(again anecdotally) nearly every restaurant in New York that’s tried it reverts after a few months. High-end dining servers can clear 6 figures easily after tips, and they’re loath to give that up.
No, they’re not. But a lot of them make pretty good money and they’re not paying taxes on a good chunk of it. I know when I was serving we never claimed more than 30%ish of our cash tips.
I don’t disagree that tipping is awful, exploitative, racist, sexist, and generally shitty. But sometimes the call is coming from inside the house, as it were.
Not a server, but I do live on tips and I can definitively tell you I’d rather not. Who are these rich, rich waiters you know? A lot of them have to have multiple jobs just to pay the bills, but yeah, they make sOoOoOo much money!
Tipping won’t go anywhere because service staff earn too much money. Ask any waiter you know if they’d prefer tips or a better minimum wage.
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I’ve heard a lot of restaurants having trouble keeping wait staff after removing tips. But I hope you’re right and it catches on.
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(again anecdotally) nearly every restaurant in New York that’s tried it reverts after a few months. High-end dining servers can clear 6 figures easily after tips, and they’re loath to give that up.
The vast majority of servers are not making 6 figures
No, they’re not. But a lot of them make pretty good money and they’re not paying taxes on a good chunk of it. I know when I was serving we never claimed more than 30%ish of our cash tips.
I don’t disagree that tipping is awful, exploitative, racist, sexist, and generally shitty. But sometimes the call is coming from inside the house, as it were.
Yeah I never felt guilty not leaving a tip. They are doing fine.
Not a server, but I do live on tips and I can definitively tell you I’d rather not. Who are these rich, rich waiters you know? A lot of them have to have multiple jobs just to pay the bills, but yeah, they make sOoOoOo much money!
It’s just a thing people who refuse to tip and want to justify it tell themselves even though they haven’t spent a single day in a restaurant.
The horror! Some workers are making a decent living! This cannot stand!
Yeah, some, instead of all of them getting a living wage.
The horror! All waiters geting paid a living wage instead of giving me the opportunity to earn more money than others! This cannot stand!