BucatiPasta
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Do you think tipping culture is getting out of hand?
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Not that I know of. In your case, there shouldn't be any issue, judging by your profile pic. Unless you are Murican.Do you think tipping culture is getting out of hand?
The big issue is this, restaurant profit margin in america is 1-6% on average.As a Southeast Asian, I can't relate.
Like other non-Muricans say: if you can't pay your workers regular wage (and rely on tips for them to get by), then why do business?
this. no such thing as tipping culture in Aus. people might tip some spare change at a bar or cafe on a rare occasion but that's about it in my experience. because we pay a decent, and legally enforced, minimum wage compared to America.No such thing as tipping in Australia or SEA. Unless you use Uber or something, but I genuinely don't know a single person that's used the tipping feature.
From the looks of it, this is a consequence of unrestricted capitalism.The big issue is this, restaurant profit margin in america is 1-6% on average.
This has a lot to do with red tape, government fees, etc… so hiring workers in some states (not all states) requires they pay the least possible to stay competitive with the market.
My question is this, does US have something like a wage board? Because if this is in the Philippines, that business would be long closed down.Also, if dining out costs more then people eat out less so workers will be fired.
The issue is like American Healthcare, the established powers have their money and the best way to fix the system (which is resetting it) is impossible because people don’t understand why it’s so messed up in the first place.
Restaurant industry isn’t as complicated as healthcare by the way.
Our minimum wage is legally enforced but it's hilariously low. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour while the average of most states is $9 an hour. The highest is $15.74 an hour but the living wage of that state is $19.58 an hour.this. no such thing as tipping culture in Aus. people might tip some spare change at a bar or cafe on a rare occasion but that's about it in my experience. because we pay a decent, and legally enforced, minimum wage compared to America.
What America has can't even be called capitalism anymore because of how it's run and managed.From the looks of it, this is a consequence of unrestricted capitalism.
My question is this, does US have something like a wage board? Because if this is in the Philippines, that business would be long closed down.
I mean, I'm not saying our system is better off, but at least there's some sense of regulation, and we tip people because we genuinely love their service (if provided). Otherwise, it's normal for us not to tip because employers should be paying their employees regular wages.
Laughs in Russian.Our minimum wage is legally enforced but it's hilariously low.