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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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/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.