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We dug into how American tipping culture got so broken, and the fight to fix it.

It turns out that your tips are subsidizing the payrolls of multi-billion dollar chains, while they pay their workers under minimum wage.

It's a system rooted in slavery, and pushed by a wealthy restaurant owners onto the rest of us.

But there's a growing movement to change it.

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[–] hdnsmbt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And subsidising shit wages just helps employers keep up a shitty system that only they benefit from. Sorry if this sucks but maybe some workers should get behind this idea as well instead of always playing victim.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So stop going to places that expect tips! You don't have to use these services. Just stop.

You just want to have your treats and give up nothing and pretend like you're helping.

[–] hdnsmbt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Okay, thanks for the advice but I already don't frequent businesses that exploit their employees and you have no reason to assume I do.

You made the assumption I do just so you could get a snarky remark in, not to make a meaningful counterpoint.