• dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 months ago

    You mean “fuck places where I’ve been socially obligated to pay someone’s wage instead of their employer”

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      11 months ago

      Yeah, an actual, genuine TIP where it’s optional for providing good service is fine. The extortion it’s now become is not.

    • SCB@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      You literally always pay the wages of the people that work for companies.

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        11 months ago

        Usually it’s rolled into the price of the product or service, which clearly nobody has a problem with.

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          11 months ago

          As is this. I have no idea why people here are convinced tipping is somehow bad for employees and good for employers

          It’s literally the same thing you just are more aware of it.

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            11 months ago

            It’s not the same thing. Tipping is a psychological game that pits customers and servers against each other. It’s “how little can I tip before they tamper with my food” versus “how indebted can I make them feel before they reject it and leave without tipping”

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              11 months ago

              It’s “how little can I tip before they tamper with my food”

              Normal people never, ever think this.

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                11 months ago

                I didn’t realize you’re the spokesperson for all normies, what an honor. Really though, it is a common sentiment, especially with pre-tipping. When they flip around that iPad and glare at you, there is definitely a sense that the probability of them spitting in your food is not 0% if you hit the no tip button.

                Baristas post on their social media about giving non-tippers decaf all the time. If that’s what they are willing to share publicly to the entire world, imagine what people are willing to do secretly.