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I agree. However, as I've become more wealthy, I think of it as a (happily paid) extortion tax. _Fight Club_ taught me that the service class can anonymously
by late2part 5y ago
I agree.
However, as I've become more wealthy, I think of it as a (happily paid) extortion tax. _Fight Club_ taught me that the service class can anonymously hurt me. I strive to be overly polite and non-demanding, and tip 20%+ to be the good customer and avoid any vengeance.
I'm not cynical about much in life, but with tipping, I view it as cheap insurance.
Another commend focused on the difference between median wages and waitstaff wages - in my mind I tip more not because they make less, but because I have more discretionary income.
- pjmorris 5y agoOne of my old bosses would say 'They need it more than you or I do' when settling up the change after paying for lunch.
- netizen-936824 5y agoHe's not wrong, but that also has me thinking that they should actually pay their workers more
- dougmwne 5y agoIf I had such an adversarial view, I’d probably stop bothering to eat out and just slab bread around the filling myself.
- nameisname 5y agoNot to say that what you're doing is wrong or unappreciated by the people serving you but I think you're basing way too much of your daily life on a movie.