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I find anti-tipping crusaders amusing. If you don’t want to tip, don’t tip. Simple. Oh wait, I’ve got to listen to your 20 minute rant about inequality and rac
by JackFr 6y ago
I find anti-tipping crusaders amusing. If you don’t want to tip, don’t tip. Simple.
Oh wait, I’ve got to listen to your 20 minute rant about inequality and racism and sexism and the violence inherent in the system because you don’t want ME to tip.
- Geminidog 6y agoIt's not that simple. People argue about it mainly because their's potential for not tipping to piss off your server. He could spit in your soup or smear your steak on the ground a couple of times before bringing it out to you. This expectation of tipping is forcing me to tip or I'm eating the saliva of a disgruntled server.
- vsskanth 6y agoTipping isn't the problem here. It's about establishing baseline pay. Restaurant staff shouldn't be paid lower than minimum wage, which is already pretty low and be expected to make it up with tips.
- Bostonian 6y agoIf an employer and employee agree on a wage rate, I don't think it's the government's business to intervene, regardless of the level. If you think someone is being underpaid at wage x, create a comparable job paying more than x.
- jgwil2 6y agoWe're not even discussing the minimum wage here; it already is a thing whether you agree with it or not. The question is whether there should be two different rates for positions that are customarily tipped, thus decreasing price transparency and shifting the responsibility of paying the employees from the employer to the customer.
- vsskanth 6y agoThis is a classic argument but it doesn't hold when one needs to work for their basic needs in order to survive (food, clothing, shelter, healthcare). If basic needs are gauranteed in some way for everyone, then yes, you don't need a minimum wage and can work for whatever wage rate you want.
- klodolph 6y agoWell, I think the biggest problem here is that you’ve mischaracterized anti-tipping crusaders as people who don’t want to tip. If you don’t want to listen to people complain about injustices, then surround yourself with people who just don’t care. You might not be able to go to dinner with people who used to work as waiters, so be sure to remove those people from your friend group.