt anxious about going out eating in the USA because of the tipping culture. In EU i am tipping if i am getting some extra things like if someone brings a blanket to my gf, assists me with dietary requirements, or holds a table for me or other things like that. I definitely won't tip if you annoy me coming to my table every 5 minutes and asking "is everything alright sir?". Feels very fake. And good service should be a standard because it's kind your job as default. Also most of the time i don't really care about service, because i just came to eat and don't expect me to pay 5$ tip for 15$ burrito lol. Another thing i did not understand was tipping in airports, where the guy literally do 2 steps, takes the product, gives it to me, types in an amount in the tablet, and turns it to me where the tablet shamelessly says "chose a tipping amount", yeah man u can forget about it. :D Also i come from quite poor country where the minimum wage is like 3$/hour and 15 for buritto is already expensive for me.

[@rumrunner8019]

I'm an American and the service I had at restaurants in Europe was TERRIBLE! I felt like I had to light a flair to get someone's attention.In Belgium I literally had to get up after ten minutes of sitting there and tell the server that my food was cold and he scoffed and asked what he expected me to do about it! The rule for tipping in America is absurdly simple: if you are sitting down (a bar, restaurant) it's 15% for average service, 10% for below average, 18-20% for great service and nothing for awful service. If it's a counter a dollar in the tip jar is fine and for delivery 10% is fine. In Europe, I had nothing but bad service from people who knew they were getting paid regardless. The service in Europe is so bad, they should owe the guest a tip!

[@Soff1859]

@@rumrunner8019 I get the point about the friendly service in the US. If you actually need something it is really helpful. Like my dad had some dietary restrictions due to medical reasons and getting waiters in the US to follow them was way easier than in europe. But as the OP said. To us europeans the constant asking if everything is alright doesnt feel like good service to us. It interrupts our conversations at the table and we came here to talk to our friends, not the wait staff. Also why did you let your food get cold and then went to the guy to complain? ;)

[@boratb258]

@@rumrunner8019 I don't like that, a plate and a drink is two trips to the table, if my plate costs $15 or $50 the server is not working more then two trips to the table. What is even worse are when bars and restaurants do tip out where the server has to pay a percentage of each sale to the bar out of their tip.

[@mariacheebandidos7183]

what country in europe?

[@SeamHead33]

@@rumrunner8019 exactly. there's nothing annoying about saying, "everything is great thanks". however when you want a refill, or a clean fork, or to send back bad food and there is no waitress to be found because they make the same no matter what, THAT IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING. thats why tips are TO INSURE PROPER SERVICE

[@angryowl5972]

To those of us from non-confrontational cultures, we tip in the US mostly out of fear. It’s one more reason not to eat out to be honest. It’s a lot easier to just add a service charge as is the standard in most of the planet. It makes the whole service industry less stressful and fair for all of us.

[@sloppynyuszi]

I used to work as a receptionist in a hotel in Australia when I was young. My base salary was enough to live on, but I still got tips and we had opportunities to sell tours to guests and get commission for every tour we sold. That’s what the tips were for. My base salary afforded me room I could rent in a house full of other young people and tips and commissions paid for my travels. And other luxury stuff. Honestly people shouldn’t be relying on tips for their living. It’s honestly kind of embarrassing and makes your restaurant experience uncomfortable

[@cosmicreef5858]

Your story was cool and i agree with you!

[@yiren9040]

This is not fair to customers neither. Sometimes people judge you because you don't look like you are going to tip a lot, and you won't get a good service. Not to mention if you leave a small tip they might even curse you. Minimum wage causes the menu prices go up, however I believe people will still expect you to tip...

[@doujinflip]

Right, American-style tips were invented to basically deflect the animosity of low pay away from the management and towards the customer.

[@mikejunior211]

Add 15% to the price and ban tipping...Then take all the money you add to the menu and divided among your employees... Is still tipping, BUT will resolve the problem of customer not knowing what to tip, and being yelled up by angry servers when you do not leave any tip due to their rudeness.

[@todalio9238]

That is a good point. I'm a simple guy and most often wear basic shoes, jeans and a hoodie. I go to restaurant often because I love to experience new places. I have often felt this stigma.

[@longbeach225]

Tip is just socializing the cost for employees onto customers. This is why I hardly ever stop by restaurants to eat.

[@tamwilfred]

I lived in Japan for several years and traveled to different Asia countries. If those restaurants can survive on comparable food prices at the restaurants then why can't American restaurants do it. Not to mention some restaurants force a 20-25% charge. Employers just aren't paying their workers the right amount.

