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It’s somewhat bullshit that the people who did all the work making the tasty meal get nothing, while the person handing it to you gets 20 percent. Especially wh
by alasdair_ 8y ago
It’s somewhat bullshit that the people who did all the work making the tasty meal get nothing, while the person handing it to you gets 20 percent. Especially when Seattle minimum wage is $15/hour and tips cannot count as part of that.
- kamaal 8y agoTip sharing as a concept is well extended. Having seen the wrong people get rewarded bonuses, RSUs and raises all the time. You are just better off with a salary band/pay grade and give money uniformly across the band. Ideally 'top performers' are supposed to be rewarded for 'top performance'. But in any subjective evaluation you are just dealing with cooked up documentation to prove a person did something, therefore deserves extra. Pretty much any and anyone's story can be twisted and narrated in a way that could sound positive or negative, to reward or punish respectively. You are better off with a tip pool and paying it across the band.
- SZJX 8y agoI've also wondered about it (though I know that bring a server is still by no means an easy task). I think Freakonomics had an episode on topping and reported (advertised?) some restaurants that split the tip between servers and cooks, or just don't let the customer tip but pay their employees more, upfront.
- isostatic 8y agoYes, tips are bullshit
- cannonedhamster 8y agoTips are a holdover from the days of slavery. That's why it's so terrible. https://www.fordfoundation.org/ideas/equals-change-blog/posts/american-tipping-is-rooted-in-slavery-and-it-still-hurts-workers-today/ https://www.fordfoundation.org/ideas/equals-change-blog/post...
- thaumasiotes 8y agoFarming is a holdover from the days of slavery too. Almost everything is.