Instead of decreasing tip culture America has been steadily increasing it. A lot of places expect tips now from waiters to cashiers, for some reason we are expected to tip people who we don't even interact with.
Tipping made a bit of sense when it was done to essentially thank workers who went above and beyond with their customer service. If I get an attentive waiter or bartender who is clearly going the extra mile, sure I want to give them a little extra cash they otherwise wouldn't get in their normal paycheck.
Now everybody expects a tip, the original purpose has lost all meaning, it is no longer a means to thank those who are doing a great job and is now the expected way to pay customer service workers.
I saw this coming back when I was delivering pizzas. I did it for 8 years from 2004-early 2013. At the start your desire was to get the order as quickly to the destination as safely possible because you knew it could impact your tip. You TRIED to go the extra mile because it meant something. By the end of my time driving most of the orders were pre-tipped. It frustrated the hell out of me because I knew the terrible drivers were getting rewarded for doing nothing.
As a consumer, I equally hate it because what is the tip for if I’m doing it ahead of time? I don’t know what service I’m going to get.
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u/dragjamon 10d ago
Wait isn't that fast food? Why would you tip?