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It's a privilege, you might leave with a sense of being generous but in the end you also feed into a culture of systemic abuse and exploitation. I really disli
by piva00 3y ago
It's a privilege, you might leave with a sense of being generous but in the end you also feed into a culture of systemic abuse and exploitation.
I really dislike traveling to the USA and being forced to tip because employers don't pay enough, it feels really, really wrong.
- solardev 3y agoIt's absolutely true, especially compared to places like Japan that have incredible food, stellar service, yet crazy high costs of living -- all for no tips. The US system is just so broken in so many ways. But as everyday individuals, what are you gonna do? Our democracy isn't really functional and a normal person has zero say in policies. If you don't tip, the system won't change. The person working there will just go home with less money. They're already making much much less than us, even if all their customers tipped 30%. Some restaurant owners have taken away tips altogether, opting for an across the board wage increase. Of course that means their items are all priced higher in the menu. It's just a no win situation.