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Tipping is a cultural aspect, not a legal one. Tipping was written into the law because people were already tipping, not the other way around.
by tinalumfoil 11y ago
Tipping is a cultural aspect, not a legal one. Tipping was written into the law because people were already tipping, not the other way around.
- fucking_tragedy 11y agoAs long as food servers are paid less than minimum wage it is a moral issue as well.
- 1123581321 11y agoServers earn the greater of tipped minimum wage plus tips, or minimum wage. Of course people take serving jobs expecting to earn more than minimum wage, but it's not the same moral issue if they don't.
- tangent128 11y agoIn theory employers are supposed to make up the difference if tips don't meet minimum wage. But it's infamous for being poorly enforced.
- 1123581321 11y agoI agree that is a problem. I suspect it's receding as the percentage of restaurant sales paid by credit card increase. People who dine at restaurants that likely commit wage theft might tip for moral reasons, but to me, it makes more sense to boycott those restaurants and communicate to managers and owners the reason why.
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- JoBrad 11y agoThey can, yes. But the instability of wages is a bigger issue. You can do amazing one day, and horrible the next. Combined with the fact that we teach next to nothing about financial planning in the US, and the extreme reliance on consumer debt by our economy, tipped workers are more like gamblers.
- 1123581321 11y agoI agree. I would love to see tipping be replaced with a steady wage or salary based on skill, seniority, etc., like most careers have.
- clarkmoody 11y agoIt's only a moral issue if the server is compelled to work for that wage. Slavery is immoral. Entering into a voluntarily wage agreement is not.
- fucking_tragedy 11y agoSometimes life compels you to do things that are necessary, but not optimal. I know people that feed their family on tips. Workers being paid substantially less than their labor is worth by their employer is wrong.
- xufi 11y agoI actually do wonder. How is tipping in Europe v.s the US where we always do %10 or so
- NamTaf 11y agoSometimes it exists, other times it doesn't. Tipping just about doesn't in Australia, where we pay a reasonable minimum wage ($17.29 per hour for adults in full-time employment). You occasionally find people will tip a taxi driver or bartender, but by and large it's just not done.
- xufi 11y agoInteresting. Some states in the U.S just raised the wage to $14 dollars but nationally it's pretty low
- 3pt14159 11y agoIn Toronto we do 15% to 25%. 10% is really low.
- megablast 11y agoBut you have a fair min wage in Canada, right?
- vlasev 11y agoIt's about 11 CAD.
- Ensorceled 11y agoNot for "service workers". They can be payed below minimum wage because they get tips as supplemental income.
- davidw 11y agoIn Italy, tipping is fairly rare. It's so much easier to just pay what the meal costs and get on with life.