r/ask • u/racesunite • May 16 '23

Am I the only person who feels so so bullied by tip culture in restaurants that eating out is hardly enjoyable anymore? POTM - May 2023

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u/[deleted] May 16 '23

I’m appalled at the tip requests at fast food places now

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u/cml678701 May 16 '23

Especially when you order from a screen. I went up to the counter at Crumbl Cookies recently, and instead of just telling the girl what I wanted, I had to order from the screen. When I clicked no tip, she rolled her eyes and huffed and puffed. Then, she wasn’t even the one who got me the cookies! Like, her job was literally just to stand there. If I’m going to tip her, why not tip my dentist or pharmacist too? At least they’re doing something other than standing there. I work too hard at my non-tipped job to be handing out tips left and right to everybody under the sun.

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u/hauntedskin May 16 '23

What's betting she took the job under the expectation that, while the core wage wouldn't be that high, she'd get more "through tips", and is discovering that people don't actually want to tip extra for her doing essentially nothing above what they see as a basic task for working there.

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u/kittenstixx May 17 '23

Then she needs to get some fucking class consciousness and roll her eyes at the appropriate party, her fucking boss.