[@avi1435]

Have a better minimum wage, tipping shouldn't be mandatory, if someone is going the extra mile for customer satisfaction then and only then tipping makes sense.

[@SoulDevoured]

I wish the video would have talked about it more but the main problem with tipping is the employers don't have to pay minimum wage.

[@cosmicreef5858]

Exactly!

[@albinjohnsson2511]

The first time I arrived in the US, I took a cab from the airport to the city. The cab was dirty, and the driver drove the wrong way several times and had to stop for directions. And then he begged for tips and basically shamed me when I paid him the agreed price, and I felt really guilty. It was the weirdest culture shock I have experienced, and I've been to 50+ different countries. In Sweden, tipping a cab driver - let alone one who did a bad job - would just be ridiculous.

[@andrewmeehan6151]

They just need to put a ban on tipping. Restaurants are fleecing customers and basically getting free labor at the same time. If they can't make it by paying a living wage, then they can go out of business. Simple as that.

[@MatthewStinar]

And if servers are to make more based on business volume, let it be by way of profit sharing.

[@DavidEVogel]

They just need to put a ban on tipping. I attempted to tip at a Taco Bell drive thru. I was met with "Im sorry sir but I can't accept tips."

[@리주민]

@Hai Voai Dude, label your link. Naked links are suspicious.

[@리주민]

@@MatthewStinar Traditional Japanese businesses have semi annual bonuses based on profits. It's a perk.

[@tdadp]

I have to dosage with you somewhat yea they should be paid better wages but tipping is a sign of thanks .

[@umairahmad4711]

Can’t wait to read the comments 🍿

[@shreyanksurve8100]

America got everything wrong except capitalistic slavery!

[@inigobantok1579]

@Open Ranks that's only in the south mate not the whole u.s is the civil war not enough for you to forget slaverys issue and move on

[@NasaRacer]

Restaurant owners say you get to choose how much you tip. A lot of times I wish I could choose how much I pay for the food as well.

[@jascam1]

Why is that Americans have this nasty habit of making customers feel like they have to tip everyone who is already getting paid for their job. The workers cry for and got their $15 minimum wages yet they still expect to get a 20% tip, it's ridiculous. Some even ask if you want to tip before even getting the food or service (talking to you Panera Bread) Port C. Florida

[@whiskybooze]

Minimum wage won't hit $15/hr until 2025 here.

[@seeeth3563]

in some states minimum wage is like at $7.50 an hour. a lot of waitors/waitresses in the US can't get by without tips, and majority of Americans know that. It isn't a nasty habit to give 20% tip, it's just good people being good people

[@007SuperSoldier]

@@seeeth3563 Most of the time it’s people who make less than the waiters being asked to fork over even more of their money in the form of tip. Someone isn’t bad just because they make $15/hr and don’t want to inflate the wage of their server to $30+

[@whiskybooze]

​@@007SuperSoldier Dude if you're making less than the waiters you shouldn't be going out to eat than. You should be eating at home and making your own lunch for work. Don't ask for a service if you can't afford it. Also, if waiters and waitresses got paid a livable wage than you wouldn't need to tip anymore. That's why they don't tip in other countries in Europe. They don't have to cause the staff of the restaurant makes a livable wage from their employer. If you have a problem with having to tip than take it up with owners who won't pay a fair wage.

[@007SuperSoldier]

@@whiskybooze That argument translates to “why don’t you go somewhere where it’s acceptable to not tip the workers, like a grocery store or a fast food restaurant”

[@stevans79]

I used to by my food In large quantities from restaurant suppliers and the price was so low, that I save a lot of money compared to buying from a regular store. Restaurants pay little for food, so they can pay their employees.

[@SoulDevoured]

The cost is not in the food. The cost is in leasing and overhead. Most chains have universal pricing so you're paying for their location there and for them to rent out a shop in time's square.

[@agasd67654asdga]

Tipping is crazy...once had a waiter follow me outside, then proceed to yell and throw my tip (paper and coin currency) at me because he thought it was too low...

[@lastmanstanding2622]

Be honest, it was.

[@burgerman101]

You should have picked up a rock and chucked it at their head or the restaurant window.

[@Q_QQ_Q]

@@lastmanstanding2622 1c coins are too low

[@pablosanchez5294]

@@lastmanstanding2622 even if it was he should be grateful tips are optional.

