Hot Takes on Yik Yak | Idk if this is a hot take but tipping really sucks. I get that the workers don't get paid enough but that really shouldn't be my problem. I do tip at sit down restaurants but I feel like that's me being generous. If it's a café with an ipad, hell nah

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Hot Takes 14w

Idk if this is a hot take but tipping really sucks. I get that the workers don't get paid enough but that really shouldn't be my problem. I do tip at sit down restaurants but I feel like that's me being generous. If it's a café with an ipad, hell nah

Anonymous 14w

i agree servers should be paid more hourly base pay, but if you go to a restaurant with the knowledge their paycheck is based on how you tip, you should be prepared to tip

Anonymous 14w

OH HELL YEAH NOW THIS IS A HOT TAKE. Honestly i feel your pain. I hope we never spread our culture to third world countries bc imagine if they got all developed and didnt have to worry about disease and war just to then have to deal with tipping. FREE AFRICA

Anonymous 14w

This is not a hot take. Everywhere else in the world also thinks tipping culture is shit. My coworker told me how her previous job she was paid $2.85/hr but that’s apparently legal because she got paid in tips. The pressure to tip is insane. Why should I tip when you’re simply doing your job. If you give me extra service then I’ll tip. I remember when tip screens started at 10% but now they start at 18%. Insanity.

Anonymous 14w

And even at a sit down restaurant I don't feel 100% obligated to tip the usual amount. If the service was shit and I already feel like I wasted my money, I'm not going to spend even more. Sorry. I also don't get why it's always a percent, like why does the waiter deserve more money because I ordered something expensive? Sometimes I just put whatever dollar amount I think they deserve regardless of how much my food cost.

Anonymous 14w

I totally agree! I think tipping should be entirely based on the quality of service rather than just social requirement because we pity underpaid workers. If I’m already paying for my meal (which isn’t cheap by any means) and giving a restaurant my business, I shouldn’t be shamed for not wanting to tip extra money on top of the $15-20 I already paid on my meal, especially if it’s subpar food. We should not be punishing the customer for the employer’s failure to pay their workers a fair wage.

Anonymous 14w

It really baffles me how many retailers and whoever else still ask for a tip at self checkouts when there’s zero interaction with employees. Obviously these companies just want to take advantage of tips to make a greater profit. I also hate when places require tips to be split amongst all the employees and not the specific person I wanted to reward for great service. Why should someone who does the bare minimum receive a portion of the tips that are meant for someone who deserves it most

Anonymous

#1 14w

I feel like it's fine to put yourself first as a consumer to some extent. Tipping is in some ways a scam designed to get you to pay more than you were originally willing to pay for something. What more do I really owe a restaurant/waiter when I already gave them my business? Again I usually do tip but it's out of charity, not just an extra hidden 20% to the cost when tax already exists.

Anonymous

OP 14w

the waiter gets paid not even $2 an hour

Anonymous

#1 14w

Not in my state tbf

Anonymous

#1 14w

Anyways my real point is that tipping as a norm in our society should be done away with because that would also require waiters to be paid minimum wage.

Anonymous

OP 14w

i agree

Anonymous

#3 14w

Literally everywhere else in the world doesn’t have a tipping culture, and tips are something that should be extra and deserved, not just given to everyone even if their service sucks

Anonymous

#4 14w

At this point it’s basically rewarding the bare minimum and some entitled people still expect a generous tip even if the service is below average. We shouldn’t have to spend more hard earned money on tips when we’re already paying too much for everything else and employers are too greedy to pay their workers a fair wage

Anonymous

#3 14w

I feel like 10 or so years ago it was much more acceptable to tip based on service. Still some tip, but 20% was for above and beyond. A 10% tip was pretty normal. You didn’t have to do more.

Anonymous

#3 14w

For me it IS based on the quality of the service. Def not obligated.