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by tvh
2864 days ago
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There needs to be a ban and removal of the tipping requirement altogether. I know, easier said than done.
I'm just saying, many European countries do not have tips embedded in their culture, and that's a good thing.
If I go to a sit-down restaurant, I'm already being marked up for that - before tipping.
If I have some food delivered, I'm paying for the delivery service, or I am being marked up on the item's price - before tipping.
By doing that, we ensure that the salaries of employees are legally decent (rather than them counting on unpredictable extras to make ends meet).
This forces the employer not to direct all of the margin into his own pocket while squeezing the employee's salary. I personally have never tipped anyone unless I was excessively well catered for, or someone went out of their way to enhance the experience I was already paying for in the first place.
That's what tipping must be, not forcing the customer to actually compensate for your employees being underpaid. I'm sorry for anyone who has a lower salary than normal because the boss expects that tips will bridge the gap.
If needed, I'm much happier to pay a higher price (relatively). Indeed, I propose that most of the time, the prices are already including all costs and the margin, and that the owners direct the whole margin to them while squeezing the employees out of it and having them rely on tips to make a decent living.
The solution to low salaries is not tipping and guilting people into paying extra cost for no reason whatsoever and for something that's already marked up to the appropriate level, it is better salaries framed by law or contract. |
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