Why Tipping Should Be Banned - Adam Ruins Everything

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You have to tip. But Adam is here to tell you why you shouldn’t have to.
For more information on the truth about tipping, read:
•Surowiecki, James. "Check Please" The New Yorker, September 5, 2005 goo.gl/k9ViH8
•Lynn, M. (2000). The relationship between tipping and service quality. The Social Science Journal, 37, 131-135.
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CAST
Name Title
Adam Conover Adam
Emily Axford Emily
Brian Murphy Murph
Gwynn Lewis Mom
Phil Painter Dad
Jess McKenna Waitress/Modern Waiter
Jon Wolf Asshole
Michele Santoro Jeans Customer
Patrick Cassels Stock Boy
Timothy E. Goodman Fat Cat
Adam Lustick 1920 Waiter
Hal Rudnick Manager
Mike Trapp Wet Man
Madeline Walter Wet Woman
Alexia Ruth Background
Kristen Metzger Background
Curtis Kinsgley Background
Nicholas James Background
Robert Shulze Background
Ellie Race-Moore Background
Preity Upala Background
Anna Bumgarner Background
Amy Shu Background
Beau Bassewitz Background
CREW
Paul Briganti Director
Adam Conover Writer
Jon Wolf Producer
Matt Garrett Cinematography
Sam Reich President of Original Content
Spencer Griffin Vice President of Production/Executive Producer
Sam Sparks Director of Production
Michael Schaubach Director of Post Production
Sam Kirkpatrick Production Manager
Chrissy Fiorilli-Ellington Casting Director
Caitlin Williams Art Director
Alex Perrone Hair and Makeup
Michele Santoro Production Coordinator
Jordan Little 1st Assistant Director
Taylor Slingerland Art Assistant
Eva Rismanforoush Sound Mixer
Matt LaRoche 1st Assistant Camera
Lacey Cates 2nd AC/DIT
Thom Valko Steadicam Operator
Jonathan Shrader Gaffer
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Chuck Lewis Swing
Patrick Glendening Wardrobe
Evan Watkins Post Production Supervisor
Andrew Mallonee Post Production Manager
Phil Fox Head Assistant Editor & Post Systems Engineer
James Fitzpatrick Editor
Mike Small Editor
Karen Segall Production Legal
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Shay Parsons Assistant Production Accountant
Rebecca Call Second Assistant Production Accountant
Bill Bergen Motion Graphics Art Director
Frieda Beckerman Production Assistant
Charmaine Cavan Post Production Intern
Rachel Thompson Intern

[@goe5]

Luckily, in Japan tipping is considered an insult. It's telling servers "sorry your job sucks, here's some extra money."

[@SirSpinalColumn]

so basically what it means everywhere. The Japanese are a proud people who dont take handouts.

[@dylankun28]

The practice of "reikin" (fee of 1 month rent to pay on rental) is starting to become less common but mostly due to competition. All apartments will be listed as being with or without a month of "reikin" but even for the ones that do have it you can usually negotiate it away these days. It's a fee that they try to charge because they can get away with it (usually only for cheap apartments in premium locations), and it's absolutely not a social taboo to try to negotiate out of it, unlike tipping. Most Japanese I've spoken with about this will insist that if you actually paid the key money you probably just didn't negotiate hard enough. Even though the word "reikin" could be translated into something like gratuity, it is more of a euphemism they use for the fee to hide the fact that they are gouging you than an actual expected show of respect from the renter to the landlord.

[@nanipappu7288]

I remember tipping a Cab driver in India and the guy gave me a look like "do I look like a fucking homeless guy to you?" He didn't take it saying I only take the money for the service. Well, not everyone one is like that but a lot of people take it as an insult. Nobody tips me for my work in the office.

[@vintagearisen]

Dylan Wade when we were looking for apartments my husband (who is japanese) automatically nixxed any candidates who asked for reikin. these days on Japanese real estate websites it'll tell you if the owner demands reikin or not. thank god for the internet.

[@adam346]

I don't believe they actually know what a tip is, they just assume you left some money there by accident and when you leave, they will chase after you with it.

[@keiganpepples6442]

“That’ll be $40 and YOU DECIDE IF THE STOCK BOY EATS TONIGHT!” 😂

[@emadgergis6710]

Keigan Pepples "uh uhm" "What an asshole huh surfboard not mine" btw I'm not sure what surfboard even means so.

[@nugget7058]

I feel so bad for gim

[@Amnesia1998]

@@emadgergis6710 "it's her fault." Not.... surfboard...

[@TheNinthGenerarion]

Kardz22 It would make tipping easier to phase out

[@tobiasrenekton2975]

Well In Greece stock boy never eats or the waitress

[@ozskipper]

Tipping is a sign that the boss rips his staff off and doesnt pay them enough in the first place

[@whysosmiley8229]

Not true, if you don’t got money then just don’t go eat out.

[@kirinotosaki9004]

@@whysosmiley8229 why should I pay for the work of someone's employee, shouldn't their boss pay them exactly how they work hard for, not giving them minimum wages everytime? I come to restaurants because I want to buy and eat something, not having basically donating to minimum waged worker. Their boss should pay the amount their work for, not barely minimum wages and live off of donations from customers. That's capitalism.

[@bryanrodriquez92]

@@kirinotosaki9004 WHAAAAAAAT

[@angelinadash2396]

@@kirinotosaki9004 I literally would still tip 100% of the time even if all the staff were filthy rich, because tipping is about showing your gratitude for their hard work. I LITERALLY WOULD STILL EVEN TIP IF THE SERVICE WAS BAD! BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY MOST LIKELY DIDN'T DO IT ON PURPOSE, AND JUST GOT STRESSED OUT AND CRACKED UNDER PRESSURE.

[@kirinotosaki9004]

@@angelinadash2396 you know, in Japan and some Asian Countries they considered tipping a very rude thing. Its you basically saying "You have a very shitty job, here's petty money". In America, they considered tipping a mandatory thing. PEOPLE WORKING IN AMERICA BASICALLY IS LIVING OFF OF TIPPERS BECAUSE THEIR OWN BOSS ARE ONLY GIVING THEM MINIMUM WAGE EVEN THOUGH THEY WORK HARD. My point is, tips should not be the main source of your income, it should come from you working your butts off your probably shitty boss, not from customers giving you petty money.

[@JaapDJStudios]

I am Dutch but lived in the US for a year. Americans actually defended this system with the weirdest arguments. I work in the service industry at home and when I do, rarely, get tips, it actually means something and it is just a nice extra. In the states: 1. It is just literally disgusting that restaurants underpay that heavily 2. The burden is put on the guest, who has to do math and make decisions about the amount 3. The server itself has shitty money, even with the tips 4. The tips itself don't even mean shit because everyone tips over there, because it would be so 'rude' not to. So their system underpays, does not make the service better and ruins the experience of dinner at the end. Wow so great

[@nineparr3110]

As an American, I really wanna know what arguments people use to defend tipping

[@JaapDJStudios]

@@nineparr3110 They told me, because we tip more the server would actually try harder and you get better service. Which is very untrue, look at 2 and 4 of my earlier comment.

[@nineparr3110]

@@JaapDJStudios yeah i never understood that argument

[@halofighter111]

@@nineparr3110 That argument isnt entirely untrue but isnt a great argument, my argument as a server. I make far more with tips than id ever make if we let the corporation decide the wage i should get. Also his argument better service=/= better tips is wayyyy off great service can yield 100$ tips or 50% check tips if You actually connect with the table. As it stands now i make about 35$ an hour with tips not including hourly on a bad night. Theres no way a company would pay servers that much, while at smaller restaurants with cheaper menus- IE- waffle house, ihop etc etc i agree on a standard income but even in casual dining the tipping system makes the restaurants menu seem cheaper to bring in more business as well as ends with the server making more than they would have in hourly otherwise

[@Dreagostini]

@@halofighter111 SO the people are complaining they get to much money? And people quit service jobs like rats fleeing a sinking boat? Weird.

[@Jarod-sm5rf]

“Just because it’s the system we have, doesn’t mean it’s a good system” a quote that can be applied to everywhere,

[@feartheghus]

Jarod Farrant yes but it also doesn’t mean it’s a bad system, and tipping is a good system.

[@llll-lo6jj]

Tipping is in no way a system. You dont tip unless you liked the waiter.

[@thor10001]

This is true but I feel the need to add my opinion onto this specific video's topic: I actually agree with the message of this video, but the comments section is cancer and the way they deliver it is misleading. If you stop tipping there is already a law in place to keep them from being paid below minimum wage. What I hate about this is that Adam acts like nothing can be done about it. All he does in complain. If everyone stopped tipping, then the problem would be solved. How likely that is is how much someone believes in this issue. From a Google search of "tipped workers vs minimum wage avg income": "If wages and tips do not equal the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour during any week, the employer is required to increase cash wages to compensate. As of May 2017, the average hourly wage - including tips - for a restaurant employee in the United States that received tip income was $11.82."

[@nah4467]

Its called the appeal to tradition fallacy.

