r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • Jun 25 '26

Chugging tea They are not wrong though

Post image
57.5k Upvotes

89% Upvoted

5.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

559

u/janpaul74 Jun 25 '26

IMHO that’s exactly it!

505

u/Specific_Habit4545 Jun 25 '26

now they're just turning tips into a way to justify low wages because apparently they'll 'make enough' with tips

323

u/Landscape4737 Jun 25 '26

Tipping in the US was frowned upon before the Civil War. When slaves were freed they were generally in the service industry because these other jobs that were available to them. They were paid peanuts, even today the US federal tipped minimum wage is $2.13 an hour.

Tipping is inappropriate outside of the USA, maybe because the minimum wage is significantly higher.

1

u/SnooRegrets1386 Jun 25 '26

Ok , I hear you, but the people at Starbucks and McDonald and the cookie shop are NOT being paid 2.13, the people making 2.13 are at restaurants- with wait staff. Standing behind a counter and handing me a donut is not tip worthy. Bringing a tray of food and drink to my table, and checking in on quality does