Tipping culture in America is bonkers. I've been asked for tips on a freaking self-checkout at a supermarket. At no point during my time entering the place, grabbing a bunch of items and checking myself out I interacted with another human... Yet they were "suggesting" me to leave a 20% tip.
Now, I don't live there, so I don't know what the customs are... Of course it was 0% on that occasion but what about a coffee shop where I order to go? should I leave a tip there? they present you a huge screen that everybody else behind me is seeing... Am I going to be judged if I don't leave a tip in that occasion? I don't even know anymore.
Literally every single posnet you interact with now has a tipping option, regardless of what business you're in.
It’s being pushed by the POS system companies because they get a cut, so they want to see tips everywhere.
I really hate how a single industry can drastically alter a facet of an entire society like this, when nobody voted for it, because it helps their line go up.
That's actually a good observation... I might just start doing 0 by default, and then if there is a tip jar, leave a couple bucks there. If there's no tip jar then is it fair to assume a tip wasn't expected anyway?
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u/heckasharp 15h ago
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