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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j4658fa wrote

Reply to comment by FoleyisGood in If you can't afford to tip decently, then you shouldn't be eating out. Thoughts? by WeShineUnderOneSun

Ok? Done.

I think if you honestly asked most service workers whether they’d prefer the status quo to a more reasonable base wage and little to no tipping, the idea might not be quite as popular as you think

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Distinct-Ad5751 t1_j468f37 wrote

I think even if wages increase, tips will continue but won’t be the primary source of income.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j46wtnw wrote

Bartenders and Servers can be making anywhere from $40-60 an hour in a lot of places and wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more than that in the right gig.

I don't think you realize how unpopular disrupting that would be cause a fuckton of people are not going to deal with it if you have to work 40 hours a week to gross about $40,000/year.

This is irrelevant to the incident at hand. It's ok to have objections to the economics of service industry wages and tipping but it's not an excuse to be a shitty tipper or a non-tipper. The social contract is that when you walk into a bar or restaurant, you've agreed to participate in that system.

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Distinct-Ad5751 t1_j47c577 wrote

I always tip 25% before tax, I don’t fuck with people’s income. If I can’t pay the bill, I don’t go.

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