[@sevincruz1947]

I’ve heard so many stories like that! One of my best friends had an incident just like that; it was her first time in the US and the waitress followed her outside the restaurant. My friend thought she forgot something (like her coat or wallet) but she was so surprised/upset/scared to know that it was all because of the lack of tipping 😅

[@joeh.5372]

As a customer, I always feel that I'm expected to subsidize the business payroll by tipping. Businesses are obligated to pay their workers a living wage not customers.

[@J.a.v.i]

Tipping is not an American custom, It's forced upon customers of the service industry because Restaurants don't want to pay their employees a living wage like the rest of the world. They claim that if they had to pay their employees a living wage they would have to raise the prices in their menus, last time I check those items in the menu aren't exactly cheap to begin with. Servers and Maids shouldn't have to rely on hand outs to make a decent living.

[@chasingsunsets87]

Did you not notice almost all mom and pop restaurants that have been around decades not survive the shutdown even with ppp loans? Corporate restaurants would love to get of tipping and makings seem like they are empowering employees....

[@omerde12]

Tipping is idiotic, why do I have to pay 20-30% of my meal cost to someone just because they dont get paid enough. I dont blame restaurant owners thought thats like one of the most sh** type of businesses to open

[@cosmicreef5858]

If they do not pay their employees on PURPOSE/because of greed then it IS their fault! To be honest if you can not pay your employees the bare minimum for whole shifts then you should not open a restaurant in the first place!

[@kmena05]

I remember when I was a bus boy in 2014, the restaurant I worked for payed me 2.13, 3.07 during overtime an hour plus whatever tip percentage they got from the waiters, after everything it was like U was getting paid 10 dollars an hour straight even during overtime and when other bus boys where scheduled you earned less and their was a time when I was the only bus boy the restaurant had and when I showed the manager my check he said that's how much a bus buy should be paid so the next day during a busy shift I walked out because they stole extra money from me.

[@Rudenbehr]

That sounds so frustrating. Hope you found a way better gig,

[@shaq9361]

want a tip? get a better job

[@SeamHead33]

bus boy or waitress requires no skills, anyone can do it, you're not valuable. so your not gonna get paid much

[@berekethaile8420]

Why people are missing his point to that the restaurant was stealing from the poster of the comment?

[@kevinw3964]

@@SeamHead33 try waiting on 5 tables in a busy restaurant. Most people cannot hack it. A good server in a good restaurant can make boatloads of cash. It's just like any other field. If you are talented and put effort into it you will move up and make more money.

[@dain6250]

I lived overseas for years and came back to the concept of tipping. It's bizarre. I bartended for a bit in Iceland and made around $22 an hour. I don't really see why we continue to depress wages in the restaurant industry. I get their point about it being a rough time to introduce higher wages on top of this economic disaster, but sooner or later it needs to be done.

[@doujinflip]

Something about "bringing jobs", but they're dead-end ones which just occupy your time (especially if involuntary part-time) instead of providing the funding to skill up and move on.

[@travelgo3720]

Customer tip bias is not just race based as the channel says, it is multilayered, attractiveness, politeness, age, and so on can affect how a person tips.

[@DodgeViperAS]

Well of course politeness... why would you tip someone who’s rude?

[@L30M00N]

They said it was discriminatory, which includes all of these things. Are you a racist?

[@iainhowe4561]

@@L30M00N It seems a lot of people are at least unconsciously likely to tip minorities less. That's a good reason not to have wages depend on tipping.

[@Kaboomboo]

They said 45% are people of color. So... the other 55% are white then? So most of them are white? What does that have to do with anything?

[@travelgo3720]

@@iainhowe4561 In response to a correlational study, correalation does not imply causation. Moreover, the human experience is processed by how we frame it. "We see the world as we are, not as it is." My best regards.

[@zpzp96]

I don’t really like the tip culture. I would rather pay more for meals than think about how much I should tip.

[@DeepNightHour]

The tipping culture hasn't been able to catch up with today's complex and various ways of ordering food and services. It's all so confusing when to tip and not to, and how much is appropriate. Also, for foreigners, tipping is a surprise hidden fee, and it's often substantial amount.

[@migsestrella5188]

Just one of many reasons why I've decided against travelling to the United States. The culture is just too toxic there.

[@inigobantok1579]

You tip at the end of the service not during it thats it

[@doujinflip]

I'm American and the 20~30% upcharge for taxes and tips is the thing I hate most about returning. This pandemic I've noticed that I don't really miss the sit-down experience.

