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  • asret@lemmy.ziptoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldA tax on people-pleasing
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    6 months ago

    The single best thing people can do to end tipping culture is to just stop tipping.

    Vote for social safety nets or make donations to care for those who will be harmed by this.

    But right now it’s people like you that are perpetuating tipping culture.

    And yes, I am an asshole - but it’s not solely because of my stance on tipping.









  • Speaking as someone who has been subjected to slurs and violence for who and what I am - why should simple exposure to slurs be where we draw the line? For me it was almost always about the hatred behind them; discussions about someone else’s hate for me are going to hit the same whether the words are printed or not.

    I don’t think the word should have been censored here - either print it or drop the quote.

    Nor do I think a report critical of someone using slurs is normalizing the use of them by quoting them. This isn’t the casual use of slurs in everyday language as a synonym for bad.





  • The standard federal minimum wage still applies. If tips aren’t enough to get you there then the employer has to make up the difference.

    Tips are literally a subsidy paid to your employer so that they don’t have to pay you (just the $2.13 federal tipped minimum wage).


  • Your advice would require people to drastically change their lives right now. Everything’s tipped.

    Telling people to stop tipping requires almost nothing from them.

    And yes, it will make things worse for the exploited workers - they’ll have to find new jobs if they’re not happy with their agreed-upon remuneration. But it’s this that will convince the employer to pay more - if they can’t attract staff they’ll have to offer more

    Stopping tipping also puts the burden where it should be. You are the one saying your pay isn’t enough (and thus need tipping) - you fight for it yourself.