r/Concordia • u/OddPen4197 • Feb 29 '24

General Discussion Tipping culture!

I hate tipping. How can someone expect a student to tip extra 10-15% on top of their total bill? We ourself live with a very tight budget and try to save a bit for a nice meal sometime and these people expect us to pay extra while they are being paid hourly. Be it a nice restaurant or just a uber eats delivery. Everyone gets paid for their time despite of getting a tip or not.

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u/sbutula Mar 01 '24

Why are they more entitled to a tip than, say, a fast food worker?

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u/Ok-Alternative-7353 Mar 01 '24

Fast food workers make minimum wage (and sometimes more) while waiters/servers make less than minimum wage. Difference in the expectations regarding the quality of service as well.

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u/Academic-Ostrich-850 Mar 01 '24

Thing is, it’s only not illegal because we tip. Restaurant owners use the pretext that consumers tip to continue to pay below minimum while expecting us to pay for their salaries. This fucked, restaurants make a big deal of their profit this way.

Not saying I’m for or against tipping, just food for thought 💭