r/antiwork Jan 14 '22

So sorry, I'm broke so I can only pay you $77 for my food. You were great though.

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u/Hoopduck Jan 15 '22

The US tipping culture is toxic as hell. Shaming people for eating out on a budget because an entire industry has convinced workers it's OK to be paid next to nothing? Ridiculous. People deserve living wages with tips viewed as an added gratuity or bonus for good service.

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u/Goliath_Gamer Jan 15 '22

If you can't afford to tip your waiter then eat fast food

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u/Hoopduck Jan 15 '22

That's a conditioned response to wage theft, but go on.

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u/Goliath_Gamer Jan 15 '22

No it's called being a decent human being

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u/Hoopduck Jan 15 '22

That's your opinion.

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u/Goliath_Gamer Jan 15 '22

It's the opinion of every decent human being. You tip your server if the service is decent or above instead of citing a political point to justify being an asshole.

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u/Hoopduck Jan 15 '22

Ah, here we have a classic example of corporate conditioning. "If you don't tip you're a bad person!" Are they, though? No, you've just been trained to respond that way because compensating wage theft is normal to you. Tipping isn't and should never be mandatory. Corporate interests, not customers, are 100% responsible for paying a living wage.

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u/Goliath_Gamer Jan 15 '22

Again, it's called being a decent human being. By all means, don't tip... Just don't be surprised when people call you out for being an ass.

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u/Hoopduck Jan 15 '22

Annnnnd what part of our conversation lead you to believe I don't tip? I worked as a server for years - I always tip for good service. I would never expect someone to tip me, though, because I'm not privy to the details of their bank account. Some people don't tip because they simply don't believe in it. Who are we to judge them? Shaming people for not tipping is shitty.

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u/Goliath_Gamer Jan 15 '22

If you don't believe in tipping then don't eat out. It's that simple.

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u/Hoopduck Jan 15 '22

There's that conditioning, again. That phrase is exactly what keeps the status quo the way it is. If you don't agree with servers not being paid a living wage, don't eat out. Stay home and cook for the rest of your life until it changes. See how self righteous that sounded?

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u/Goliath_Gamer Jan 15 '22

You're not going to change my mind that not tipping makes you an asshole. Unless the service was shit, tip your server. If you can't afford to not be a shitty person, then cook your own food.

Period.

End of conversation.

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u/Hoopduck Jan 15 '22

Cool, and you're not going to change my mind that your opinion has been purposefully shaped and manipulated by years of corporate and societal conditioning.

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u/Goliath_Gamer Jan 15 '22

Then let's agree to disagree here and move on with our days.

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