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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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[–] propitiouspanda@lemmy.cafe 5 points 16 hours ago

The real jerks are the employers.

They, as usual, have conditioned workers to work against themselves.

Business owners always get a pass because they're insulated from the actual work.