Hey Folks!

I’ve been living abroad for over half my life in a country where tipping is not the norm. At most you would round up. 19€ bill? Here’s a 20, keep this change.

Going to the US soon to visit family and the whole idea of tipping makes me nervous. It seems there’s a lot of discussion about getting rid of tipping, but I don’t know how much has changed in this regard.

The system seems ridiculously unfair, and that extra expense in a country where everything is already so expensive really makes a difference.

So will AITA if I don’t tip? Is it really my personal responsibility to make sure my server is paid enough?

  • NaN@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    Note that this is worse even than restaurant tipping.

    Restaurant workers have to make at least minimum wage. If the tips don’t get there, the employer must fill the difference.

    I think DoorDash gets away with this because technically they are not the employer, the worker is “self-employed”.

    • feidry@midwest.socialEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      We door dash for extra money. If not for tips, it wouldn’t be worth it. They do offer an hourly rate if you choose to take it vs being paid per order but I’m not sure how that all works, we always take the per order pay.