I have never talked to someone outside of the service industry who liked tips. I’ve talked to a few people who made their livings off of tips and don’t support them, but it’s rare ime.
Yes, restaurants paying their employees a living wage is ideal. However, we don’t have that and I honestly don’t believe we’ll get it for a long time. Right now, there’s basically one job where an untrained, not especially strong person can make pretty good money (I made ~$20/hour for being not especially friendly, but most of my coworkers made $30/hour). Getting rid of tipping gets rid of that job, which feels like a worse thing than tipping.
I have never talked to someone outside of the service industry who liked tips. I’ve talked to a few people who made their livings off of tips and don’t support them, but it’s rare ime.
Yes, restaurants paying their employees a living wage is ideal. However, we don’t have that and I honestly don’t believe we’ll get it for a long time. Right now, there’s basically one job where an untrained, not especially strong person can make pretty good money (I made ~$20/hour for being not especially friendly, but most of my coworkers made $30/hour). Getting rid of tipping gets rid of that job, which feels like a worse thing than tipping.