[@SamA-cc3pj]

As someone who grew up in asia. this was one of my culture shock when I went to the US as an exchange student. tipping is like mandatory in the US.

[@tkb5119]

I was once shunned for not tipping, I moved to Canada recently and was not aware of the tipping culture. We don’t (rarely) tip in my country, it’s a weird practice.

[@mountaindew3201]

As someone who used to work at a pizza parlor, I never made a big deal weather I was tipped or not. I was working minimum wage. I usually never tip unless I feel like it. If the service was bad I definitely wouldn’t tip. There’s no need for greed.!

[@akhilsharma20]

You can't compare Canada with your country, both are different, restaurant workers min wage is less and it helps if you tip them, it's not as bad as in states but yeah it's like that in Canada, and people are more nice. It's the culture.

[@mountaindew3201]

@@akhilsharma20 that’s still not an excuse buddy. Just because it’s minimum wage it doesn’t mean it quintessentials to tip. Like I said before, no need for greed.

[@zjean3417]

It depends from which province and especially if you are in big cities being shunned is considered normal for some reason.

[@padrinozerocool]

the power is with the customers. If you don't want to pay tips, don't go and dine in restaurants that push/force customers to pay tips. Customer is the king. Tips should be optional. Customers, the power is in your hand.

[@rick3747]

I tip for my haircut, sit down dining(if good) and such. When I see a tip jar at my local mom and pop pizza shop or similar for anything takeout, I do not put anything in. Serving someone for takeout doesn't ever earn you a tip.

[@CodHumors]

I hate tipping for several reasons. A growing fear of mine recently is are the waiters and cooks getting the tips? Are the tips being split? Is the business taking a cut? I would 100% rather tip the chef than a waiter any day of the week.

[@chapog2030]

Honestly why do servers even exist I can get up and get my own food when it's ready lol

[@AA-zm4ow]

They exist as a loop hole in crowded restaurants also for disability people or just to relax n take a break as well as to avoid accidents or thefts

[@ladasodaexplains3355]

In 50 years, it will be like that

[@robotman8444]

they should just have screens at each table, and you select what you want on the screen. Then you can have the bus boy bring it out to tables or have a number, and grab your food when its ready

[@AA-zm4ow]

Yeah that s works today I did have problems screen messing up freezing refreshing. order did not go thru..cook falls asleep when slow n not on his feet.

[@fourlimbedmartian5262]

then why even go to restaurants, just cook at home

[@mikeg9b]

I avoid restaurants and other businesses where tipping is expected.

[@Sound_Spark]

I don't, i go there and then just laugh when they have the "where's my tip" face.

[@calvinford9460]

Tipping is based on customs, not on law. It's just a tradition, not an obligation. Blame the restaurants for not paying their staff well, not the customers who simply pay exactly what's on the bill.

[@j.g.mcbell9494]

Absolutely NO ONE said they “couldn’t in good conscience tip accordingly because I can’t see if you’re attractive enough to earn a living wage”. That didn’t happen. No one ever even thought that.

[@dcj991]

Unfortunately it's real. I've experienced it firsthand

[@j.g.mcbell9494]

@@dcj991 I could see a drunk guy saying “I can’t see if you’re hot enough for me to tip.” Absolutely no one has ever said that direct quote. That didn’t happen.

[@malayaanderson8222]

I go out to eat to, & pay for my meal, I’m not paying extra on top of my bill. How much someone makes isn’t really my problem or concern. It’s your bosses job to pay you, not the customers.

[@sanansa4567]

I tip food servers. I do not tip counter help. The tip jar at the counter (Sandwich Shop, Coffee Shop, Pizzerias), is a relatively new practice, where I live outside of NYC. Do you tip your dry cleaner for waiting on you? Do you tip your auto mechanic? Do you tip cashiers ? Why would I tip someone making me a coffee, or heating up a slice of pizza and stuffing in a bag to go? They are paid minimum wage or more, (food servers are often not paid even minimum wage, they work for tips).

[@pakcanhunter]

Ive stopped tipping because most restaurants over charge nowadays anyways.

[@AndyShrestha]

This is how messed up US is. Customers go to restaurant pay for the food and then pay for the service separately. Employees hardly get paid from their employer and that's legal.

