I think all tipped staff should instead be paid livable wage, but still be allowed to collect tips. Tipping should be something you do to flirt with the waitress or reward a team that did a really outstanding job
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Xenny@lemmy.world 1 day ago
As someone who actually makes the food I think drivers shouln’t get tips but instead should be paid more. They should also have full vehicle maintenance covered whole driving for work too. The whole delivery service thing is a grift that is eroding the resturaunt industry hard. Things will need to change soon
Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world 1 day ago
BreadOven@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah… Maybe not the flirting part. Otherwise agreed.
moonshadow@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
You’ve got an interesting idea of flirting lol
“Hey baby, here’s some cash. More where that came from ;)”
ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 1 day ago
That’s kind of how dates work
moonshadow@slrpnk.net 23 hours ago
You find what you look for
capt_wolf@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Tipping culture is bullshit anyway. If you run a business where you can’t afford to pay your employees enough without going out of business, then your business shouldn’t exist.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 20 hours ago
They can afford it. But the make more when they completely shaft both the customer and the driver.
tmyakal@infosec.pub 11 hours ago
This is untrue. Margins for restaurants are razor-thin. They could only raise wages and eliminate the need for tips by raising prices, but then people wouldn’t eat there because everywhere else looks cheaper. Because customers are dumb and don’t think about how much tips cost, just what the menu price says.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 8 hours ago
We aren’t talking about restaurants. We are talking about delivery services.
MBech@feddit.dk 10 hours ago
If the restaurant doesn’t serve the same food as their neighbor, why would they lose money to them?
A common example though: A McDonalds Big Mac costs costs about $5.99 in , in Denmark it costs about $7. But in Denmark the worker is paid a minimum of $21. On top of that, they get paid maternity/paternity leave. The worker pays 2% of their pay into their pension fund, while the restaurant pays 11%. They get paid sickleave, they get 6 weeks of fully paid vacation per year.
If that’s possible for pretty much the same price of a burger, then the margins aren’t really as thin as you’ve been led to believe, but they make a hell of a lot more money by making you believe their lies.
charokol@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
Tipping culture is bullshit. But if somebody doesn’t want to participate in tipping culture, they should refuse to patronize businesses that do participate in it. Somebody who stiffs people that depend on tips to make a living isn’t doing anything except being an asshole