[@atari_hmb]

@@nah4467 THANK YOU.

[@lynbabysusu]

Bosses that don’t pay them enough, yet make them feel that they are entitled for a tip for every table, that, is a great enslavement scheme.

[@jebalitabb8228]

Your opinion is wrong, people like you should stfu and stop ruining jobs. As a waiter I’ve pulled multiple hundreds on Friday nights before. The stupidest idea on earth is paying someone per hour, even 20$ per hour would be worse than having tips

[@jebalitabb8228]

Boom Kikker I was replying to the main comment as I found having my job compared to being enslaved to be insulting asf. I get paid very well and my boss is extremely respectful to me and my co-workers. I agree entirely with what you said though, you’re pretty spot on about it. Right now tipping isn’t too great, but ok a good night it can pay more than minimum wage could all month. It rewards social skills and confidence tbh

[@LaggMIA]

Here’s a question should you tip for carryout?

[@Kris_P._Bey_Ken]

Wah! Give me extra money for doing what i am supposed to do! Wah! I deserve a dollar tip for every drink i pour you. Wah! -said almost every bartender-

[@doomedbringer]

Jebalita BattleBush it’s not the customers job to pay your salary, that’s why you have a job

[@petervanrillaer7184]

As a Belgian I didn't like the fact that the waitress in the U.S. was always disturbing my conversation with needlessly asking 'if everything was oke' and 'if I needed another drink' when I clearly didn't and I could easily ask if I needed so. Then my American friends explained to me that she was hassling for a big tip. I thought that was just sad. Now I also understand why Americans think our waiters are rude because they never ask anything and only serve if you want them to. But in my country we value personal space and our waiters know this. And they don't really need the tip. So... Other countries, other traditions I suppose.

[@thatrandomguyontheinternet2477]

We also value de haat tussen de Vlamingen en de Walloniërs

[@Zaptosis]

Being in Canada it sounds like Belgium has a much better way of doing things. I want to stop tipping but its hard, so my solution has been to only order takeout that way I didn't get served. This has been my strategy for avoiding tips. That & always pay cash at mom & pop shops.

[@hera_avria9265]

Good job Belgium.. f what Americans think

[@wherefancytakesme]

Also in American customer service, servers are forced to wait on customers' every whim and will get in trouble for not paying them enough attention. (Speaking from experience.) I've been to Japan with some friends who were actually almost offended they never had a server come to them for things, until they learned they have to ask them over first.

[@plantdaddy7738]

heard you died ahaha

[@C2Talon]

I've started seeing even some of the biggest fast food chains put an auto-filled tipping field in the payment kiosk, usually defaulted to 30% or more (though I've seen as high as 45%), where you have to manually remove the tip through a series of button presses. It's great fun doing it in front of the person where they know you didn't just hit the okay button. And sometimes at places where the interaction with the people is minimal, like all the interaction you get after ordering through a kiosk is hearing your name called and grabbing the bag with the order in it. I mean, historically, fast food places have refused tips since there's no waiter, servers, etc. But suddenly several fast food places have started having these auto-filled tipping fields. Like, it's got to be there purely for the people who don't read before hitting okay on anything. Because they're certainly not providing any new service, just suddenly and quietly asking for (a lot) more money for seemingly no reason. So, sure, they're getting more money in the short term from those who didn't read before hitting okay, but those who realize it later are not going to be happy about being bamboozled. I know I personally will never go back to fast food places with those auto-filled tipping fields.

[@commentorsilensor3734]

My idiot friend started. He left the tip at sandwich shop in 97. The server didn't know what to do. Then he asked me to split the tips.

[@jasongetter3858]

Seriously, at a order-at-the-front, pick-up-your-food-and-leave, the tip thing feels more like a "please don't spit in my burger" fee since like you said they're standing right there and can see the entire transaction and know whether you tipped or not

[@hinatamercury]

What a weird culture to underpay servers and have customers pay their salary. Its very weird especially for a supposed 1st world powerful and rich country

[@Majessty333]

RIGHT!

[@craycraywolf6726]

Welcome to America 🙄

[@mateololero4091]

Made me question wether to move to USA or Canada, after much debating i decided Canada is diet USA

[@janedoe2074]

It also serves as a reminder that when your country makes a “temporary” adjustment to accommodate your nations situation, it could most likely become a permanent change. Fat cats don’t just give up free labor. We gotta take it back if we want it. Stop tipping!!’

[@tnfsg1866]

Wealthiest country in the world... sigh.

[@Jiovannni2]

Obligatory tipping: Laughs in European

[@martinhorvath4117]

I mean.. I work as CHEF and I get tips sometimes. Only in breakfast-service though.

[@martinhorvath4117]

(In Hungary, Europe)

[@iub.9893]

Tips should not be mandatory, and that is a fact.

[@shellshock10]

they aren't you just get lectured by your friends. @@iub.9893

[@feartheghus]

Cryonaut Congrats, they’re not mandatory, there is no law requiring me to tip you for horrid service.

[@negima1276]

I live in the UK and recently went to Texas. Couldn’t believe how bizarre the tipping system is. In the UK you have zero social obligation to Tip and even if you do, most people never give more than £5, regardless of the bill

[@bogusmogus9551]

You know, and that adding the tax on the end when you buy something, that's just so much shit

[@Yash-Gaikwad]

This US tipping culture is something that will always make you uncomfortable, anxious and awkward. Eating out should be relaxing.

[@mcarrowtime7095]

Only if your unused to it or socially inept

[@irondasgr]

@@mcarrowtime7095 If bribing for fake smiles and a fake interest which freeze right off when they don't need to exist any more is your idea for someone to be socially - ept you are right off on so many different levels...

[@voxer99]

Exactly. In the US and Canada, going to restaurants is not fun.

[@ethangaines2658]

That's what she said.

[@cornbreadthug4627]

@@ethangaines2658 really? -_-

[@millie965]

I'm sorry but in Europe we only tip whatever random coins we have.

[@jana31415]

Isnt tipping all about making a random happy by giving them shit you found in your wallet?

[@L4sket]

*Pays 20€ for 19.50€ or something* Hmm, let's make that 20.

[@jeremiahnoar7504]

Well in America I make more money as a waiter as waiters in Europe makes. So I'm perfectly fine with it.

[@L4sket]

@@jeremiahnoar7504 With shittier work times and worker's rights. Personally, I'd take worker's rights over slightly more pay anytime.

[@game2game275]

@@jeremiahnoar7504 A European (EU member) will probably get more for their money, as more of their tax payments actually get back to them

[@DatGrunt]

I have no problem with paying more for food if tipping fucked right off. The restaurant should pay their employees a decent wage. They shouldn't need to rely on tips.

[@csys690]

Hey, thanks, Captain "I'm gonna repeat exactly what the show said"

[@stompjumper2007]

i agree with you DatGrunt.

[@stompjumper2007]

33%

[@k1tdragon5]

same here. 33%

[@Alex-uh7vz]

Ray Ray well it works pretty well in the rest of the world. In Germany for example you tip only to thank for a good service and mostly not over a few euros

[@martineyles]

"Tip on the tax" reveals that you have double the problem. The restaurant lies to you twice, because they don't include the waiters' wages or the taxes, so you have to add both on. The price on the menu should be all inclusive - the actual amount you pay including the taxes.

[@ManuelKoegler]

This is perfect video because it keeps being relevant everytime a non-American tourist goes out to eat in America.

[@serbianwarrior385]

😂facts

[@Arbysroastbeefjuice]

I hate how it's called "Adam ruins everything" when in reality he's making the world a better place by educating people on how they are being fucked over by their government or businesses.

[@tetragaming6332]

Pennman9000 It's called that because he ruins scams in everyday life.

[@starman4572]

Pennman9000 ruins Adam Ruins Everything

[@shaitoledano5867]

Yeah this is under the tag of COMEDY, half the stuff he says is bullshit, this show is not educational.

[@zachpwn9087]

Pennman9000 I totally agree man, he is showing the darker side to things that people are to stupid to figure out

[@Sillygoosespoofse]

its satirical, its education under the guise of comedy, not the other way around.

[@admiraljamster]

In Singapore, we never tip and waiter that asks for it is seen as EXTREMELY rude. If caught by his/her employer will earn him a "you're fired"

[@pumpkinsmasher8346]

Why thats a horrible practice.

[@vickylohon3090]

There is service charge included in every bill. So tipping is illegal.

[@jonasmejerpedersen4847]

same in Denmark!

[@markarca6360]

Japanese style.

[@MartinLeong25]

@@pumpkinsmasher8346 you are paid well tho in the us the bosses pay them less just make tipping an obligation

[@421541Michee]

It's really getting out of hand. Little coffee shops are asking For a tip before you even get your items and it's even more frustrating if you do and they still get it wrong!

[@pane2125]

underrated comment!

