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> not worrying whether I'm being an asshole to service workers I feel like tipping is perpetuating the asshole behavior of owners underpaying employees. I actu
by ballenf 8y ago
> not worrying whether I'm being an asshole to service workers
I feel like tipping is perpetuating the asshole behavior of owners underpaying employees. I actually feel like I'm making the world a slightly worse place when I tip out of guilt or fear of judgment from those around me. But I clearly know I'm in the small minority with this view.
(Purely in the circumstances discussed here. For traditional full service settings, I'd call myself a generous tipper.)
- jakelazaroff 8y ago> I actually feel like I'm making the world a slightly worse place when I tip out of guilt or fear of judgment from those around me. I would argue you're making the world a slightly better place! Your decision to tip (or not) is vaaaaaastly more impactful to the employee on the receiving end than to tipping laws and culture in general. Yes, the tipped minimum wage enables massive wage theft, etc, but your aggregate decisions about whether or not to tip have approximately zero effect on that.