It may actually change the system. Think about it.
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scarabic@lemmy.world 1 month agoEspecially because a lot of people in this thread seem to protest the tipping system by just not tipping. That only hurts the worker, y’all. It isn’t gonna change the system.
1984@lemmy.today 1 month ago
scarabic@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It’s one of those things that would help in a mass coordinated action, but accomplishes nothing and does harm as a solitary act. I’ve never seen anyone even suggest a mass coordinated action on this, which leads me to believe that most people who don’t tip out of “protest for the system” are actually primarily motivated by saving themselves a buck, since that is the one thing it accomplishes. See, I have “thought about it,” and I don’t think people who don’t tip truly have.
stephen01king@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Part of the reason it shard to change the system is because of resistance from the waiters who make a lot of money from tips, so yes, not tipping does help change the system.
scarabic@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It would help as a mass coordinated action, which I’ve never even seen anyone bother to suggest. Maybe organize a no-tip day, maybe get some servers involved so it can really be about changing things for the better for them.
But I’ve never seen even an inch of that, which leads me to believe that what we have here is a bunch of people who don’t tip in order to save thrmselves a buck which, let’s face it, is the only thing they accomplish. They tell themselves it’s a gesture against an unjust system in order to salve their conscience (another totally selfish act).
endeavor@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
If nobody tipped the restaurants would have to pay their service staff or they would have no employees.
In most of the world tipping is optional or tops out at 15% as a reward for exceptional service. They get paid to do their job since the cost of food already has the cost of service in there.