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I think it's ridiculous too, but regulation is completely overkill. The government doesn't need to protect people from something so insignificant. Don't tip whe

I think it's ridiculous too, but regulation is completely overkill. The government doesn't need to protect people from something so insignificant. Don't tip where you don't want to, don't go to counter service places that ask you to tip if it bothers you, and complain to the management or owners about the policy. We don't need a nanny state intervening in something like this, we're all adults

mywittyname 4y ago
Tipping is already enshrined into law. It's not "nanny state intervention" to revisit laws that are now being usedin a manner that's completely different from the spirit in which they were first written. Consumers feel tricked or pressured into tipping, despite having little to no understanding around who is receiving those tips and why. This makes this a consumer protection situation. If that lack of clarity extends to the workers, then it also becomes a worker protection situation. The government went down this path when it decided to encourage special treatment for tipped workers. So we need to either remove this special treatment, or update the laws to reflect modern reality.
genocidicbunny 4y ago
I think there's place for some regulation. Not for getting rid of tipping, but making sure it is well defined. For example, legislating that tips can only be requested after service has been rendered (no more pre-tipping on delivery orders) or requiring that any 'living wage' fees or the like that have now become so common are fully paid out to the employees as tips.