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Nearly half of Americans say tipping has ‘gotten out of control’ (www.independent.co.uk)

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With those tipping screens now seemingly everywhere, Americans think that the practice has “gotten out of control,” according to a new survey.

At least 63 percent of US residents now having a negative view of tipping, up from 59 percent last year, according to Bankrate, a financial publisher and comparison service.

Yet, the number of Americans who have gotten used to tipping has gone up since the COVID-19 pandemic, when it slipped. There have not been significant declines in tips for service providers, the survey noted, particularly for hairdressers and restaurant servers.

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[–] Numenor@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Unfortunately tipping in North America is a wage subsidy paid by patrons. Employers can get away with paying employees less as there is an expectation that the public will supplement the difference. It wouldn't be enough to just stop tipping, a change to employment practices is necessary.

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I think if everybody stopped tipping, a change in employment practices would soon follow, because all those people working consumer subsidized wages would quit.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

When the only choice a person has is a little money vs. no money, they're usually forced to choose the former.

[–] propitiouspanda@lemmy.cafe 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Once enough people who rely on tips complain or look for work elsewhere, then things can start to change.

Right now, the same people bitching when they don't get tipped also say "they make more with tips."

Until those useful idiots change, we shouldn't expect the system to change.

I expect to be waiting awhile, perhaps the rest of my life.