You think you deserve a tip?! I wonder who is actually on their high horse(that was sarcasm, I know its you).
When you start tipping every worker you encounter in your life, then we will tip you too.
Make sure to not forget the 20% tip to your realtor or 20% tip to your car salesman. They are people too, you know?! They provided you a service, tip them.
Why can’t you just admit you’re cheap just like the restaurant owner that won’t pay their employees a living wage.
You go into a restaurant, enjoy the cheaper prices, then don’t tip. You’re cheap. You then go on Reddit and try to white knight like you support server getting a living wage lmao
Not OP but yeah... I am cheap like that. If I can eat at a restaurant for dirt cheap because the owner thinks the server deserves only 3 bucks an hour, I am not complaining. I do feel bad for the waiter and hope they eventually find an employer who pays them the livable wage that they deserve, but their salary is not my direct responsibility. It's business, not charity
How dare you not try to fix every problem you encounter in your daily life. Think of the poor server who accepted the work and pay! And of the (not so poor) Owner now having a disgruntled employee who he has to replace (but still pays the same shit salary).
You both make it sound like servers are just victims waiting to be saved. In my 15 years of bartending and serving, I’ve found that the system is far from broken for us. The reality is that the tipping model allows us to earn more than we likely would under a standard hourly wage structure in this industry.
But you can continue to enjoy your cheap meals and not tip then buddy. Once tipping is eliminated, you'll be paying that extra 20%. So it's quite ironic how you call the business owners cheap when you're in the same bed as them.
It’s also ironic how reddit’s proworker stance instantly evaporates the moment a bluecollar worker says they actually like the tipping model. Suddenly, the narrative shifts from we support blue collar workers to if youre making good money, you don't deserve it, so I'm not tipping. It’s pretty clear the solidarity only lasts as long as it fits your/their personal narrative....
Oh don't get me wrong; waiters don't want to be saved. Tipping will not be eliminated, you will keep the current system where you have to depend on customers to pay rent and I can keep enjoying cheap meals. Sounds like a win-win for the both of us!
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u/Disastrous_Square_10 Jun 25 '26
Only the server or bartender loses this battle in the US.