[@laurenelizabeth2505]

Agreed!@@pane2125

[@tomharcar8064]

I learned back in German class, that while Germans do have tipping, they usually do it by just rounding up the bill and letting the server get the extra as a tip

[@jalifritz8033]

That is correct

[@Dacommenta]

In Australia we dont tip unless its a stripper

[@davestrider4973]

I'd only topic she touched my tip

[@davestrider4973]

*tip

[@swish007]

im american and i visited australia and it was refreshing not having to worry about tipping. that was the moment where i actually started thinking about how the concept of tipping was kinda gross here in the US

[@Sleksin]

It's a shame that a change to having good pay and not tipping is one that will take time and effort, if it even happens in any reasonable amount of time.

[@mrtarkanianx]

As an Aussie I find tipping to be a strange concept.

[@0xskar]

Ah America, the joke of the world, thanks for keeping us laughing!

[@BioChemistryWizard]

I just moved from Germany to America 2 years ago, and people on the internet are retarded, its awesome here, so much shit to do.

[@0xskar]

I have a very different experience of it. I will never visit again. It was a terrible place with terrible people. Sure not everyone was bad, but for the most part the majority was.

[@keuschkacey]

I've had mix experiences. The best people I met were from Michigan. The one's I had a hard time being with where from California. But even then, some of them where really nice.

[@norvestforlife]

You met a majority of 316 million people? Wow, you're pretty well connected!

[@0xskar]

Christopher Brooks No, every person I met was an asshole. It was like youtube comments but real life. The Iraqi people are far more hospitable than the American people.

[@WalkingWallet]

I'm at ColdStone right now and they basically ask for a tip during payment....all she did was scoop some ice cream in a cup and hand it to me....this is getting ridiculous 😡😡😡

[@spelldaddy5386]

There is a small movement in the restaurant industry to change this, and if I ever open my own business, I will be joining that movement. The other factor that you don't take into account is that even for people who do tip based on service, that is often the end of the story. Management almost never finds out how people are tipping particular servers, and sometimes, bad service comes from other areas, like the kitchen, that get blamed on servers and they get punished for it. By replacing tipping with a comment card (or similar mechanism-each place can do what's best for themself), all feedback gets back to management, who follows up with the people who are actually responsible, good or bad, and they can take corrective action if necessary. Plus, it means all employees get a fair paycheck at the end of their shift, without relying on whether their guests got the expensive meal with drinks and multiple courses, or the really cheap meal Can you tell I'm passionate about this?

[@axolot9097]

In France, we tip but only if we found that the service was especially good (most of services in France are rude so we give a bonus to those who are polite.) However, they don't rely on us to survive, it's just a bit of extra.

[@darknessblade7480]

Or to round up the bill Like a check of 33.57 euro Most will pay 35 in cash or use credit card

[@straysoul1818]

Rpz les français malpolis 😁 Ça fait du bien de trouver du service poli parfois... Vous n’imaginez pas le choc que c’est de se faire chouchouter quand on va aux États-Unis en sachant pertinemment que c’est purement économique, rien de sincère.

[@jasperedwards4118]

It’s the same here for us

[@Stephanie56372]

That’s y they’re not polite 😂

[@rachelfox8108]

So other French people think French service staff are rude?!

[@SqueamishNerd]

In Sweden you don’t normally tip, but if you get change you can tell them to keep the change, if you don’t want to have loose coins.

[@Demi.d3mi]

America does that too, but thats more for cashiers

[@mal6263]

@The Ljungman sverige är svin nice

[@ars0on]

Yup

[@kirin1230]

This is pretty much every country except America

[@jasonarcand1871]

God I wish I lived in Sweden

[@gamblerfls]

In Brazil most restaurants used to charge an additional 10% for the 'waitress tip', but a few years ago it was forced by law to be optional, dealt directly with the waitress. I already saw a video of someone in the US who forgot to give a tip to the waitress and she ran after him in the street, man it's degrading for both.

[@allisonwade4840]

This is part of the reason I've been cooking at home a lot more, making my coffee at home, and generally taking my money out of the service economy.

[@IncognitoSprax]

Only people that I think deserve a tip are delivery guys. Cause they're driving to bring food to my lazy ass.

[@JaguarFiend]

+Lea Tuthill Wrong, most drivers are NOT paid minimum wage. They are tipped employees and can make as little as half of minimum wage. So basically the same story as featured in the video.

[@MissNayNay]

+SpraxIAKS Exactly! Delivery drivers are the exception because 1. You have the option to either pick up the food yourself or have it delivered. 2. Sometimes delivery drivers drive in pretty fucked up and dangerous weather, like when I had a pizza delivery guy come deliver me pizza during one of the most horrible thunderstorms. I'm talking high winds, heavy rain full, and dark skies with heavy lightning (in the middle of the afternoon), and thunder so loud and scary it'd wake the dead. And yes, I gave him a really good tip. And as a bonus, some of those delivery driver risked getting held up and robbed. I mean, it's one thing when you're in a restaurant full of people, but it's another when you are delivering food all by yourself to a stranger's house or business. They know you have money on you, and some assholes think that it's a great time to hold them up and take all their money. So it can be risky. So yeah, they are definitely the exception. Don't mind tipping them. Everyone else? Bleh!

[@JaguarFiend]

***** Are you talking to me about writing in caps? I am presently a delivery driver in Ohio and make less than minimum wage. It's nowhere near $2 an hour--I don't know how that's even legally possible still or feasible to get by on but yeah, not minimum wage. So I don't know what you "know and have experienced" but sounds like you've got a nice job if you're delivering for even minimum wage.

[@redpunk]

+JaguarFiend It's legal because economics is a back-asswards pseudo-science where you pretend that you have money which you haven't actually earned. That means that your employer can pay you less than $2/hr as long as they file the proper paperwork to convince the gummint that you'll make something equivalent to minimum wage after tips.

[@JaguarFiend]

+knupder It's true. This is a slippery slope thing because most people don't report their cash tips (since taxes wreck you so much). The problem then too is that even if I manage to make minimum wage that is still really bad. I'm using my own car and burning my own gas, so I need to make a bunch more than min wage for it to be worth it. The job is very unreliable and inconsistent. Sometimes it can be really well-paying but other times it can be really poor...

[@bushcamper4529]

No tip in Australia because we actually get paid well

[@grumpyturtle9682]

Living in a civilized country is so great.

[@bushcamper4529]

Adoss shall rule all hehe

[@demberchavez8008]

tipping is a nice way to say thanks for your great service

[@grumpyturtle9682]

SilentSlayer+ I'm sure it is, but down here is Aus we came up with an even better idea. Its called paying your workers.

[@demberchavez8008]

+Adoss shall rule all We do pay our workers lol if you want to get good money you need an education here in the US

[@Roxor128]

The correct way to tip is to say "Form a union. Demand your boss pay you properly." Or if you're the gutsy type, demand to see the boss and if they show up, scream abuse at them for under-paying their employees.

[@chcarroll5164]

In California servers earn min wage like anybody else in any job, so no tip for you.

[@ArthurDraco]

As long as American restaurant owners pay an astroturf group(Save our tips!) that union never happens.

[@chcarroll5164]

@@ArthurDraco It's been said that TIPS once stood for To Insure Prompt Service. Over time it came to mean Our Staff Only Makes Two Dollars an Hour and You Can't Buy Much with Two Dollars So It's Up to You to Make Up the Difference and Never Mind That Service was Nonexistent.

[@HighLordComedian]

Its always easy to tell when someone was either shit at being a server or has never been one, anyone good at their job rakes in cash from the tips. A majority of servers prefer getting tipped because they make more than if they were getting 15$ an hour (and if its cash they can cheat on their taxes)

[@andreasdesigns]

The story I heard of how tipping started was after the Civil War when railroad companies didn’t want to pay the black porters so they told them they would be paid in tips. However it started I think the practice is horrible. I hate worrying about how much to tip and if I should tip the hair dresser, bell boy, and Subway employee. Speaking of Subway, everyone is jumping on the tipping bandwagon. I see tip jars in Subway shops to McDonalds. It’s ridiculous. It’s time to stop this “tradition.”

[@harrisonwood2175]

In Europe we tip for our own convenience because it is just easier to pay £20 instead of £19.49

[@silder3459]

Dads when you tip as a convenience : your wasting all me money

[@FreedomTalkMedia]

In America you pay £24 or 25

[@ApeX-lr8cg]

@@FreedomTalkMedia food is cheaper the tip puts it to what full price normally is.

[@FreedomTalkMedia]

@@ApeX-lr8cg I don't think that's how it works. I think you end up paying more with tips

[@davitdavid7165]

@@ApeX-lr8cg why should this exist though?

[@cptant7610]

My dining experience is almost solely determined by the quality of the food. So why am I tipping the waiter and not the cook?

