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I think the point of the culture criticism is different in this context. Namely, that tipping as a culture is wrong. It's a must to tip your waiter in the State
by soco 2y ago
I think the point of the culture criticism is different in this context. Namely, that tipping as a culture is wrong. It's a must to tip your waiter in the States because that's basically their daily wage. But it's not okay to have to do it, the culture of not paying people directly but offloading it to the conscience of the customer is stupid. So this is the critique part. What would a software developer do, if instead of getting a monthly pay, they would receive tips from satisfied customers only? Honestly, would anyone here still keep their job and like it?
- trashtester 2y agoThat NYC waitress is likely to have met quite a few European tourists who either tipped much too little, or were visibly grumpy at the expectation that they should tip. Also, plenty of software developers work as consultants on some kind of commission model where part or all of their salary is some percentage of what they're able charge their customer. Perhaps the customer doesn't pay the invoice, perhaps they don't want to hire you at all. But if you do a good job and manage keep the customer happy, you're likely to make a better wage than in a similar position with a fixed salary.