[@xavierincepierre7773]

As a black person I get horrible service in restaurants because of preconceived notions that I won't tip even though I plan to tip 20%. Tipping culture was created by wealthy whites to separate themselves from the poor blacks minorities and the new women workforce. I really hope it gets abolished. I don't mind paying automatic gratuity on my food if it means workers get paid fair wages.

[@kajuta240]

Give them $15 they need to live. Give me higher food prices so the restaurant can live. I'm not tipping any more, I need to live too.

[@2FAST27]

Facts

[@johnp139]

Then don’t eat out

[@adityajadhav3045]

@@johnp139 If you can't pay your workers, don't run a restaurant

[@blakeschannel3386]

@@adityajadhav3045 totaly agree with you on this one.

[@TheBooban]

Too MANY workers! What do you expect when there are more and more workers competing for limited jobs? Same for _any_ industry.

[@tankriley2712]

Ah yes because having more competition is worse than outright making someone lose their job, makes perfect sense.

[@shaq9361]

@@tankriley2712 cry bby

[@LK-ii6xu]

I hate being forced to tip. In America they expected to be tipped for everything. Its disgusting

[@rpgeek22]

The employer should pay the employee not the customer. If employees were paid enough to live then customers wouldn't have to tip 15% every time they go out to eat.

[@starventure]

The employer isn’t going to last long under that. One minor expense crisis and down the whole thing will go.

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[@philvesnik3941]

United States is horrible with service. People are not working for tips because they expect it to be there no matter what.

[@ShaudaySmith]

If federal minimum wage goes to $15, i'm flat out not tipping anymore for anything. Welcome to the rest of the workforce that doesn't get tipped for busting our asses. I really don't mind tipping.... but if folks in the service industry want a more consistent paycheck, and if customers want to know exactly how much they will be spending... then it's time to start making that switch to how the rest of us get paid.

[@brunobarbosa3733]

in brazil theres an addition of 10% to any bill that you pay in a restaurant. you are free to ask to remove it if you want but most people just pay it. you are free to tip extra directly to the waiter but thats not expected at all.

[@cirmothe9]

11:58 No, it's not like they only got $2.12 per hour, the restaurant must still pay the employee's the difference to reach minimum wage if the employee doesn't get enough from tips. Respect to any restaurant out there with the balls to put a sign out front stating that tipping is optional for exceptional service because they actually pay their employees a livable wage.

[@huskiefan06]

That's disgusting how customers would penalize their server for wearing a mask. Good grief, if you don't like your server, ask for another one or eat somewhere else.

[@mikejunior211]

I don't think that's penalizing... Let's say a random customer likes the server's personality and he leaves 35% tip, if she was rude he only left 15%...That is no penalizing....Penalizing is to assume that you deserved the 35% tip to start with, when you didn't do anything to deserve it.

[@huskiefan06]

@@mikejunior211 I specifically mentioned penalizing the server for wearing a mask. I personally believe penalizing the server for wearing a mask is wrong

[@mikejunior211]

@@huskiefan06 Except nobody is...

[@huskiefan06]

@@mikejunior211 This CNBC report says otherwise

[@giddeonlazarus2093]

It's not going away, people have become complacent. No way to turn it back without more scrutiny on who's hired. Servers have said in other interviews that they would not be working at X if they weren't tipped since they made more.

[@andresmolina4879]

“If you can’t provide your employees a living wage you shouldn’t be in business”

[@XxTR1D]

We pay tips because we love to watch people not make enough money to live off of- The video summary😜

[@rumrunner8019]

I made over $60,000 with tips when I waited tables. How many hours at $15/hour would I have to work to make that?

[@danarrib]

@@rumrunner8019 60k / 15 = 4k hours... Which is ~2 years working 160hs/mo. Not that bad I must say... And you'll also keep receiving tips. Tips will not be prohibited you know...

[@Stank18]

@@rumrunner8019 I’ve made 300 dollars in tips in over 6 weeks pretty good just for bussing

[@rumrunner8019]

@@danarrib I lived in Seattle and saw tips decline along with take-home pay when they raised the minimum wage. What, should we get rid of sales commissions for real estate agents and pay them minimum wage too?

[@danarrib]

@@rumrunner8019 Don't shoot the messenger. Real state agent is a person you hire to provide a very specific service for you, and you set his payment before the service is made. A waiter is a restaurant employee, and you pay the tip after the service, IF you like, there's no obligation. It's a totally different work relationship.

[@w2385-i2s]

"Why Tipping Is An American Custom" To keep wages down.

