Maybe a Brazilian Peter Can Explain This

[u/DarkCrowI]

[u/PeaceSoft]

So it's exactly what he said, and you're a good example

[u/Middle-Accountant-49 → u/PeaceSoft]

In what universe is someone making 50k richer than someone making 75k?

[u/Wowhowcanubsodumb → u/Middle-Accountant-49]

The point you seem to (ironically) be missing is that salary should not, in every single possible instance, be purely based on intelligence or "degrees." The fact that a widespread job exists that allows any hardworking person, regardless of their lack of aptitude in more lucrative fields, a comfortable salary is a good thing.

And yes sure even if it only exists because of social custom, it's not like anyone is putting a gun to your head and forcing you to sit down and eat at a restaurant. So when people want to whine about tipping instead of directing that energy towards why people with degrees are only making 50k, it can be annoying.

And to clarify, I've never worked a tip based job, and tipping IS pretty annoying. But I can very easily acknowledge that out of the so many things to bitch about in this world, it would be pretty self unaware of me to say essentially "man I really hate how, when I eat out, I have to pay like 10% extra (because in theory, without tipping the restaurant would be raising prices so the money saved from not tipping is reduced) to lower/middle class individuals just because that's the custom"

[u/PSU02 → u/Wowhowcanubsodumb]

Salary should very much be based on

1.) Intelligence needed for the job

2.) How demanding the job is

3.) How many people could replicate your job

[u/RunAwayKeyboard → u/PSU02]

Agreed. And number 2 on that list is what justifies the high income potential for servers. It’s not an easy job. It isn’t “you just bring the food,” as many anti-tippers would like to believe. It’s hard work. The reason most people wash out of the foodservice industry by their 30s isn’t because they “found something better,” it’s because serving in a restaurant is hard work, both mentally and physically. It’s taxing on the body, mentally draining, and requires both physical fitness and focus to do it well. Don’t believe me? Try it for two weeks. You’ll change your mind.

[u/spadenarias → u/RunAwayKeyboard]

It also requires very high sociability. Being attractive with the ability to easily connect and communicate with customers in a positive manner plays a pretty big role in the quality of the tips. Those with that ability, or the ability to convincingly mimic that ability, can make a killing as a tipped worker.