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> I think unpaid internships being socially acceptable is one of the roots of this insidious habit. I think tipping as a cultural norm is another of the roots.
by jnsie 5y ago
> I think unpaid internships being socially acceptable is one of the roots of this insidious habit.
I think tipping as a cultural norm is another of the roots. Making it acceptable to move (a large portion of) staff payment from the employer to the customer should never have happened. The toxicity with which people defend tipping culture (in my experience in online forums) is astounding.
- munk-a 5y agoI hadn't thought of that but yea I agree entirely. Tipping culture is something that's also really difficult to combat - I feel like it'd require legislation making tipping illegal to actually break the habit since otherwise you're just lowering the waiter's take home. I will continue to both grumble about how bad tipping is while also tipping constantly since I think it's the only reasonable thing to do.
- jnsie 5y ago100%. That's what makes it so insidious, whether by design or happenstance...the burden of both payment and guilt are responsibility are placed on the customer. Tip poorly, or not at all, and the employee doesn't get paid. Makes it impossible to change.