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Tipping service workers is one of the very few times in our life when we can say "The people directly serving me deserve to get paid more, and while I can't raise their wage, I can at least make sure they're getting paid well while they serve me" and the fact that people are upset about that and actively refuse to tip is just crazy to me.
Like, there is no ethical consumption under capitalism, but tipping generously is one of the times when we can come pretty close! Maybe instead of having a $70 meal on the brink of a recession, have a $50 meal and tip up to the $70 that's in your budget?
And just think, they could all get paid properly if the restaurants just included those tips in the prices instead of playing this stupid fucking tipping game
Yes, that would be ideal. Since that's not currently the case at all establishments, we can take other steps.
Yep! The people directly serving us deserve to get paid more, and while we can't raise their wage, we can at least make sure they're getting paid well while they serve us.
It's sad how much flak you're getting for this reasonable take. I'm lucky enough to be able to afford eating out a couple times a week, and I'm not scared of sharing a bit of my wealth with the neighborhood.
It's the last bit. His first paragraph is a good outlook. Encouraging everyone to tip 25-50% is insane and stupid.
People tend to vote based on the worst part of a comment.
Please don't put words in my mouth. When did I ever say 50%? Someone else botched their math and got to that number, and I even took the time to explain why their math was wrong. I have only told others to "tip generously", to always include a tip in their budget while dining out, and in your specific case to tip more than 15%. Even in the offhand example I gave that you think is so insane and stupid, it only comes out to a 33% tip. The people who do the lion's share of the actual labor deserve the lion's share of the profits, and there's nothing insane or stupid about that.
Right!? If you're lucky enough to be financially secure right now, tipping can even be seen as a form of mutual aid!
It just incentivizes being an asshole. Assholes give zero tips and get to keep more of their money, while normal people have to pay the empathy tax.