Yeah, they get paid like $3 per hour. They need tips to make a living. I get that it’s a shitty system but that’s how it works. These are the things you need to understand before you travel to other countries and show off your ignorance.
If they need tips to make a living, then their employer isn’t paying a living wage. I don’t see how that’s the customer’s fault.
It’s true that the only person getting hurt by this failed system is the server… and perhaps the reputation of the industry as a whole.
You made something that is normally optional, mandatory - but only in expectation. Add it to the bill or make it a legal requirement if it must be paid.
No, we’ll just shame anyone who refuses to tip (as is their right, apparently) or who isn’t aware of the “US tipping culture” (which is different from the rest of the world’s tipping culture).
I’m not in the US and I’m not mad at the system. I just think the system is massively flawed and encourages people to lay the blame on everyone except those who take advantage of it.
Getting angry at people who have no capacity to fix the problem won’t fix the problem.
Yeah, they get paid like $3 per hour. They need tips to make a living. I get that it’s a shitty system but that’s how it works. These are the things you need to understand before you travel to other countries and show off your ignorance.
If they need tips to make a living, then their employer isn’t paying a living wage. I don’t see how that’s the customer’s fault.
It’s true that the only person getting hurt by this failed system is the server… and perhaps the reputation of the industry as a whole.
You made something that is normally optional, mandatory - but only in expectation. Add it to the bill or make it a legal requirement if it must be paid.
No, we’ll just shame anyone who refuses to tip (as is their right, apparently) or who isn’t aware of the “US tipping culture” (which is different from the rest of the world’s tipping culture).
Exactly. Their employer doesn’t pay them a living wage, and refusing to tip sure as hell won’t fix that. Their employer couldn’t give less of a fuck.
Your mad at the system but taking it out on a server who didn’t do anything to deserve it?
Judging by your reply, it seems like you understand this but don’t care. That just makes you arrogant.
I’m not in the US and I’m not mad at the system. I just think the system is massively flawed and encourages people to lay the blame on everyone except those who take advantage of it.
Getting angry at people who have no capacity to fix the problem won’t fix the problem.