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What is it, in your eyes, that makes their job more worthy of tipping than any other job? It’s a job, they get paid. I ordered something that cost $X including

What is it, in your eyes, that makes their job more worthy of tipping than any other job? It’s a job, they get paid. I ordered something that cost $X including delivery, I expect that to be the final total, not $X + “step up”. If they’re not getting paid enough, enforce a higher minimum wage (it is also a US-specific issue; tipping isn’t the norm in a lot of other developed countries and the world doesn’t end).

V-eHGsd_ 7y ago
> What is it, in your eyes, that makes their job more worthy of tipping than any other job? I'll bite: they're bringing a bespoke something to my door, i'm in my pajamas when I collect it, and I'm consuming it inside of 10 minutes. next?
untog 7y ago
They're worthy of tipping because they get paid shit-all. As you say, the actual answer here is tightening minimum wage laws so that they're actually effective, but given the state of DC these days I'm not holding out hope. So I tip.
- beatgammit 7y ago
  If nobody tipped, restaurants and services like DoorDash would be forced to pay employees more or nobody would take the job. Yet, we've made it into a cultural thing, so employers have dropped wages (and gotten legal protection for doing so) accordingly. That being said, I think asking for a tip before a service has been rendered is really weird and really screws up whatever sense there was in tipping. I find it increasingly hard to tip for things like DoorDash because I'm already charged directly for the service separately from the product, so that signals to me that the person is already getting paid. I don't tip my package/mail delivery person, so why should I tip my food delivery person?
esotericn 7y ago
I'm talking about the solution to a company stealing tips, not tipping in general. This is an action you can actually take to improve a person's life right now (if you use these services and would have tipped anyway).

V-eHGsd_ 7y ago

> What is it, in your eyes, that makes their job more worthy of tipping than any other job? I'll bite: they're bringing a bespoke something to my door, i'm in my pajamas when I collect it, and I'm consuming it inside of 10 minutes. next?

untog 7y ago

They're worthy of tipping because they get paid shit-all. As you say, the actual answer here is tightening minimum wage laws so that they're actually effective, but given the state of DC these days I'm not holding out hope. So I tip.

beatgammit 7y ago
If nobody tipped, restaurants and services like DoorDash would be forced to pay employees more or nobody would take the job. Yet, we've made it into a cultural thing, so employers have dropped wages (and gotten legal protection for doing so) accordingly. That being said, I think asking for a tip before a service has been rendered is really weird and really screws up whatever sense there was in tipping. I find it increasingly hard to tip for things like DoorDash because I'm already charged directly for the service separately from the product, so that signals to me that the person is already getting paid. I don't tip my package/mail delivery person, so why should I tip my food delivery person?

esotericn 7y ago

I'm talking about the solution to a company stealing tips, not tipping in general. This is an action you can actually take to improve a person's life right now (if you use these services and would have tipped anyway).