[@minionofgruumsh]

So, to start off with, from my point of view (having been a waiter at a small town restaurant while going through school) the waiter is basically like the coordinator/liaison for your dining experience. It's their job to take your order correctly and make sure it comes out correctly as well as watch over the state of your table and provide whatever you may ask for (and there are some customers who are god-awful in this regard as they ask for a string of things but all one at a time). Waiters are also often times tasked by the customer with the job of ordering for them via recommendations, and success/failure there can totally make or break the dining experience. It's essentially a balancing/juggling act that they have to maintain and the tip is essentially the basis of direct feedback to them of their performance at keeping everything running smoothly. Obviously it's silly to try to do a direct numerical analysis on each and every single bill, but over time you start to get a bead on personality types and demographics and you can notice signs of when you're on point and when you're off your game. That said, *who* you're tipping actually depends on the restaurant's policy and the honesty/integrity of the waiter in question. Some places don't look or monitor anything and the waiter can just pocket the money, no questions asked. Other places, however, will have policies and such regarding tips. For instance, that small restaurant I mentioned earlier initially had a policy of all tips go in the communal jar and the owner would count 'em up and divy them out to all employees (including dishwashers, which is the position I started in) every week when cutting paychecks based on hours worked and all that. ((For the record, we actually got the full minimum wage as waiters and dishwashers and tips were usually around $1/hour extra on top of that.)) This was particularly appropriate as we didn't bother with the idea of the one-to-one relationship between waiters and tables; we all did what needed to be done when it needed to be done as we could. Over time we shifted towards a more waiter-focused method where a waiter would be totally responsible for a table and they'd collect their own tips, count them up at the end of the day, and then give the cook(s) and dishwasher(s) a cut, but the water would still take home the majority. Anyway, sorry for going on and on... >.

[@cptant7610]

I have seen several comments stating that sharing tips with cooks and dishwashers is actually illegal in large parts of the US.

[@minionofgruumsh]

+CPTANT Well, I mean, maybe there's wiggle room on a more state-level basis, but "The U.S. Department of Labor's position is that tip-pooling / tip-sharing arrangements are permissible as long as the employees sharing in the tips have somehow participated in serving the customers who left the tips." ((And there are further considerations for other systems, like the aforementioned tip pooling and such. The reference I'm pulling from is particularly for Texas, so may not be applicable everywhere and does not indicate that I was in Texas at the time. reference: www.twc.state.tx.us/news/efte/tip_pooling.html ))

[@NoNameC68]

The reason we tip our servers instead of the cooks is because the servers aren't the ones spitting in our food. ; )

[@GoLookAtSomeoneElsesChannel]

LemonComputer Don't you usually tip after the food has been served?

[@monodrama6771]

I'm an American who has lived abroad for the 10 years of my life, and when I move back, I plan on starting my own business (In the service industry). An important part of my business I want to incorporate is not accepting tips. It's so strange to me that a service provider stood be dependent on their customers to determine their worth. If I'm the professional, I'm the one who knows the true value of my material and labor cost. Also, as this video mentions, not having tips removes so much stress from customers. I want my customers to enjoy every aspect of my business, and that includes knowing upfront what the cost is and not being expected to pay more.

[@irondasgr]

Well,, while you are on the right path, I am concerned about the viability of your project intended to be enforced into an economy that supports the exact opposite model. What you say in the end is absolutely true but it applies in cases that one has already a steady set of customers and not to a newly born business with no apparent target group.

[@irondasgr]

@Amitabh Bakhtiar Ι am totally on your side of ethical truth, I loathe tipping, I am just concerned about the outcome. Studies etc DO NOT ensure anything at all about their claims, they are nothing more than statistical tools.

[@oljigg1202]

Good luck getting great service at that five star restaurant you used to enjoy if tipping gets removed. Do you truly believe the great server who remembers your name, likes, dislikes, remembers every ingredient of the menu, wine, etc. Will stay in that job? Nope they'd do something else because most of those waiters are intelligent enough to easily work elsewhere. They just never did due to tips being more worthwhile than a salary job.

[@Swankdor]

@@oljigg1202 this is such an american comment. good waiters and service staff exists everywhere in the world.. how do u think the rest of the world operates? lol.

[@remix4098]

Although it’s nice to see you combat this despicable practice, you shouldn’t ban tipping. You should only ban the tipping entitlement servers and waiters and businesses have aka banning expected tipping and tipping reliance. If a customer here and there wants to give a dollar or two or extra pocket change of 10 or 65 cents that shouldn’t be a problem. What should be a problem and therefore banned is servers and waiters expecting and relying upon tips for a livable income.

[@alynfrank6746]

I enjoy arguing about why I don't tip, it's a fight I will gladly take on

[@kccodex8931]

I bet you are the life of the party, and we all know why you don't tip, we don't have to argue about it.

[@jenniferjones2289]

@@kccodex8931 we all know why you demand to be tipped, we don’t have to argue about it

[@kccodex8931]

@@jenniferjones2289 I'll bet when a man pays the bill, you're the first woman at the table to say, "How much is it?" You never have any intention of paying the bill yourself, you just have to know, and you will most likely make some idiotic remark about the service, and how much tip the man should leave. 🤣

[@jenniferjones2289]

@@kccodex8931 I’m a man bruh, but nice sexism. So not are you only a whiny little entitled server b*tch, but you’re sexist too

[@kccodex8931]

@@jenniferjones2289 Sounds like a touched a nerve Honey.🤣

[@WonderWaffle]

We don't tip in Australia, and when we do waiters are like wtf

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

+WonderWaffle I would be like alright, money. Why be mad at money?

[@lachlanburne6152]

+Alucard Hellsing He doesn't mean "wtf I don't want your money"" he means that it is rare to see because it isn't in our culture to tip.

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

***** Fair enough.

[@yongzinchan8690]

+WonderWaffle Wages in Australia is one of the highest in the world. That is also why things are generally more expensive here compared to America. That's why tipping is rare in Australia; service employees gets good pay(when compared to america) plus high prices discourages tipping.

[@Belden3056]

+WonderWaffle Australia is like Canada's little brother xD

[@GorrillaGang1]

am i the only one that doesnt care about the math and just throws down what i think they deserved

[@CrimsonEclipse]

Someone I know tip bad servers a penny because that's what he thinks they deserve.

[@cloverfield1131]

CrimsonEclipse I almost did that once at an airport but I think the waiter guessed and came over before we left lol, so i just took the penny away and left no tip.

[@awfulaim912]

Danny C ive never tipped... because ive boycotted restaurants for 26 years. tfw no gf or friends.

[@michaellazzarini3927]

***** dont ever tip $1, it is considered offensive like you are rubbing it in their face that you didnt tip them well. and just so u know for me i would expect 5-7 for a tip if the bill was around 25-28$ usally though i get 6-8 for a $30-35 bill. i hope u tip more for any higher than that. I am a server feel free to read my wall post above

[@CarlosRodriguez-cl5dq]

***** "Just so u know for me i would EXPECT 5-7 for a tip if the bill was around 25-28$" This is whats wrong with tipping. You're not entitled to anything nor should it be expected to tip a certain amount. I don't mind tipping, but when I hear servers talking about how entitled they are to tips and claiming they don't get paid up to minimum (when its illegal in every state) which clearly they do. That's when the issue with tipping starts.

[@eyeseer1]

When Wal-Mart fires their workers for accepting tips in a billion dollar industry you know the system is irreparable.

[@random32i8]

And now today everything asks for a tip, even if theres no employee involvement whatsoever

[@zeusalmighty2392]

Lol, imagine a world where not tipping makes the worker hostile towards you and not the boss man paying them $5.00/HR.

[@codeman99-dev]

$5.00 per hour? Many US states still only mandate the Federal minimum of $2.13 per hour.

[@dranflame_1236]

@@codeman99-dev How the heck do you survive off that?

[@codeman99-dev]

@@dranflame_1236 you don't. You survive by making enough tips. Which is why you'll only see middle aged servers at high end eateries. You simply can't make enough tips at your local, family oriented chain.

[@codeman99-dev]

@hoola bella That's exactly what I said. I have been a server. The thing is, if you're tips fall under the line enough, eventually you get fired.

[@Dave-jc1mb]

I get paid 3 lmao

[@EnderKhaos]

Tipping is a must in America? What the f...?

[@ThomasJakeIsTheMan]

at least we have Hendrix.

[@invictusblizzero8780]

It's not really a law that you have to, but it's basically the waiters pay check.

[@hippopotamus86]

America is a bit backwards. They like to think they are the leading country in this world but really they are pretty messed up.

[@renierbonthuyzen9703]

+Joe Anthing Agreed, I was there on holiday and a few of my friends (Americans) told me that America is a bit backwards in lots of cases, tipping being one of them.

[@armorhide406]

look at our politics. we have a psychopath running against a warmonger

[@Gkhn.T]

I only tip if i have a lot of money or if waiter/waitress was nice to me. I really don't care even if someone yells or curse me, i can even curse back. It's literally up to customer.

[@greatest7391]

The customer is always right.

[@shadowman484]

@@greatest7391 no, they are just humans, same as the seller.

[@garethowen9219]

1:26 - this is somewhat prophetic, now tipping is coming to checkouts.

[@JohnSpike8888]

Not tiping customer to waiter: "So wait. You're boss is an a-hole by not paying you enough to not starve to death, and you're mad at me because of that? WTF?"

