Every once in a while, a post from a service employee would surface on r/popular on Reddit, and you’d get a glimpse of how they really feel about tips and people who tip badly or don’t tip. They absolutely will retaliate against people they know don’t tip up to their expectations, but they will never share their expectations with their customers.
Granted, this is a slice of the total population of service workers who are complaining on a public forum. Still, would you risk your hair, or your food, or your time to someone who decides you’re not keeping up your end of the social contract? Not me! If I go to a place regularly, I tip even if the service is bad, because I won’t take the chance of being retaliated against.
Every once in a while, a post from a (American) service employee would surface on r/popular on Reddit, and you’d get a glimpse of how (Americans) really feel about tips and (Americans) who tip badly or don’t tip. They absolutely will retaliate against (Americans) they know don’t tip up to (American) expectations, but they will never share (American) expectations with (Americans)
It is an American issue. Many restaurants here pay servers just over $2 per hour with the expectation that the rest will be made up in tips. During the pandemic we (people who were still getting a paycheck) started tipping generously to help people who were picking up gig work because their regular job was closed and also to thank the places who found ways to safely stay open. When the pandemic ‘ended’ the over-tipping and expectation of tips didn’t. Now it’s kind of out of control IMO.
The restaurant is supposed to pay the difference. You’re likely to be accused of not reporting cash tips or made to feel like shit because you can’t earn __$/hr.
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I know I’m not the target of this question but I can’t imagine tipping a hairdresser.
I imagine it’s a US thing.
“Hi, could I pay you to cut my hair?”
Snip snip
“Thanks mate, could I pay you again please”
I genuinely do not fuckin understand
Every once in a while, a post from a service employee would surface on r/popular on Reddit, and you’d get a glimpse of how they really feel about tips and people who tip badly or don’t tip. They absolutely will retaliate against people they know don’t tip up to their expectations, but they will never share their expectations with their customers.
Granted, this is a slice of the total population of service workers who are complaining on a public forum. Still, would you risk your hair, or your food, or your time to someone who decides you’re not keeping up your end of the social contract? Not me! If I go to a place regularly, I tip even if the service is bad, because I won’t take the chance of being retaliated against.
It sucks.
Sorted that for you mate, have a great evening.
It is an American issue. Many restaurants here pay servers just over $2 per hour with the expectation that the rest will be made up in tips. During the pandemic we (people who were still getting a paycheck) started tipping generously to help people who were picking up gig work because their regular job was closed and also to thank the places who found ways to safely stay open. When the pandemic ‘ended’ the over-tipping and expectation of tips didn’t. Now it’s kind of out of control IMO.
At a restaurant, if it isn’t made up in tips, the restaurant has to pay them the difference
That’s the genius of “gig” work. There aren’t any laws saying they have to pay them because they’re considered contractors
The restaurant is supposed to pay the difference. You’re likely to be accused of not reporting cash tips or made to feel like shit because you can’t earn __$/hr.
Until they get reported, it’s going to keep happening, unfortunately