Should Business Get Rid Of Tipping

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Tipping is a practice that has been around for a long time, especially in the United States. You’ve probably been asked to tip when no one is working to your liking or even taking your order. What’s the point of tipping if no one is working? Tipping used to be a way for workers to make up for low wages, but now it’s almost always expected for customers to tip. As technology advances, you’ll be asked to tip everywhere. You’ll be at a furniture store and a machine will ask you for a tip. But who’s going to get a tip from you? That’s why businesses should get rid of tipping because it creates financial insecurity and income inequality, as well as a social burden for those who feel obligated to tip. Giving tips can create financial uncertainty …show more content…

With the minimum wage being about $7.25, your co-workers could be well off while you struggle to meet rent because your co-workers are making more tips than you. Income inequality within the service industry is something that cannot be ignored. In the informational article "Tipflation: Americans Think Tipping Culture Is 'Out Of Control' And Workers Should Be Paid More" by Jack Kelly from Forbes, the author states that "Tipping can perpetuate income inequality and create a reliance on the generosity of customers instead of fair employer compensation." Relying on customers for their generosity will never work as it is too unstable and unreliable. Employers should be able to provide their employees with a livable wage to stop the uncertainty and unreliability of their paychecks. Tipping can also make customers feel the need to tip, even for services they don't feel the need to tip …show more content…

Others could agree with evidence from "The Numbers Don't Lie: Why No-tipping Policies Can Hurt US Restaurant Workers" from The Guardian and author Gene Marks, that "...tipping is an entrepreneurial model." Customers are conditioned to tip and employees are conditioned to earn their tips." However, this argument is simply not true. The issue is customers shouldn't feel the need to tip employees to make up for their low wages, and honestly, it is not the customer's fault the employees don't get paid enough. Nobody should be conditioned to do something they don't want to do, and everyone should feel the right to have free will. The workers always expect a tip, and this can hurt the customers because it can make them feel annoyed, and irritated, have any financial issues themselves, or have any pressure to tip. It may even disturb the customer's overall experience at the place of service because they don't feel the need to tip, but social pressure will make them tip. According to Source #2, "Tipflation: Americans Think Tipping Culture Is 'Out Of Control' And Workers Should Be Paid More," by Jack Kelly from Forbes, "...customers feel obligated to tip, even when the service is subpar, or zero labor took

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