[@SeamHead33]

me tipping has nothing to do with someones wage. I have no idea what someone else makes and I don't care. If they don't want to work for that wage then don't work there. they don't have a gun to there head, its a voluntary agreement. Tips are TO INSURE PROPER SERVICE

[@w2385-i2s]

@@SeamHead33 The federal minimum wage for servers and other tipped employees is $2.13 per hour. The regular minimum wage is currently $7.25 per hour. That's how employer keep wages down.

[@starventure]

Waiting tables is a job, not a career. If the wages go up, the jobs will eventually go down. And customers don’t give a f-ck about your feelings. It will be great work, if you can get it.

[@starventure]

@@SeamHead33 It’s a teenager/college student job. Unless it is a family run business, you should not be seeing middle aged or older people working there. If they are, something is wrong.

[@SeamHead33]

@@starventure correct

[@ryanlogan7330]

No other industries' workers get extra paid (i.e. tipping) for simply doing their supposed-to-do job.

[@user-zs3je6ix5c]

As a Asian it feels good to have a way to show gratitude for service worker. In Japan there’s no way to show the respect for those but they are expected to provide the best service possible for no extra profit with minimum wage.

[@uscbruin213]

Japan has it correct

[@stuffedgrubs]

You could say thank you and help carry the dishes back for the server. I do everywhere we go I return my dirty plates I thank our servers and I always do a little thank you chef shout out to the cooks area. I always get a nod. That's how I tip here in Oz. It not only shows appreciation for everyone but shows I'm still human and can carry a plate. Easy peasy

[@user-zs3je6ix5c]

@@uscbruin213 Nope no tip system there

[@user-zs3je6ix5c]

​@@stuffedgrubs That is beautiful. I wish everyone was thoughtful like you. People tend to forget the fact that they are humans too. I guess by reducing their work even a little can be considered as tipping in some way since they will get paid for a smaller amount of work.

[@stuffedgrubs]

@@user-zs3je6ix5c I just see it as it really ain't that hard I did eat a dinner which someone has put effort in to and if the people hidden away slaving over a hot stove for me and my family do that they DESERVE a thank you. It's not rocket science. But in saying that you should see the looks I get from the other customers. It's hilarious they look at me really weird. My kids are teens now and when they are out with their friends they do what I've done all along appreciate your food appreciate the people that cook it deliver it what ever even though you pay for it it's being polite and it's lacking in society today.👍🍻

[@Builtbyreyna]

Not even 60 seconds into this vid and it’s full of political in your face bias

[@corujariousa]

In US tipping substitutes a decent salary. Waitresses/Servers depend on it to make a little better living wage. Tipping exists in other countries but it is completely discretionary and not a percentage of the bill, like in US (15% commonly used). In some countries, like Japan, tipping is refused and considered humiliating.

[@UrNotThatGuyPal]

The fastest way for me to not leave a tip is the predatory iPad/tablet apps that force you to pick a box.

[@markvenicio8386]

What about cook at home and have a tip jar for yourself for cooking dinner 😁😷

[@Piggy991]

Not cool. Its better to buy a fancy dinner on credit.

[@markvenicio8386]

Nah when your buying diabetes and heart attacks to go lol 😂

[@eddiehizo3365]

I used to be a server for years and I got out of that and enrolled in a trade school in Plumbing and now I make $50,000 a year with no college degree.

[@mjsbiggestfan1997]

That’s awesome! Kudos to you 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@Femmefatale1990]

amazing! good for you.

[@brucelee4996]

Now when I go to 7-11, they have a tip jar. You rang up my Redbull. How is that service?

[@mrwoody1413]

I order food a lot and I’m charged a delivery fee, service fee, and expected to tip on top of that and I don’t want to tip because it’s just outrageous but these people know where my family and I sleep and there are some nutbags out there so I don’t want my family to be attacked in our sleep just because I didn’t pay even more for my food...

[@illegalhunter7]

bro! omg! This one time there was NOTHING at home I had no access to a car. I decided to order online and most had third-party options only. So I ended up ordering food through Grubhub. In check out there were all the fees you mentioned including the delivery fee. The delivery fee was above 5 bucks if I remember correctly. And then after that, there was a tip option for which I chose some percent I don't even remember. It must have been low because the driver drove to my house and just left without delivering the food. I could see this happening on the app. I called customer service and got a refund, and the customer service's attitude suggested that this must be VERY common occurrence. I only realized later that it must have been that they considered the tip low. It's crazy because then they could maybe lower the delivery fee.