[@SerTempleton]

@Alex Carroll I bet you are one of those bosses

[@changwanyu4231]

*your Had to say it. Sorry.

[@eli84bro]

John Spike Um, no. Because in America it’s custom to tip.

[@willderd98]

You’re a fucking dumb ass

[@scottmcdonald882]

If they were to raise wages and get rid of tipping, your food would be way more expensive.

[@giuliasivo7258]

Tipping doesn't exist here in Italy. tbh it would be almost offensive, "Hey you have a shitty job here's some extra money as if you were begging on the street".

[@AhSatan]

In the UK, tipping exists but most people don't actually care for it and don't tip anyway.

[@bogieboog]

Funny when we went to Italy last year we tipped everywhere and the waiters snatched it right up!

[@mrsasquatch389]

Spongebob Squarepants what? I love tips a man tipped me 50 pounds one time

[@toddswanson9549]

If it's offensive, then it's not a shitty job.

[@zmajooov]

bullshit, you have this crap called the copperetto which is a fucking 2 euro tip that you are forced to pay and it's printed on the bill. lol

[@nicolec8884]

I don't tip and I'm proud of it.

[@taemeister9302]

Three years ago, a waiter rushed outside into the parking lot to confront my friend and i for not tipping and started verbally threatening us. His service was absolutely terrible and he forgot to serve us on one of our orders and made us wait 20 minutes for my friends meal to arrive. After about a minute of arguing, the waiter grabbed my friends wrist when he was pulling out his phone. My buddy clocked that idiot square under his chin and floored his ass. No charges were pressed. It was self defense and customers waiting in line saw and heard everything.

[@frozenturbo8623]

That waiter gonna get fired

[@bac0n406]

And other stories that never happened.

[@greatest7391]

It is the entitlement that is galling the most. They say support your local buisness yet they don't support us

[@Spiritofeowyn]

No I’ve seen it happen. I was on a date and my date didn’t tip. I obviously didn’t notice as I assumed they did on their card but the waiter ran outside to ask why he didn’t tip and I was so embarrassed and wished I could tip but didn’t have cash and my date yelled at them. ( they were usually a very good tipper so paint me surprised).

[@asj9837]

Asian countries don't have this system. You pay the price for what it is. I've been a waitress and a consumer in the industry. Honestly, we just don't care for tips.

[@tristanlau1213]

Actually, some restaurants in Asia charge service fees, which is equal to mandatory tipping

[@MindfulW1zard]

Here in the states they do that too. If you eat with party of 4 or more people you are charge a service fee

[@asj9837]

@@JohnDoe-kj6wp cant say no to that, really

[@leehongjin6884]

@@JohnDoe-kj6wp U wot m8!?

[@xex365]

As a waiter I will cry if this happens

[@yarinice1]

I don't know what the fuck is up with America. It's a law here. The restaurant has to pay the waiters and waitresses.

[@TadRaunch]

SuperGenericMan America has this strange tendency to hold on to tradition dearly. One example is the penny. Why do they keep it? It wastes a shitload of money to mint it, and a LOT of people are annoyed handling it. Yet... the concept of scrapping the penny is uncomfortable to many Americans. Not all, of course, and I haven't conducted an official survey, but most who I've asked in casual conversation lean more toward keeping it.

[@yarinice1]

TadRaunch That's stupid.

[@Federico84]

TadRaunch in europe we have pennies

[@gabrielenicoli5065]

Tecnovlog not everywhere, for instance Fins removed the 1 and 2 cents euro coins

[@TheYoungMoriarty1]

Karl Hans Who's the bigger fool, the fool or the fool who follows him?

[@PaulV.]

Wait till those guys in the US hear that everywhere else in the world you dont have to pay sales tax on top of the price too because its already included.

[@WickedMapping]

We don't include taxes in the prices because they are so varied. A town down the road could have different taxes, and therefore different prices. Also, is it really that hard to figure out what 5-15% of something is and just add it on? Seems like a very non-issue to me.

[@PaulV.]

@@WickedMapping Most places in the world have different taxes not just in different places but for different products as well. For example a smartphone can have a 20 % vat tax, a pack of eggs 10% and child food 0%. That is why everybody in the world except the US and a couple of other countries put prices tax included on products because people just want to know a final price they are paying not bothering with some calculations.

[@WickedMapping]

@@PaulV. Even if that's the case, it seems like such a non issue. I've never worried about it. I just do the math and have an extra dollar or two to make sure I have enough.

[@pterodactylptroll]

I went to one of those self-checkout mini marts in the airport, and the person working there had a tip jar. I'm like, you didn't even give me any service. I literally did the selectin, purchasing, and bagging of the food. You tip me.

[@nicklas425]

Plus, even if there was a relationship between better service and better tips, it'd be fucking idiotic (especially since "good service" to most people is anything that isn't horrible). Why should we pay extra because you did what you are required to do for your job?

[@NoNameC68]

It's just the way the restaurant business works. If you don't tip your server and they can't break minimum wage, their employer is supposed to pay the difference. Tipping is just a way for servers to make a bonus on top of minimum wage.

[@OGSnoberry]

$17.50/hr starting? LMFAO. Try $10-$12/hr starting, buddy. I used to work construction. The pay is nowhere near that good to start. Not to mention the benefits are usually shit or non-existent, the work is disproportionately hard compared to the pay, and there's really no promotional potential.

[@NoNameC68]

***** If a server doesn't make min. wage with the 2.50 an hour plus tips, then the employer has to pay them until they meet min. wage. Usually, employers don't have to do that, at least not while the restaurant is busy. Usually, the employees are busy making much more than min. wage. So, actually, tipping is better for the servers. I had one guy bitch about how horrible it is to be a server, not realizing that he is most likely making more than the dishwasher and cooks.

[@NoNameC68]

***** Well, most cooks aren't the owners, but I'll grant you that one. With the exception of owners, servers tend to make more than the cooks.

[@SomeDudeOnline]

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[@thejay3890]

In England, tipping is A TIP. We pay and extra few pounds if we feel like they deserve it. Usually, people just leave the change from the bill (minus any notes).

[@anne-myrtheverheijen5180]

that's the same in practically every other country. But don't try to argue to Americans that it's better to tip less and pay more for food, because they'll just cover their ears. :/

[@thejay3890]

+Anne-Myrthe Verheijen some countries find it rude to tip but I don't know of any country aside from America which has the same system as them.

[@kaylapalmer5862]

As a server, I'd much rather get a tip and think yay, I did a good job. Instead, tips are how I pay my bills, and someone that doesn't tip is a jerk. I love days that I can walk out with $200, but it's not worth the days I work 5 hours and walk out with $15.

[@Lex60]

In Mexico usually is the same in regular restaurants, you left the change after payment. But in the fancy ones [even if they are not THAT fancy] they charge the tip on the bill. You have to be extra careful because sometimes they don't tell you and end paying double tip. Still, is supposed to be optional, but in some places is becoming an obligation [in Mexico City this is rater common, so be careful]. Funny story. In a local buffet that usually charges "optionally" 10% extra for tips, a couple let just few coins. One of the waiters intercept the customers in the parking lot to give them back they coins because "It looks like you need it more than us".

[@Redmanticore]

***** then why arent you as angry to your employer? he/she expects you to be their employee for free, too.

[@arnabchatterjee1511]

In India, tipping often offends the waiter. And in America it's like I'm bound to tip for even existing.

[@hetvisampat]

So true they get mad at customers for paying more than needed.

[@anoniemuss824]

I’ve always thought this. Why should my poor ass have to pay extra for already expensive food to make up for the restaurant not paying a decent or livable wage to their waiters? Even pizza delivery charges a delivery fee on top of asking you to tip the deliverer. Wtf is that?

[@daniloss1319]

Me, a non American: Why is tipping so bad? Its just an occasional show of good will Adam: In America waiters relies on tips to earn living money? Me: Holy fu*k

[@TheUncouthGentleman]

Yeah, as an American, I don't kno- oh right.... because... *C A P I T A L I S M* Okay but seriously both our country and our stereotype are fucking ridiculous.

[@jackcapossela9021]

They actually make a lot of money this way. More than if they didn't rely on tips

[@daniloss1319]

@@TheUncouthGentleman At least you guys get payed more then 300$ per month

[@chcarroll5164]

TIP backwards is the better part of PITY.

[@Larkie257]

@@jackcapossela9021 thats not the problem. Employers make a profit and pay the employees less than the minimum wage

[@rm2401]

Tipping isn’t fair. People in McDonald’s work 8 hours a day for minimum wage and nobody goes around giving them extra? Teachers don’t make much and students don’t pay them depending on how good the lesson is.

[@hopeclarke9495]

Ryan Paterson yes but waiters and waitresses usually make less than minimum wage. I’ve seen it as low as $3/hour

[@xXfrazzzXx]

we shouldnt paid teachers based on how good they teach? listen to yourself bro i know you went to public high school stfu this is exactly what we need

[@dakotatahran4877]

Except around here pretty much all fast food jobs start at at least $11/hour, while pretty much all serving positions start at 7.30/hour

[@dakotatahran4877]

@@Athelstan_77 What do you mean no? Where I'm from, in North Dakota, and the surrounding states, fast food restaurants need workers so they usually start at 12 an hour. Honestly, I wish fast food workers were paid with tips anyway because the service always terrible. Tips would hold them accountable, just like they do for servers.

