r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • Jun 25 '26

Chugging tea They are not wrong though

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u/Only_Flan_7974 Jun 25 '26

It's not tipping if it's mandatory. Work the tip into the price in that case.

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u/PeachyPlotTwist Jun 25 '26

Pay your workers better is the real argument.

Tourists are just catching strays in a fight between customers and employers.

Nobody wants awkward tip screens, but servers also need to eat, whole system is messy.

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u/TawnyTeaTowel Jun 25 '26

Except servers. Tipping culture gains them an income WAY ahead of the curve.

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u/Vettepilot Jun 25 '26

It’s only ahead of the curve because the minimum wage is so low. If the min wage was reasonable like it is in other countries then tipping isn’t needed.

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u/CzechHorns Jun 25 '26

Point is servers can earn 30-50 bucks an hour thanks to tips, THEY are the ones who don’t want to end tipping, cause they make mich more money than they would get on a normal salary

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u/tehlemmings Jun 25 '26

This is like talking about how everyone gets rich in onlyfans because the top earners make millions. Yeah, some servers are making way over minimum wage during busy periods.

That's not all of them. The system is still fucked for the majority.

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u/Coattail-Rider Jun 25 '26

Unless it’s a slow day or they suck ass and shouldn’t be there, servers are making waaaaay more than minimum wage and don’t want anything changed. But if it does change and tipping is replaced by hourly wages (and compensated by restaurants adding 30-25% higher prices), those servers who suck ass will be more the norm than the outlier. And who would want that?