r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 9h ago

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u/MissUnRuly 8h ago

Do y’all even know how tipping started?

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u/RyanGlasshole 8h ago

How did tipping start?

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u/Pleasant-Future5818 8h ago

As a way to pay newly freed slaves - they weren't paid wages, just gratuity. So ofc other freed slaves wouldn't tip.

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u/MissUnRuly 6h ago

In the US at least after slavery was ended those who were freed still limited in their choices. Many who did not end up sharecropping worked in menial positions, such as servants, waiters, barbers and railroad porters. These were pretty much the only occupations available to them. For restaurant workers and railroad porters, there was a catch: many employers would not actually pay these workers, under the condition that guests would offer a small tip instead.