[@hanjobanjo3828]

@@dakotatahran4877 most of the states in the us start way less than that. 8.43 I believe is minimum wage for McDonalds workers where I am. And it's like that for most of eastern america. And waiters get paid $2.13

[@juanjoseboterogonzalez2807]

You see this , this is the smallest viollin in the world playing a sad song for the waitress

[@roblytton3214]

fun fact: If you live in California or a west coast state as well as Minnesota Nevada Montana or Alaska you don’t have to tip bc there is no separate minimum wage for tipped employees

[@peterburke9087]

In Ireland tipping is considered a small optional reward for sublime service - not socially compulsory

[@phallicherb]

Same in Australia - you only tip if you want to, and no one expects it. If you do tip someone who provided outstanding service it doesn’t even matter how much it is, it’s more about the gesture. Some restaurants have started asking if you would like to add a tip to the bill, but most people find this annoying and pushy.

[@gaiusjuliuscaesar4000]

Same in Italy

[@silvervalkiri920]

I lived in Ireland for 5 years and to me it seemed tipping was more of a personal thank you. In ireland its more of a tighter culture where everyone seems nicer. Especially since I'm from the north of the UK where no1 really talks to each other

[@muggedbyapriest]

So glad they made this video. I always have this debate with friends. I ask why we're tipping when the restaurant should just pay fair wages and make prices higher, so we get all the same results minus the awkwardness. And my friends, who just regurgitate the same shit they grew up hearing, just reply "but they're paid entirely on tip!" and once again ignore the crux of the argument.

[@ZNA_Productions]

muggedbyapriest With respect, you may be the one missing the argument. While the service industry "should" pay them a real wage, they don't, so we tip as one human helping another. Not tipping doesn't hurt the service industry, so it's not exactly much of a protest against them either. It only hurts the server. If someone has a problem with tipping, they should probably take it up with the higher-ups, but simply refusing to tip solves nothing and only hurts the server.

[@muggedbyapriest]

With equal respect, I didn't miss the argument. It seems that you're assuming that I don't tip, which I never said. I always tip, and I always tip well, because that's the custom in America, whether or not I agree with it. Which, the video stated, which is why I didn't expressly have to say "I tip but..." Again, I'm saying that this system is really shitty, but nowhere in that argument is it implicit that I wouldn't tip.

[@ZNA_Productions]

muggedbyapriest Oh sorry, I thought you said "I ask why THEY'RE tipping", not "we're" implying you were outside the tipping group. Sorry bout that.

[@muggedbyapriest]

ZednoughtAlpha no worries bud.

[@rickywilliams1586]

Because Americans don't like higher prices. When he said why doesn't restaurants pay their employees more and jack up the food price? Well let me ask you this. Two pizza places have similar tasting foods with the same service. However, one large 14" meat lovers at one place is $20 and the other sells it for $10. The one that sells it for $10 pays its servers less. Where do you think people are going to go? Obviously pizza place #2. They'd rather buy a $10 pizza and give a $3 tip then spend $7 more dollars on a pizza that isn't any better. Less prices, more customers. More customers, more money. The only way to do away with tipping all together is to show the restaurant owners that you don't mind pay more than what you're use to. Show them that their wallets are safe if they decide to raise the food prices. However, like I said before Americans will not go for it. They want their cake and eat it too. They don't want to tip and they want cheap prices for food.

[@Sabbalab92]

It's so weird watching the pre show skits and hearing everyone swear.

[@etac774]

This episode is pure chaos and I love it.

[@scottish-hero6664]

“I’m Adam conover” “hi Adam” “don’t encourage him” It’s hilarious that that is a recurring joke in this show

[@noahi.1381]

NON-AMERICANS ARE LAUGHING

[@jeremiahnoar7504]

I"m American and I'm laughing because as an American waiter I make WAY more money than waiters in other countries.

[@danielsmall5690]

​@@jeremiahnoar7504 do you get paid over $800 USD per week?

[@jeremiahnoar7504]

Daniel Small 600 for a 40/h work week. I highly doubt that the average waiter where you live makes 800 a week.

[@danielsmall5690]

@@jeremiahnoar7504 One of my mates 5 years ago in Australia was on $25.00AUD an hour working 50 hour weeks for sweeping the floor of a construction site. Another friend was on $35.00AUD an hour to operate an elevator on a construction site and that's gods honest truth. $1150.00 for pushing buttons in an elivator.

[@jeremiahnoar7504]

Daniel Small I wouldn’t be surprised. Construction work of any kind is extremely profitable. Most because of how dangerous the work can be. I thought about it at one point. But then decided I prefer the safety of my job. I only make 25-30/ hour sometimes. But the safety and flexible hours are great for me. How much do the waiters make where you live?

[@dg7438]

I did tip .01 cent to a waitress once for being a jerk to me. That was a little liberating I must admit

[@KeepItFresh02]

hahahaha!

[@bac0n406]

Amazing! What happend next? Did you never have any friends?

[@helloandgoodbye7286]

@@bac0n406 English good very. have day good a

[@bac0n406]

@@helloandgoodbye7286 you have good a too

[@Tzizenorec]

I wonder if the message got through... seems like that could easily be interpreted as "I don't tip, but I think the number on my receipt will be prettier if I add one cent to it."

[@Aanonymous88]

People in USA should know the life outside the country. Yes tip is good but mostly customers just have right amount of money when spending in some Restaurants, bars or pizza delivery. Commissions from your job first and not relying on customers tips, they will tip you if they like you as long they have extra love and money.

[@David-td4ik]

put the god damn tip and taxes into the price tag! who else hates it says: $19.99 somthing ended up being $30+ bill

[@lorenzo7095]

What they should do is put the tax percentage on a white board, so people can do the math on their 1000 dollar phone/calculator. Or, maybe people can start using their brains, find out the tax rate for your city. And figure it out yourself.

[@SpliffyHusk]

Jonathan D. I’m good, five bucks from me. Go complain to your shitty boss that is the reason for your shitty pay, maybe they could use their brains to figure out how to give a decent wage while keeping profits, not my responsibility

[@aj-sz8mu]

Waiters complain about not getting paid enough. But it will also be waiters saying they like the tip system, cause sometimes they can make $40-$100 per hr, depending on the restaurant and time. Just the second opinion is enough for this system to never go away.

[@samantharose5255]

Agreed

[@henkkahenrik4183]

wait they don’t count the tax to the price tag in america? wtf???? that sounds like fucking fraud....

[@MUMUMUMUist]

When I was in Japan I went to this place called CoCo's Ichibanya. When I left a tip and leaved one of the waiters gave the tip back . I was six blocks away before he gave me the tip back.

[@tinyrainbow0505]

it's the tradition in japan that you don't tip

[@deadaccount1991]

Bảo Trân Really? That's weird.Is it a pride thing?

[@tinyrainbow0505]

Mysticm1 yes, providing a tip means you expect them to treat you with better service, by which they consider "gold digging the customer'' in servicing industry. If the owners know their employees receive tips, the employees would definitely be scold.

[@deadaccount1991]

Bảo Trân So, they treat it like bribes?

[@tinyrainbow0505]

Mysticm1 it's not that serious, it's like the employees have to be responsible for the tip they receive, and that makes employees uncomfortable :P

[@HealthElites]

Love this so much. I send it as a reference to people who argue for tipping.

[@DottAsado]

In live in Italy, here It feels condescending. In italian is the same word they use to call the money grand parents give to little kids. People know in some countries they tip waiters, so nobody will be offended, but it might be akward. A few times i have seen tourist leave a tip in my job, and my coworkers were like... No, i cant accept that. Once a guy just left the tip. My coworkers didnt know what to do so they put the money in a donation box we had for some charity.

[@Mortebianca]

It's true, in Europe we don't tip, especially here in Italy. Tipping is a scam. Why shouldn't other workers be paid more because of supposed good service? Like grocery stores' workers? Or teachers, wich earn very little and do a good job.

[@franksailor1894]

Simple, capitalism.

[@kingmike40]

Wait until tipping is applied to your job and see if its "Simple, capitalism."

[@yahiramichi3604]

they dont tip in japan either

[@Mortebianca]

Princess Cheetah Maybe it's just an American thing? Or maybe just a North America thing? Or maybe just a US thing? Idk!

[@djdestroyer]

In general, service sucks in Europe compared to North America.

[@mirogusic8572]

Is this some American joke I'm too European to understand

[@Charlie-ts7vq]

LMAO

[@axelscrivener9711]

It must be an inside joke because the rest of the world doesn't get it 😅

[@dyscea]

I wish it was a joke. Here I am living in fear my peers will scorn me, “You don’t have to tip, but you SHOULD.”

