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>I tip generously because in the US wait staff generally get way below minimum wage so you want to make them whole. Ironically, if you didn't tip then they wou
by hackama 5y ago
>I tip generously because in the US wait staff generally get way below minimum wage so you want to make them whole.
Ironically, if you didn't tip then they would be made whole by the employer as they would be responsible for making up the difference.
- wombatmobile 5y agoOr else they might experience poverty and/or overwork.
- kitkat_new 5y agotheir employer wants you to think that - more money for them
- wombatmobile 5y agoJust curious how you cogitate it?
- kitkat_new 5y agosocial pressure makes customers pay more money, same goes for prices that seem lower than they are (prices on menus); less taxes
- wombatmobile 5y agoHow do you personally handle tipping, in a restaurant where you know the owner is paying $tiny/hr? What are the cognitive steps you go through to derive your tipping behaviour in each instance?
- WheatM 5y ago
- avianlyric 5y agoThe employer should. But wage theft in the US costs workers around a billion dollars a year, and low paid workers suffer the most. So I personally wouldn’t rely on that mechanism to ensure staff got paid properly.
- thomaslangston 5y agoWhen I worked in food service 20 years ago, it was common practice to fire anyone who asked management to make up the difference regularly.