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
The current minimum wage right now in California is $9.00 per hour. The question is, will this be enough for people to pay off their rent and still able to not keep their fridge empty. In the book, "Nickel and Dimed" by Barbara Ehrenreich talks about working as a low wage worker. Barbara describes the environment of the jobs that she had done in a detailed manner. She also explained how most of her coworkers lived with more than one person in order to pay rent. One of her job was working in a nursing home which she got a really low pay to take care of elderly people. In addition to that job, she had another job in order to pay off her rent. Therefore, according to the book an individual may need more than one job or live in a house with more
Tips usually cover the cost of meals, gas, and gives her a little to save. However, there are times when the tips are only $20. The average wage that an employee makes is $5.15 an hour plus tip that is shared with busboys and bartenders.
The commonly used practice of tipping has been receiving backlash, nothing new there. Do we really know what a tip truly mean? What effects it has? Brian Palmer explains to his audience that tipping has become a moral obligation rather than what it is perceived to be: gratitude. In Brain Palmer’s “Tipping is an Abomination”, he argues that while tipping has grown into a common habit for many, tipping is a bad habit because no one knows what tipping actually means. Brian Palmer begins shows his credibility with personal inputs and reliable sources, using convincing facts and statistics, all while using some emotional appeal to help his argument.
Also, servers themselves know that certain things affect tips that aren’t usually included in most research on tipping influences. For instance many servers believe that gas prices affect the amount they are tipped or how busy the restaurant is. The thought is that the higher the gas prices the smaller the tip and vise versa. All the theories similar to this are why many servers and others alike believe that tips are too inconsistent of a form of payment to be able to live of...
Within those two years of the coworker working there, she received a seventy- five cent raise and she doesn’t complain much because at the age she is at, it hinders her from being employed at a high-tip place. This is a prime example of oppression because in order to make ends meet, some family members have to stay with each other because they do not make enough money to afford rent. Also, she is older and she did not mention that she received any benefits such as Medicare or Social Security, therefore she has to continue working to provide for herself and help her
The idea of tipping has always been normal to myself, as I was a kid and still now I see my parents leaving tips for the waiter/waitress when we go out to eat. It never occurred to me until I got older that it was hard for these workers to get by as their salary depended upon their tips. Once I read Saru Jayaraman’s article on “Why Tipping is Wrong” I was unsure of what I was getting myself into. However, it brought light and told how we should be getting rid of tips and giving the workers a fair and decent salary.
So not knowing about wage discrepancies can perpetuate them. ( according to national committee on pay equality ) B. Solution: Laws should be more strict and powerful and set equal payment rules for both females and males. Raising the minimum wage will help hardworking women better support their families. raising the tipped minimum wage could make a real difference in decreasing the gender pay
Although tips can often lead to servers making well over regular minimum wage per hour, overall, tips are very inconsistent and are completely dependent on restaurant customers. Not only does the customer decide how much to tip based on his/her enjoyment of the dining experience, but also servers need busy restaurants in order to make good money.
Tips are generally a small amount of money given to a person as gratitude for a service that has been provided. There are many times throughout our everyday lives in which we are put in a position to leave a gratuity. Whether it be dining at a restaurant, getting your hair cut at the salon, or having a few drinks with friends at a bar. In each case there was a service provided to you, now you have a decision to make, how much of a tip is considered acceptable and should you tip everyone that provides a service to you? There are many guidelines for consumers to follow. With modern technology there are convenient tip calculators available as features on most new cellular phones. When deciding on the tip amount the service is one of the major determining factors along with whether or not you plan on visiting the establishment again , and how the tip will play a role in your further dealings with said business. Michael Lewis explores a few interesting reasons why tipping is getting out of hand in a recent essay. I strongly agree with many points and examples he provides.
Tipping should be abolished By Mahmood Islam This essay will argue that many Canadians feel that they should not be inclined to tip on their meal as inflation ravages the prices of everyday items. Tipping is a Western culture where consumers are expected to pay extra for the things they purchase in the name of service, even when the service provided is subpar. The tipping culture was brought in the 20th century by rich nobles in Europe who wanted to show that they had the manners of Europe. This essay will explain why tipping is bad for society.
The average customers in a restaurant fall under the “Stick-to-the-fifteen-percent, tippers.” They have the attitude of “I’m just here for the food.” These average customers can be heard saying, “Looks good, I just need ketchup.” and “When you get a chance, may I please have a refill?” The “Stick-to-the-fifteen- percent tippers” have a more serious, laid-back face and stay quiet. These customers are average maintenance and average tippers. The only time they leave more than a fifteen- percent tip is when they need to round to the nearest dollar. Their server is mellow and polite because he is thankful for the expected tip. A server walks away from the table cool, calm and collected with no need to complain.
Restaurants are being harmed in business because they can not control how much tips are being given to the employees. This causes employees to leave, making it harder for restaurants to stay open, causing business failure. In other words, there is a possible chance that tips have a negative effect on everyone who engages and receives payments, due to harm to money. Despite the fact that tips should not be given out to employees, some argue that tips can have a positive effect on how much money people make at the end of their shifts. Jack Kelly writes, “workers rely on tips to enhance their low pay” (Source 2).
Lack of motivation: locals get paid on hourly basis and get a raise each year without a review, they are not concerned about the extra money such as tips.
Jonny Pugh from the University of Oxford explains that many businesses have implemented a recent development in tipping technology. He goes on to explain that “instead of leaving a jar on the till, some coffee shops and sandwich shops have started asking customers to press a button on an iPad to indicate how much they would like to tip”(Source A). This seems to put unnecessary pressure on the customer to tip. These businesses are manipulating social norms in a way that makes customers question where and when to tip. Consequently, tips are a supplement to what employers pay them, instead of a reward for good service. Sanjay Sanghoee of The Huffington Post says, “most customers are unaware of this reality and don’t tip for this reason but for good service. That means the real problem here is in the disconnect between employers and the public about what tips are really for.”(Source C). The fact that customers are typically unaware of what their tip actually does, they may feel that it is used as a reward system for their server. Furthermore, not everybody tips the same anyway. If a customer tips of less than 15-20% what right do they possess to seize that server’s money? They have the same amount of right to do that as they do to refuse to pay the bill. The tipping system raises ethical questions that need to be
When entering a restaurant, I usually expect to leave full, satisfied, and wanting to come back again. I believe that many people expect the same thing. The way people react to service can be very different from person to person. Depending on the way the customers are feeling, or the way that the server is feeling can be a big factor for the way service comes across. Service is an important part of everyone’s lives because majority of the jobs that people preform are service related. Poor service is an unfortunate part of life that everyone comes across. The way that I react to the poor service I receive is important and can change in the blink of an eye. Whether I react in an outspoken way, by getting loud and voicing my opinion. Or if I react in a quiet or apologetic way, it can affect my server, and the people around me, and myself.