There are laws in place for service workers related to minimum wage. The employers have to make up the difference if tips don’t meet the rate for hours worked. It seems to me that’s not sufficient for the times.

Hypothetically, if everyone were to stop tipping in the U.S. would things be better or worse for workers? Would employers start paying workers more?

    • squiblet@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      It’s the law but due to how working for wage thieving losers works, it doesn’t happen in practice.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah I assumed as much. Thankfully my state doesn’t have a lower tipped minimum so this is not a concern for me. But I still tip because servers are still underpaid and I want them to be compensated fairly. Also the public is a pain in the ass so they deserve it for dealing with certain people.

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      1 year ago

      I doubt it because the “culture” is that you’re a horrible person if you don’t tip stupid amounts so people are shamed into it.