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Originally Posted by Bill Bumface
This is exactly the attitude that has us in this place.
1. A wage is the hourly rate they are paid for showing up and working. Tips are supposed to be an added bonus for doing a great job. We've normalized that they are expected.
2. Someone pulling me a drip coffee out of a carafe isn't a server. They can take their 20% prompt and collectively shove it. 10% is better than the 0 that should be expected for that job.
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If you look at this in reverse, it's actually the defined case for why tipping should be abolished.
Scenario A
- Greeted you
- Engaged with you to determine what you wanted from the establishment
- Brought you what you requested
- Took payment
Scenario B
- Greeted you
- Engaged with you to determine what you wanted from the establishment
- Brought you what you requested
- Took payment
Scenario A, person prepared what you requested. Scenario B, someone else prepared what you requested and they carried it to you. In one scenario you're seated at a table. In the other scenario you're at a counter five feet from where you seat yourself. One deserves a tip, probably 20%. The other deserves nothing.