Who's fed up with "Tipping" staff and others?

[Anonymous]

In the states, the government does not pay waiters, hairdresser's and others the correct wage to survive. Therefore, others are forced to Tip and sometimes they take 20% right off your CC before you have a chance to sign. Don't get me wrong, I do tip. In other countries they pay these people appropriately so tipping is not involved. I believe our Government should be responsible to help pay these people right and not others.

[Roxxy99]

I’m with you on that. Service staff should be paid a fair wage instead of relying on tips. Having worked as a waitress for a short time, many people will stiff you on tips even though you gave exceptional service. You can’t always count on that customer to do the right thing and that’s tough when employees need that money to survive. From the consumer standpoint, it’s basically a wash. If you pay fair wages and eliminate tipping, then that haircut or meal is going to cost more up front to cover it. You’re going to pay more either way.

[Anonymous]

I mean I wouldn’t say my countries government pays our waiters/waitresses appropriately either but it’s still not a requirement to tip here. I never understood that about the states. The majority of Americans I’ve seen speak about tipping make it seem like it’s the end of the world if you don’t.

[Marcuslrh]

Oh in America yeah its gross lol I guess I went there at the worst possible time to because I was in Japan before then and you literally can't tip in Japan it's like an insult lol so then going to the states where its basically mandatory was horrible especially when the standards where no way near the same😂

[Avcfhcic]

I don't like the idea of tipping, without sounding money tight. Waiters and staff are going their job, I don't get tipped for helping people with medical problems but others do for handing me food?
Just seems like a flawed system started that tips are wages, should just get a fair hourly rate

[Asker]

You make a good point!

[Avcfhcic]

Thank you 🙂

[Anonymous]

The government pays none of them, the private enterprises do but the government does set the legal minimum they can be paid

[Asker]

Exactly the government needs to correct this issue. It's not my responsibility to tip everyone, handing me a coffee. Wtf. Nope

[slatyb]

The government doesn't pay them at all. They are either paid by their employer or they are self-employed.

[Asker]

But the Government need to increase their federal pay so others are not solely responsible for helping this person survive!

[BarryLiverstone]

I disagree. Would like the gov to pay less so that we can reduce taxes overall

[slatyb]

They don't receive federal pay.

[Anonymous]

Restaurants are allowed to violate minimum wage law because tipping is so common. The problem with making them pay their employees a minimum wage or over is that you will likely pay as much as your meal plus tip if not more just for your food alone.

[Pyrofox]

The only time I tip is if the service was good. There is NOTHING that says your entitled to a tip.

[SnowedIn]

I don't like tipping culture either but the solution is not the government. If the government paid them, your/my taxes would go up.

[AviatorTom]

The government doesn't pay workers, employers do, and they pay what the market will bear. Welcome to capitalism.

[BarryLiverstone]

I like the opportunity to tip if I have received good service

[Anonymous]

Nah it's fine. Because if I don't want to tip I don't involve myself with anything that requires a tip. I'm not going to complain about tipping just because I'm too cheap to tip.

[Stillsleeping]

I tip waitresses. That's it.