[@cosmicreef5858]

Then they do not deserve your money at all and nut cases should not be out there free on the streets. Society is so broken.

[@mrwoody1413]

@@cosmicreef5858 I agree. Society is broken.. there is a lot of mental illness out there and it’s disturbing..

[@NoName-tx5gn]

I think in the long run having tip built-in to the price would probably be cheaper for me since I probably tipped too much

[@ronaldgonzales9682]

3 years in the US, i still find tax and tips not being included in the price upfront is ridiculous

[@horizon2150]

My problem right now is A: Finding out that some restaurants keep the tips for the owner and not the staff and B: Restaurants ask for tips for takeout. WTF? You didn't do anything? I might as well tip the Circle K clerk when I buy skittles.

[@BigDaddyJinx]

Yeah I can only recall one instance for sure off the top of my head where I ordered takeout and they expected a tip. I surly retorted, "A tip? For what? Answering a phone and then later packing a bag? I tip for sit-down service and delivery only." Come to think of it, I have yet to return there and it might have to do with me subconsciously remembering that interaction and how disgusted I was with the whole scene.

[@einfachnurleo7099]

Well that would be very kind of you. If everyone would be so great the shops wouldn´t have to pay for staff anymore. Could you maybe convince your friends about it?

[@horizon2150]

@@einfachnurleo7099 how droll.

[@rabidlenny7221]

“Being told they just can’t in good conscious tip accordingly, because, you know, they don’t know that their server is attractive enough to be deserving of like, a livable wage.” Wtf did I just listen to lol

[@antonior8033]

honestly i hate how this works if she doesn't like the job then quit get another one, is not like there are no jobs, and if you are getting paid 2$ an hr bro you can definitely get another job. and of course if the customer doesn't like then why would they give you a tip. its just common sense.

[@robertadams5479]

Casey, she is saying that people ( I think she was implying MEN) were not choosing to leave tips because they couldn’t tell if she was pretty behind her mask. If so those guys are real assholes.

[@maxhouse2409]

I have seen waitresses give more attention to all-male tables vs mixed gender tables. My observation is that males (especially in the trades) generally tip better than women.

[@robertadams5479]

Max, I don’t disagree with your statement. But, some guys are sexist jerks, and will tip servers more if they have a more attractive face, or bigger breasts. With servers wearing masks these days, the jerks are just more obvious.

[@cherrycoyote55]

@@robertadams5479 or... you know... maaayyybeee, and bear with me here, no guy actually told her that to her face. Because I don't know a single person that bold and I know a lot of bold people, I would bet money she has just noticed that guys tend to swing either in not tipping at all, or will tip based on how much they like a person, and with random strangers a lot of that has to do with looks, looks that you can't take advantage of to get more money through tips because now you have a face mask concieling your looks, and so now your noticing less tipping, and so to her that probably just seems like sexism. But you know what, that's just how humans operate. We have a general idea of what looks good and what doesn't, and unfortunately it's just a known fact that attractive people have it easier on the sole fact that everyone is willing to go more out of their way for that one person than with other people, so when that special attractiveness treatment is removed and your actually treated normally, it feels unfair. While this may sounds dumb, I litterally can not express the ammount of times that type of logic is used, to justify saying stuff that absolutely did not happen but the person FELT like it did and so they're treating it like it actually did happen, and sharing it like it did, but if you don't go get into the actual details of it all you know is what somone is saying. In other words, there is two sides of every story and every customer is their own story, we litterally only hear one side of those stories.

[@gidd]

the answer is pretty simple so that big companies don't have to pay you enough to meet your expenses

[@rumrunner8019]

Majority of restaurants are owned by small business people and servers make good money on tips. I averaged over $30/hour and the last restaurant I worked was managed by the owner who made sure we all had health insurance.

[@gidd]

@@rumrunner8019 that's very rare alot of people aren't earning that much

[@thomasrobinson182]

Some states have a tipped wage of $2.63. The Federal government assumes that tipped workers receive 15 percent in tips. You do the math.

[@Sound_Spark]

Sounds like they should get a new job.

[@EmotionGamingRO]

i don't get tips anymore.. it's my choice if i want to tip or not.. why does everyone talk about "you have to leave at least x percent" ... why? like others have said.. it's your job to do that service.. not my fault you have that job...and don't get me wrong. it sucks that they work for such low amounts. but other people are paid the same low wages and don't get tips, still do their job. when you make me do something.. you are taking away my choice and that's not normal. i should not feel shame because maybe that night i don't have enough to tip you.. but still want to go out and eat.

