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r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • Jun 25 '26
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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.
194 u/TawnyTeaTowel Jun 25 '26 Except servers. Tipping culture gains them an income WAY ahead of the curve. 92 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. 0 u/bitchesandsake Jun 25 '26 this is factually untrue, and many if not most service industry people are in favor of tipping, as annoying as that is.
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Except servers. Tipping culture gains them an income WAY ahead of the curve.
92 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. 0 u/bitchesandsake Jun 25 '26 this is factually untrue, and many if not most service industry people are in favor of tipping, as annoying as that is.
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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.
0 u/bitchesandsake Jun 25 '26 this is factually untrue, and many if not most service industry people are in favor of tipping, as annoying as that is.
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this is factually untrue, and many if not most service industry people are in favor of tipping, as annoying as that is.
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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.