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Nearly half of Americans say tipping has ‘gotten out of control’ (www.independent.co.uk)
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With those tipping screens now seemingly everywhere, Americans think that the practice has “gotten out of control,” according to a new survey.

At least 63 percent of US residents now having a negative view of tipping, up from 59 percent last year, according to Bankrate, a financial publisher and comparison service.

Yet, the number of Americans who have gotten used to tipping has gone up since the COVID-19 pandemic, when it slipped. There have not been significant declines in tips for service providers, the survey noted, particularly for hairdressers and restaurant servers.

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[–] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

The someones in question, namely the wait staff, are often the biggest defenders of tipping culture in my experience. They don't WANT a higher base wage to happen. Without tipping they'd make less money and the career wouldn't be viable for adults. Boo hooo. *in their words, not mine. I guess I had to clarify.

So when it comes to asshole accusations...eh. That's your opinion. Nobody made them choose that career. You're being protectionist and I'd reject that shaming attempt if I didn't still tip a little.

I didn't seek out being a cop, a priest, a door knocking scammer either. I think tipping is gross and I'd rather be homeless than prey on people and then defend my preying on people because it pays the bills. I lived a decade impoverished. Even at my most desperate I never turned to predatory careers. It's a choice.

I tip a flat 5 bux. Not a percentage. For someone I interact with for 10 minutes I think it's reasonable. I hope they split it with the cook staff. If it's acceptable for a delivery driver who does work harder and has higher vehicle maintenance demands, then it's fine in a restaurant too.

[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Spoken like someone who has never been to a country where tipping culture doesn't exist. The service industry works just fine when businesses are required to pay staff a living wage instead of pushing that expense on to the customer. You level the blame at the wait staff for pushing this culture, but that's simply not the case.

[–] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I know it works and I've been overseas, you missed my point, but I see where it could be missed I'll fix that. The waiters/waitresses in North America disagree with you and are part of what holds us back. You're welcome to ask in their communities, I think you won't like what you hear, same as I did.

[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What straw man am I punching in this scenario?

[–] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

It was too harsh I saw where you could draw the wrong impression afterwards. That's retracted now sorry.

[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Um... what?

[–] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You're fighting an opinion I do not share, I was repeating what I was told by wait staff multiple times.

[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

That's not what a straw man argument is, or at least, it's not a good example of one. It was literally what you were basing your whole argument on.

[–] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's not my argument. That's...why I retracted and said sorry. The next comment explaining how it happened, not describing the non existence of the strawman. This is getting very dumb. Let's ignore eachother.

[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Agreed on me ignoring you. Way ahead of you 👍