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Tipping culture in the US is getting out of hand and should be discouraged (2023)
- talldayo 2y agoThe solution is obvious, if you've ever worked a job in the service industries: make it illegal to pay these workers below minimum wage. I realized tipping was bullshit once you had to report it as taxed income, it's a uniquely pro-business practice for a country that prides itself on freedom of transaction so much. But no, because tipped minimum wage has to be calculated it all goes through the system.
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> if you've ever worked a job in the service industries: make it illegal to pay these workers below minimum wage The tipped minimum wage doesn’t exist in California [1]. The only solution is a policy requiring employees reject tips. (High-end restaurants that charge ex ante have begun doing this.) [1] https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/blog/what-is-the-minimum-wage-for-servers-in-california/ https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/blog/what-is-the-minimum-wage-f...
- naveen99 2y agoWould such a policy even be legal ? Your link claims it’s illegal for employers to interfere with tips. Even politicians are allowed tips.
- qwerpy 2y agoThis is a year old link to a discussion forum of lower quality than HN. This is a fun topic for sure, but there’s got to be a better way to start it than linking to a random old post on Reddit.
- ramon156 2y agoEasy, just tip them through an app of their choise or cash. Luckily this is common in Europe
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