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Why can’t businesses just charge enough to pay their employees adequately and eliminate tipping altogether? Tipping adds unnecessary ambiguity and degrades the
by anemoiac 3y ago
Why can’t businesses just charge enough to pay their employees adequately and eliminate tipping altogether? Tipping adds unnecessary ambiguity and degrades the customer experience.
I have no problem paying higher prices, if that’s the solution to the problem, but I find the (seemingly) increasing pervasiveness of tipping across US industries annoying and feel no obligation to tip in situations where it was not traditionally expected.
- oliwarner 3y agoAnd with a structure like Uber, you could easily let drivers set their own "tip" by setting a riser to pay for in-ride amenities (WiFi, water, etc, etc). Because that's the common argument against tips: nobody will go out of their way to provide above average service. If you think you're a better waiter, driver, experience, allow your prices to show as higher and you get the difference. The risk you run is nobody wanting your extras, but I think that's far better than providing them and panhandling for a tip.