[@bbbeenn32]

Eating out isn't a right. If you can't afford the associated fees with a leisure activity simply don't do it. Judging by your grammar you used your right to education properly, good job /s

[@therobotfallsinlove]

it’s a courteous thing. it’s a respect thing. servers are making my life easier; the bare minimum i can do is rip them.

[@EmotionGamingRO]

@@bbbeenn32 english is not my first language :)

[@EmotionGamingRO]

@@bbbeenn32 include those taxes in the costs of the meal...everybody wins. a tip is a choice that a customer has, it should not feel like something mandatory

[@EmotionGamingRO]

@@therobotfallsinlove i get that point of view..

[@hollundtheotter6494]

I used to work for a company that would let me pay for meals on the company card. They had a policy that you could leave a tip as high as the cost of your meal. So I would leave a tip of $25 or more and sometimes leave a $50 gift card that the company gave me. I had a waitress chase after me one day as I was leaving the restaurant because I gave her a $50 Tim Hortons gift card an a note saying how good of a job she did. She was in tears. I hate we need to tip but it is important to continue doing it until the system is fixed.

[@ojames1983]

Same here, keep up the nice deeds, it's a game changer for a many.

[@zyralove4540]

I pay my bill and move on, I’m not paying anything extra.

[@KK-dg5rr]

Tipping is stressful for customers. I’m glad Asia doesn’t have this issue. We can visit restaurants with ease 😁

[@KLam-mx2fl]

Especially for buffet restaurant waiter/waitress. Just have a fixed price (wages pay to employees included) , so no one have to guess how much it should tip by end of the meal.

[@tdadp]

I hate this one especially when it’s over $59 a person .

[@SublimeMind]

"People write notes that because I was wearing my mask, that's why I didn't get a tip." Literally putting more effort into writing that note then just wearing the damn mask...

[@billyhamlen9610]

The mask actually keep hygiene for their food.......should actually pay more tips

[@thomasbirkline486]

@@billyhamlen9610 hahaha they still spit in your food. You have never worked as a server.

[@sohummaniar2595]

"Uniquely American problem" cause we're dumb enough to create it. The fact that a person has to ask for extra money from a customer is ridiculous.

[@jeff-bozos]

Just avoid the confusion and include the tip in the bill instead of saying it’s “optional”. If pasta costs 10$ and you are expected to pay 20%. Make the price of the pasta 12$ on the menu and stop accepting tips

[@thetowerfantasymusic]

I never tip when I go the the US because if you continue to do so, you're getting the employers off the hook. They should be the ones paying their employees, not you.

[@vodanh7514]

Stop tipping, demand your government to raise minimum wage, dont be complicit with business underpaying their workers. U guys live in the US, u got all the rights that I dont, take advantage of them.

[@joesmith6724]

They should also add all taxes to the food prices to restaurants in the usa. Id rather see the fully loaded meal cost as 20 dollars on menu rather than 15 dollars for the meal, 1.5 dollars for state and local tax, and 3.50 dollars recommended tip for the server.

[@JustinKenward]

I'm so proud to live in a state that pays servers state minimum wage (or more) plus tip. I don't understand anyone would settle for making $2.oo and change. #Slavewage

[@SeamHead33]

because they have no skills or other options

[@SeamHead33]

Walmart is a giant corporation not a restaurant owned by a small business owner

[@lucieraine6607]

Whenever I visit the US I get so stressed about who to tip, when to tip and how to tip. It's bonkers!

[@jerrywilson7712]

Tip restaurant and hairdressers. Everyone else 0%

[@james-p]

@@jerrywilson7712 Also cab drivers, hotel bellmen, and airport curbside porters if you use their services.

[@james-p]

Hell, I live here and there's some situations I stress about. We have a really weird system here.

[@blakeschannel3386]

@@jerrywilson7712 who the f tips hairdressers ? never heard of that one before WTF ?

[@jerrywilson7712]

@@blakeschannel3386 the folks who cut your hair. My bad didn’t know the term. Do you pay supercut /great clip then?

[@Presekaman]

US citizens should ask themselves why in a country that has 300 + million people living there and a workers union has barely 14 million members. Time to do something for your workers. Don't blame Europeans for paying their workers properly.