[@sominboy2757]

Nope. Legally waitstaff can be paid as little as $2.13 USD an hour. Thats not even the smallest amount an hour an american can make. Thats .25 USD an hour for disabled people if they meet certain criteria

[@mjb8714]

Yea, stupid amiright? Just like paying to use the bathroom.

[@LJ_nowandalways]

Also, figuring out the percentage in not the "SATs all over again." Look at the bill. Move the decimal to the left one position. That's 10%. Double it for 20% or add half for 15%. Even Americans like myself should be able to handle that. Damn.

[@noka4033]

It's crazy that this tipping culture has created an environment where you have to choose for supplementing the income of a perfect stranger or using that money to actually treat yourself or your family. If a job relies on people still having money left over after buying a whole meal and gifting that money to a stranger over keeping it and buying literally anything, then that is a problem you take up with your boss. Not the strangers around you that you expect to give you a gift after they paid for the meal and for you to do your job anyway.

[@Banyo__]

I absolutely hate the practice of tipping for no good reason. For example, I drove to pick up my own take-out and paid for the food I ordered, why is there a space for a tip on that bill?!? Why should I tip you for cooking the food I just paid for and drove over to pick up myself? And my absolute favorite is when I've gotten supremely bad service from a waiter or waitress...like long wait in an empty restaurant, food was cold, didn't have a knife, sort of service...why the hell would I ever tip for that? If the tip is supposedly for doing your job, even at a basic level, and that hasn't been done, why the hell would I tip? I totally agree with the statement in this video that restaurants should pay their own staff. Why must I be made to feel guilty because you don't get paid when I am not the one who hired or employees you. I just want to friggin' eat some dinner and enjoy my company.

[@joeswharta5001]

*I totally agree with the statement in this video that restaurants should pay their own staff.* You have no business sense. Restaurants don't print money, If they would need to pay the waitstaff more, they'd have to charge you more. *I just want to friggin' eat some dinner and enjoy my company.* Sure. Put your own bennie weenies in the microwave.

[@Banyo__]

Joe Swharta Joe, all employers should pay their own employees. Like the video intimates, you don't go shopping for jeans and pay anything extra aside from tax because the stores employers are actually paying them at least minimum wage. And yes, I do want to eat dinner which I'm paying for already by the way, and enjoy the company I came with. I don't see why on earth you seem to have found some kind of fault with any of my statements. The tipping system is not a system at all. Even if on some magical night, everyone managed to tip their waiters, not everyone tips enough to cover the extra pay that waiters do not receive. Also if tipping were actually based on service given, aka, how well one manages to do even the basics of service, aka, their job, again, not everyone would be paid equally. How is this fair to the very people that work in this industry. There is no regulation and so some very hard and deserving workers still go home with nothing, and some very crappy workers, go home with tips. How does that make sense.

[@joeswharta5001]

*There is no regulation and so some very hard and deserving workers still go home with nothing, and some very crappy workers, go home with tips. How does that make sense.* Here is how that makes sense. No thinking person is going to work and not be compensated. Your hypothetical doesn't exist. If a server at a restaurant is going to make $50K a year, you're just going to have to pay more for your food when you eat out. That's it. Bottom line. Simple economics.

[@Banyo__]

Joe Swharta I don't know why you have some sort of issue with all that I've said. Workers in the U.S. SHOULD be paid at least the bare minimum, which is minimum wage. The servers aren't getting that and if someone doesn't tip which happens often. They can't make up the difference unless they work somewhere else or have additional income How does that help them? My original comment is all about not tipping for crap service and the take-out example. I have a job in which I'm paid. I don't get paid to come in and do nothing. If a server can't do the bare minimum and there is no obvious reason why not, why should I tip for crap service? What other part of life is that acceptable that you pay someone for doing a crap job? And of course you would have to pay more if restaurants had to pay employees a living wage. I was never arguing that point. That was clearly stated in the video, and I am fine with that. I really am. Bottom line is in the current system we have, I will continue to tip servers who do their job, and tip really well to those that go above and beyond, but if you're crap, I'm not tipping just for the hell of tipping because it isn't, nor has it ever been, my job to secure the livelihood of a server if these employees don't work for me personally. I'm not their boss. Service is a choice and if being a server sucks, and you can't pay your bills, there are jobs that pay their employees at least minimum wage. There is nothing saying they have to stay in a server position. Nothing.

[@mj23allday247]

***** "They can't make up the difference unless they work somewhere else or have additional income" Really? Kind of ignorant, perhaps you should study on this.

[@otterworldly9914]

Tips should be given for outstanding service, not as an obligation. Edit: After 9 months forgetting this comment, I didn't realize how many people got affected by this comment. Chill out guys, It's just a youtube comment, it's not going to hurt you.

[@SaucyTUX]

Dude. I totally agree

[@hittingyouoverthehead]

Exactly. That's why it's called a "Tip" . American capitalism redefines words to suit the way the pay their employees.

[@jenma9377]

Amen !!

[@Davis...]

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[@titaniamia7111]

Amen.

[@topdogalpha]

If you opened a resturant that advertised no tipping youd be packed daily

[@findyourcenterbbc8483]

Not to mention tipping out the back of house is a thing in many restajrents so the all of tip isnt even going to the waitress/waiter. And if they don't make enough tips they have to pay the restaurant for food costs.

[@bawitback]

I was born in America and lived in the USA all my life and NEVER tipped, was called an asshole on many occasions and feel proud of myself to this day :)

[@ArcasDevlin]

If you aren't going to tip, please go to a country that pays their waitstaff enough to live. Not tipping wasn't the point of the video, (if you care about that.) It's "pay people liveable wages so that tips are not necessary."

[@BullshitDetector]

If everyone does that then maybe we can get rid of the shitty tipping system. Keep up the good work. If waiters don't like it they can find another job.

[@PunjabiBall3r]

ArcasDevlin Tell the waiters to find another fucking job then.

[@dmbkersh]

Well, fuck you very much.

[@RichieDcik]

ThePullupselecta That has absolutely nothing to do with anything discussed here. Get better insults you delinquent fuck.

[@SlendisFi_Universe]

If you tip here in Finland it's considered very weird. We don't say no to money but we might look at you thinking "are you serious? You have allready paid for the food and service.."

[@christianpathfinder6864]

Well in America it is tradition of common courtesy, we tip to the people who treat us with great respect.

[@AVAL2775]

Crystalgames1211 yeah sorry no, only tip if you receive the best service

[@christianpathfinder6864]

@@AVAL2775 that's what I said

[@buildthings79]

So being that the server can make or ruin a meal by the level of service and attention they pay to you that level can very greatly. If for instance you have to constantly search out your server to get their attention to refill a drink or to get the bill or even to compliment the chef. Then you feel that they should be paid the same as the other serving staff. This kind of skirting your responsibility in a restaurant environment is easy to go unnoticed by management durring a busy evening. If your wait staff ignores you then it can literally ruin a nice meal . Ive been in a restaurant where I observed my waitress standing at the kitchen door the whole time talking to other staff. We didnt even get our drinks until 45 minutes after we sat down. Then 30 minutes after that she finally took our order. There were 8 waiters on staff and 5 customers seated. So I wrote on a napkin " No tip for shitty service" on the way out. But another time I was having a very emotional conversation with my date and it was an enjoyable evening. The waitress saw this as they were closing and stacking chairs. She never bothered us to leave just stopped her manager from disturbing us. We were the last ones to leave. Best date I've ever had in my life. The waitress got $100 tip on a $65 bill. Because she went above and beyond her job requirements to make my evening go well. I have been to europe over 15 times. I have had terrible service in restaurants and had to pay the same bill so the wait staff could just go on giving bad service and getting payed the same. What Im trying to say is there is alot of variations in serving a table. Its not like buying merchandise where there are certain set expectations. If you require more attention at your table for order changes or added drinks as the meal goes on its a skill to have an observant waitress or waiter to watch the table and anticipate the need of the customer before they have to come track you down. Saying all wait staff should be payed hourly wage no matter how bad or good they do that night is like saying all paintings or sculptures should cost the same. Dont try saying then complain to management. All that will get you is some added bonus in your food that you dont want.

[@G_Lady]

Same in Asia.

[@musiclist5519]

My friend from overseas told me his experience with American waiter running after him outside the restaurant shouting him what she didn’t do right by not earning any tip. He just had not been not used to tip in his country before. He said it was one of most embarrassing times in his life.

[@bigb9257]

Her father makes a GREAT statement about not paying tips on taxes. I just realized this and no ever mentions this in the past. I totally agree that why would I want to pay tips on taxes? Don't make sense at all. Paying tips on service is one thing, but paying tips on taxes??? no way from now on.

[@Duxa_]

I mean really the whole tipping percentage is weird. A cheap restaurant where 4 people eat for $60 a 20% tip is $12. While at an expensive place where its $200 for 4 poeple to eat its $40. The server probably did similar amount of work in both cases. It should really be a flat rate. Like a per person thing.

