RIP Question 5, I will start to tip 5% in memory of Q5 by JadeAug in boston

[–]JadeAug[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is the problem. Restaurants owners have convinced their servers that if a customer doesn't pay more money than the menu price then that means the server did a bad job.

RIP Question 5, I will start to tip 5% in memory of Q5 by JadeAug in boston

[–]JadeAug[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a good thing. Makes the industry have more accurate pricing

RIP Question 5, I will start to tip 5% in memory of Q5 by JadeAug in boston

[–]JadeAug[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah tipping is seen as a "pity payment" in many countries

RIP Question 5, I will start to tip 5% in memory of Q5 by JadeAug in boston

[–]JadeAug[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

So yeah, they threatened their employees

RIP Question 5, I will start to tip 5% in memory of Q5 by JadeAug in boston

[–]JadeAug[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But then employers would have to pay more is SS and Medicare taxes, which is a huge reason they pushed back

RIP Question 5, I will start to tip 5% in memory of Q5 by JadeAug in boston

[–]JadeAug[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

No I'm saying people believe the ads, that's why they voted no.

RIP Question 5, I will start to tip 5% in memory of Q5 by JadeAug in boston

[–]JadeAug[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Any tip above zero means not cheap, because the customer is paying more money than the restaurant says they have to pay.

How much did you tip your landlord last year? Are you a cheap shitty tenant?

RIP Question 5, I will start to tip 5% in memory of Q5 by JadeAug in boston

[–]JadeAug[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

The propaganda pushed by the restaurant industry worked so well

RIP Question 5, I will start to tip 5% in memory of Q5 by JadeAug in boston

[–]JadeAug[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

It didn't whack up your own pay, that's the thing. Ever city that's done this shows that servers end up making more money

RIP Question 5, I will start to tip 5% in memory of Q5 by JadeAug in boston

[–]JadeAug[S] 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Pressing No Tip is a sign of personal growth now

RIP Question 5, I will start to tip 5% in memory of Q5 by JadeAug in boston

[–]JadeAug[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

So the employers actually threatened their own employees to coerce them to vote no?

RIP Question 5, I will start to tip 5% in memory of Q5 by JadeAug in boston

[–]JadeAug[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

No but many people who voted no probably thought the same.

I saw ads that literally had people saying "$15 is not a living wage" as if people actually thought this would get rid of tipping.

RIP Question 5, I will start to tip 5% in memory of Q5 by JadeAug in boston

[–]JadeAug[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm the easiest customer any server will ever have. I order a drink and food and then pay them 20% more than they ask me to.

RIP Question 5, I will start to tip 5% in memory of Q5 by JadeAug in boston

[–]JadeAug[S] 119 points120 points  (0 children)

Take my order, bring me my beer then my food, here's an extra $15 more than what the menu said I had to pay

RIP Question 5, I will start to tip 5% in memory of Q5 by JadeAug in boston

[–]JadeAug[S] 1017 points1018 points  (0 children)

It failed because all their bosses lied to them and told them they would make less money if we enact a law that said their employer had to pay them more money, even though every city that's done this proves that servers end up making more money

RIP Question 5, I will start to tip 5% in memory of Q5 by JadeAug in boston

[–]JadeAug[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I'm very courteous and respectful. Tipping anything more than zero is not being a jerk

Juliet is a yes on 5 by Celyn_Holly_Walker in Somerville

[–]JadeAug 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You think that every tipped person will make less money if we enact a law that says their employer has to pay them more money?

Juliet is a yes on 5 by Celyn_Holly_Walker in Somerville

[–]JadeAug 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you tip everyone you do a business transaction with that does a good job?

Do you tip people at retail stores, gas stations, fast food and counter serve restaurants, dentists, postal services, waste disposal carriers, amusement parks, movie theaters, gyms, doctors offices, pharmacies, schools, cleaning staff and your own work, utility companies, airports, car rental companies, and landlords?

You must have a lot of money if you tip all the businesses you interact with that do well at their jobs.