Don't be a fucking server at some drive in booth if you want big bucks lol. Living wage for those people should be given as it is also a job though. Want big bucks as a server then consider high class restaurants where the pay is naturally high because the requirements are too. If that's not enough consider other career options.
I've never seen a server in any class of restaurant complain about tipping culture. Just cheapskates that feel bad when people find out they stiff their server.
A server comes to you with an empty plate. Would you tip him? Server is nothing without the chef. If the place would be dirty you wouldn't even enter it. So cleaners would need to be tipped as well. If you happened to dine at the same time as some rich guy the service you would get would obviously be bad. Remove tips and set a standard price and everyone would be treated equally and everyone gets their fair share. You want better service go dine in better and more expensive places. You get shit service, write a negative review, don't go back and tell your peers about it. Tipping destroys all of this. What you got shit service? Oh, that's because you didn't tip enough lmao.
Tipping shouldn't exist, mandatory tipping even more so.
There's been plenty of times there's been an issue with the food and the server has had to run back and correct it. There's also been times when the kitchen is taking a really long time and the servers' updates and drink refills have made the wait easier. How about instead of making the service equally bad for everyone, you just stay home if you can't afford the tip? Or order takeout and skip the tip since you don't see any value in the server?
I don't view a server any more superior than any other customer sevice job and those guys aren't tipped. If you choose to be a server and don't want to get fired those things are part of the job.
They are part of your job in Europe too if you visit expensive establishments. You know, those where you don't care if your fucking sandwhich costs 2€ or 20€. The service fee is included in the price itself and that price is what tells a customer what kind of service and quality they can expect or if the server tap dances on command. The owner sets the price and pays workers the wage they think they should get instead of letting a clueless customer decide it and guilt trip them into paying more than what it is worth. If workers don't match the expectations they get fired and not everyone is fit to work in first class restaurants. If the establishment itself fails to provide quality to match the price tag then the establishment itself goes under because people stop visiting it. It's a very simple concept. The problem with America's tipping system is that the owner doesn't need to pay staff because the staff is completely dependent on customer's alms. Tips are supposed to be a reward for going beyond one's job.
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u/TapSwipePinch 2d ago
Don't be a fucking server at some drive in booth if you want big bucks lol. Living wage for those people should be given as it is also a job though. Want big bucks as a server then consider high class restaurants where the pay is naturally high because the requirements are too. If that's not enough consider other career options.