[@mrloner8558]

Mandatory tipping should be a big no. Company’s need to pay cheques in full.

[@YokedEmu]

In Japan it is considered an insult to leave a tip

[@jeramiahmcdonald4336]

+MONSTROUS by Tommy Walker how

[@lordslumpgodgambunta6181]

+Dyami Giroux seen as saying they dont make money

[@mosestanjy]

+MONSTROUS by Tommy Walker Butthurt American spotted

[@Justagirlwithasmile]

+YokedEmu3760 In my country if someone REALLY goes out of their way to serve you, you still don't tip them. If you think they are the best server ever you'll probably more likely write a letter to their boss who will give them something for being really great instead of the customer paying directly.

[@JohannaMueller57]

+YokedEmu3760 so? in japan it's an insult if you don't shit in public.

[@zerospacer]

Tipped earners benefit greatly from this system. The idea that they are hard-luck oppressed souls in perpetual anguish over their "unsteady income" is total bs. 1) First of all, Federal law requires that if a tipped earner receives a total that is less than minimum wage, the employer must make up the difference. So if you are concerned about them not making enough, you need to address the minimum wage, and so it is really an issue concerning all low-skill workers. (BTW, you would actually be decreasing their total wages by abolishing tipping and compulsory tipping culture). 2) They demand to be tipped even if the service is bad or nothing special (compulsory tipping), and this norm is enforced by social pressure (and the desire to not have your food spat on lol!). 3) Servers make alot of money, especially when compared to other low-skilled workers. Even a server not making much in tips makes alot more than other low-skilled but non-tipped jobs. Most probably make multiples of what a minimum wage worker would make. 4) They don't pay their taxes on all that $ because they don't report it all, so they make even more money. Good luck finding enough people in the service industry who will stand up for "reform." They have a good deal and they know it.

[@irondasgr]

It's all about educating their "milking cows" against it. People just need to stop undertaking the role of the useful idiot in the US. It's all that it takes. (maybe a slow procedure, but not undoable)

[@victorjozek5384]

I like how the term "Tip" is actually the definition of the reward for a service, and not the payment for the product. Basically, servers are working for free.

[@Niahc]

Pay the staff 16% more. Charge 16% more for the food. Fire staff who dont provide good service. Problem solved!

[@Gandalf17]

is very hard to provide bad service in such a simple job.

[@kunatip7]

That's true, and I am waiter. It just the damn owner and people you work with, fuck you over.

[@ElectronicsForFun]

charging more for food is not a smart way to start your new business. in this economy your restaurant will most likely tank it you do that. EDIT: going out to eat is expensive already. boosting that number by 16% will drive people away.

[@TheRealDan0il]

What about the part where i pay 15 frickin' dollars for a damn hamburger? If that does not cover all the costs (materials, services), I don't know what will!

[@kaylapalmer5862]

+Jose Miranda except that in order to keep prices the same *and* pay employees fairly, the higher ups have to either take pay cuts or cut the quality of their product. So which would they rather do? Become not quite so wealthy millionaires, have a bad name for their quality or have people complain about price hikes, or put the responsibility of paying for their employees on the customer ?

[@adamstringer7092]

So in America, the customer is expected to pay the waiting staff's salary because the restaurant can't be bothered to give a decent wage?

[@chimadang1573]

+Adam Stringer yes

[@adamstringer7092]

Some restaurants here in Britain include a service charge which kind of works in the same way as a tip but it's on the bill, I'm not sure if you have to pay it or not.

[@iranicus]

+Adam Stringer it's called a granularity, some places add it on the bill automatically and you don't find out till you have your receipt, other places allow you to add it on top yourself.

[@Scriptedviolince]

+Adam Stringer Basically. It's a system left over from the days of the great depression when basically nobody had anything and the restaurants couldn't even pay their employees. They could either pay well and then go bankrupt and close down in a week leaving restaurants to go extinct or they can rely on the charity of their customers to help offset a little bit since if you were eating at a restaurant during the great depression, odds are, you had some cash to spare. The system is basically fixed though. Normally waiters are only paid 2.5 bucks an hour and are expected to make it up in tips but even if they don't, their employer is legally required to make up the difference until their total pay comes out to 7.25 dollars an hour. Still tip though at least if you're in the city, because at the cost of living in a major city, 7.25 dollars an hour will buy you pity and essentially nothing else.

[@W_Sushi]

It's funny that many "service based" workers need to live on tip in America, but people who collect our garbage or the post officers don't get tip.

[@itsme3550]

I'm planning on going on a trip to America next year and I'll tell you now I ain't tipping anyone I don't feel earned it. Also if I'm already out alot on the food/drinks I'm also not tipping. Sorry but we here in Europe don't tip unless someone absolutely does a fantastic job.

[@robertc3092]

Sounds like an unreliable income. One day you make a lot of money from generous customers and much less the next day.

[@aaronz4422]

@Mike Evans That’s not how it works. Adam even said that good service only gives you %1 more of a chance to get tips.

[@michaelc2551]

Yeah it can be, I mean I usually make around the same in tips every night, twenty to thirty dollars for a six hour shift; but it is unreliable, I've just had three dollars for a five hour shift before because we were damn slow and nobody's generous on those nights

[@willderd98]

Yah if you’re good you make money everyday. More than most people that went to college

[@JJay-sb8cu]

@Mike Evans it's Vegas.. the people feel generous anyway

[@josephmcauley7605]

That's generally almost any job in sales / service. The good thing is if you hustle and you're good at your job, you can make a killing. I'm in sales with a bachelor degree and make more than most of my friends with masters + by a landslide.

[@eliazarvalentine7690]

Tipping in Japan is rude

[@snoopsistired]

They might even get fired

[@gametabulas]

Damn..i love japan even more now

[@jalakkersani293]

Yeah, just by thanking the waiters would be enough already. This applies in all of Asian cultures

[@nathanpellerito7013]

Slurping your soup in America is rude

[@DragonHunter24]

Nathan Pellerito but not in japan, that means the meal is good.

[@erock5010]

We don't tip McDonald's or fast food workers, and they are way more busy than some restaurant waiters and waitresses

[@emeraldstories3586]

They also get my order wrong every time. I’m looking at you Taco Bell

[@Macapta]

That last bit hits just so monstrously hard.

[@beans2939]

omg. PLEASE, PLEASE make adam ruins everything a show. Even if it releases once a month, I will be happy CollegeHumor

[@XC11301991]

I was really hoping for a "Adam Ruins Everything" for Thanksgiving or Christmas last few months.

[@beans2939]

GSDAkatsuki I was expecting it to be a series.

[@TheAdamConover]

Well, I'll just say that we have an exciting announcement for you coming soon. ;)

[@beans2939]

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[@Gaby-Ninja]

***** how exciting?😕

[@RitzyCupcake]

Tipping is crazy. Owners shunning their responsibility to pay their workers properly. Don't have it in Australia and the hospitality is still good.

[@toddswanson9549]

First off, what's with all the f-ing Australians on this thread!?! Secondly, you people are simpletons. You have no idea how economy and private business works. If we dropped tipping, even more restaurants would close than already do. If you adopted tipping, more restaurants would succeed. Additionally, what many of you fail to understand, is that aside from the bitchy Millennials on this thread, most good people, good Americans, actually really like to tip, especially good servers. We know that money is going to the server, that we're taking care of that person who took care of us, and not to a greedy restaurateur. You may not understand that in socialist countries, where you're taught to penny pinch because of absurd taxation, and only think about what your country should do for you, give you for free, rather than how you can serve your community. Finally, bad servers make no money, and so they go away.

[@razielfezzani8622]

+Todd Swanson Why do you hate us aussies so much?

[@tankedpeprah6559]

Todd Swanson your already paying to take care of the person who took care of you. It has nothing to do with being a good person. When you're admitted at a hospital do you tip all the medical staff that helped you when ur leaving? Dyu tip your dentist?

[@Jestrath]

Ritzy Cupcake Its because of rampant unchecked capitalism. Its the same reason prisons, universities and student loan distributors all have for-profit versions in the US.

[@Ally_Sammons]

Todd Swanson Where are those good people in the restaurant I work at? According to you and your logic, the customers who come in are terrible. And I happen to live in America :) If we Americans are such good people then maybe we should remind ourselves to tip more since it's so good and totally doesn't evade the whole problem to begin with.

[@muhammedaksoy9604]

In turkey i tried to tip and they just came back and said "you gave too mich money, here!“ and I said no that’s for ur service he was like "I get paid from my boss to serve u and u pay my boss to get served by me and eat so why double pay me if u don’t get to eat twice as much, do not waste ur money“ I was so in shock that I just couldn’t handle the situation

[@maestrulgamer9695]

Turkey workers are great.

[@demynee1679]

I live in Romania, where tipping is optional in like restaurants, but if you want better service in a hospital (or to be acknowledged at all in the ER) you have to slip a somewhat significant amount of money in a nurse's pocket. And to return with a gift, like coffee, champagne or chocolates afterwards. Because they're state employed and their salaries suck. Almost the same goes for teachers.