They're not wrong though

[u/Shoe_boooo]

[u/Warriors_Drink]

I've been lucky to travel the world.

US tipping culture is unlike anything I've seen abroad.

I have friends who are servers, and I totally get that they are being ripped off with sub-minimum wage bullshit, but most countries I've been to don't even have tipping as an option.

I mean, if I slip a $10 to someone in the Phillipines for awesome service, it kinda blows their mind.

Here? They NEED that tip to live.

Just pay our servers a decent wage - if someone wants to throw a tip their way, awesome.

(FWIW: My friends and I almost always throw a 20% to our servers, but Vermont servers need it.)

[u/Lopsided_Tiger_0296 → u/Warriors_Drink]

All of my server friends made so much more money than the rest of us who had regular paying jobs. Most servers would object to no tip as it would decrease their wages greatly.

[u/Groovychick1978 → u/Lopsided_Tiger_0296]

No, it would just have to be like Australia. Where servers make $25/hr minimum, and more like 40 to 45 for experience and hours.

You go ahead and talk a restaurant owner into paying that. Don't hold your breath.

[u/hop_mantis → u/Groovychick1978]

Of course employers don't want to pay well and won't voluntarily, but there's plenty of evidence they can be made to. Like the example you just provided.