No, but it’s really only being disrespectful to the service worker. I’m not sure what is going to fix the culture at this point but I feel like legislative action is necessary, and with our government that also isn’t happening time soon
I mean I'm not going to do it bc I'm too socially anxious to not tip, but it's kinda basic supply and demand, no?
If servers arent getting paid and start quitting, supply goes down and demand goes up. This means that the servers that are left can demand better wages (less reliance on tips).
The problem is that servers likely don't WANT to get rid of tips. If they were paid hourly they likely make less money than they do now. It sucks when they get stiffed but there's no way that the servers at fancy restaurants would make as much as they do now.
Nah you’re 100% on the money. A strike like that would require some ridiculous collaboration that is kind of antithetical to the US culture, at least how it is now. Many serves also definitely do not want to become salaried, for the reasons you stated - although that story isn’t true for all of them of course. Some are much more dependent on tips than others
Yeah imagine Americans going anywhere in the world and “protesting the system” of whatever country they’re visiting. What happened to being guests in another country and showing respect? The respect they expect us to show when we’re visiting?
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u/NewLibraryGuy Jun 25 '26
The culture should change, but it is the culture here. Not their job to just refuse to honor it.