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[–] RedGreenBlue@lemmy.zip 12 points 4 months ago

I guess the tourist never really cares about the local custom or the local worker. It's up to the locals to fix their labour laws.

[–] melfie@lemmy.zip 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

“Tipflation” is the worst part. It’s annoying as hell when staff tell you the terminal or kiosk is going to “ask you a question” and the fucking thing asks for a tip while they’re staring right at you. It’s gaslighting people into questioning whether to tip for something that typically wouldn’t require a tip, and whether you should tip to avoid having your food spat on, etc. Then the suggested tip percentages are often inflated and if you want to tip lower, you have to fumble around with the “other” button while they continue to stare. I’d say vote with your wallet, but every place does this now.

I’ve lived here all my life, and I’m not always sure when I’m supposed to tip or not, so not sure how anyone visiting from a country with a more rational system is expected to understand our broken system here.

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[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Maybe this is the event that can spark change. If people aren’t tipping, so servers quit their jobs to go work somewhere with better base pay, owners will be left taking the hit.

I’m sure they’ll find some way to make the workers suffer instead, but this could be what’s needed to get rid of corporate “tip culture”.

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[–] solidheron@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago

I know what we have to do is hard but we can involve but punching your boss in the dick

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