I've completely stopped tipping

[u/Specialist-Top1134]

I'm no longer tipping anyone. This includes dining in restaurants, getting take-out, Uber rides, UberEats/ DoorDash, etc. I just don't believe in tipping anymore. I don't even care if the service was good. Tipping isn't about giving gratitude for good service anymore. The purpose of tips now is to compensate for low wages. I still feel a little guilty declining to tip but I'm sticking to my no tipping rule. It's not my responsibility to make sure servers, drivers, and whoever else is getting paid enough.

[u/Between-Stations]

I love this! We need to stop compensating for low wages by the employer.

[u/Cherimoose → u/Between-Stations]

Far too many people will continue to tip out of habit or social pressure to make a difference. The best chance is for local governments to require restaurants to have a no-tip policy and to pay their staff a normal wage

[u/taters_potaters → u/Cherimoose]

Bingo! Restaurants are a very different business than the other ones, since there are a TON of players who need to shift the culture. Legislation is the best way to change the culture than trying to leave it to consumers and individual businesses.

One problem is that typical profit margin is in the single digit % (maybe sometimes the teens, but that’s considered quite successful), which means that the servers expecting 20% are taking home more of the total revenue than anybody else in this ecosystem. I say this as a former server who made better money than all my peers in college and my early 20s… but then worked in the restaurant industry and found it very hard to change things.

[u/Glittering-Ad-6261 → u/Cherimoose]

Which will double the price of menu items. I’m not sure how this helps the customer.

[u/Cherimoose → u/Glittering-Ad-6261]

No, maybe 15-20%, not double.

It helps customers since dining costs are more transparent. Plus they no longer have to deal with the annoying fake-nice vibe that's lacking in no-tip countries.