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For context : restaurant and bars in many ( most ? ) countries function without tips. Function=do not go belly up too much. More context : the state take over
by dopidopHN 4y ago
For context : restaurant and bars in many ( most ? ) countries function without tips. Function=do not go belly up too much.
More context : the state take over some employers responsibilities by providing healthcare, unemployment, and retirement insurances. ( none of that is free, it’s been pay by both employers and employees )
More context : prices are fair, in the sense that middle class folks in those place can afford to go get intoxicated in bars and eat food in restaurant.
Now the question, dear American friends : what type of exceptions make those things unreal in your place?
It’s not a trick question, I live among you since a while. I don’t see tips going away like I don’t see firearms disappear.
But I’m merely an experienced watched of your society, so maybe you can explain me why tips are still a thing.
- xboxnolifes 4y agoIt's not that it's unreal to remove tipping. It's that there is no big incentive to do so. If anything, there is pretty big incentive to keep it. Restaurants like it as it allows them to appear cheaper by offloading the visible cost into the tip. Many servers like it as cash tips are frequently used as untaxed income.
- dopidopHN 4y agoLack of incentives. I would take it. It seems like a common theme here. In regards to worker liking the untaxed incomes: I live in a US city that rely on tourism and thus the service industry. I had countless conversation with industry worker about this and it seems like a chicken and egg problem. They need it because the base pay is shit, but they also hate the irregularity of it. ( triple pay in season, not worth to work outside of it ) They also would take more stability in order to raise family. Most stop to find « a real job » when they reach their 40 or so.