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> "Tipping isn't obligatory" -- yes, it kind of is The driver can put up a sign asking for a tip, but I don't feel obliged to give one. I don't tip the cook i
by xapata 10y ago
> "Tipping isn't obligatory" -- yes, it kind of is
The driver can put up a sign asking for a tip, but I don't feel obliged to give one.
I don't tip the cook in a restaurant. I don't tip the receptionist at a hotel. I don't tip the farmhands who picked the vegetables I eat at the supermarket. I don't tip the truck driver who unloaded all the goods I buy. I wish all of these people earned a higher wage and I'd be happy to pay more at the point of sale, but I wish the practice of tipping disappeared.
- colejohnson66 10y agoWhat's appalling to me is that tipping (regardless of QoS) is even still a thing. Tipping was made big during the Great Depression. After the economy rose back up, tipped wages should've been rose back up to match minimum. Effectively abolishing the ridiculous idea of tipping even if your service sucks. Thankfully, a few states have realized how ridiculous the current system is and made it mandatory tipped wages (before tips) are the same as non tipped wages (California being one of them).