Paying extra for service has inspired rebellions, swivelling iPads, and irritation from Trotsky and Larry David. Post-pandemic, the practice has entered a new stage.

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    14 hours ago

    That’s exactly the point, employees shouldn’t be thriving off of an almost mandatory donation, but should be fairly compensated in the first place.

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      4 hours ago

      employees shouldn’t be thriving off of an almost mandatory donation, but should be fairly compensated in the first place

      This seems callous and cruel. What are you even saying?

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      12 hours ago

      They should be, but if tipping were abolished in the US they’d just become underpaid like every other blue collar worker.

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        11 hours ago

        Until they’d all find something else and employers would have to up the salaries or do the shit jobs themselves. You can’t treat the root cause without addressing the symptoms first.

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          You can’t treat the root cause without addressing the symptoms first.

          What? No. This is absolutely false.