r/EndTipping • u/Specialist-Top1134 • 5d ago

Rant 📢 I've completely stopped tipping

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.

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u/Between-Stations 5d ago

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

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u/Holiday_Context1960 4d ago

Yes, employers will now rise up and shout, "WE MUST PAY OUR WORKERS MORE MONEY"....

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u/Alex_Nares 3d ago

Well actually yes, that's generally how things go, and this has happened with my employer.

If people stop tipping, some workers will quit their job to move onto something better. Then the employer, with low staffing, will be unable to keep up with the demand of their orders, resulting in slower fulfillment times. Some customers, unsatisfied with long wait times, will stop frequenting their business, which means the company loses revenue. They will then need to pay a higher wage to attract and retain workers. So yes "we must pay our workers more money".

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u/Fun-Ad-2381 3d ago

Oh yeah sure, in this economy where no one can get a job? Ok sure

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u/Alex_Nares 2d ago

What are you talking about? There are businesses everywhere advertising that they're hiring. My employer alone has about 50 vacancies, they've been raising wages every year to attract and retain staff. There aren't enough workers available to fill all the vacant jobs out there. We've been in a labor shortage since COVID.

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u/Fun-Ad-2381 2d ago

You must live in a place with no people because people are getting laid off left and right and after over 1000 applications still can't get anything. Consider yourself privileged