Hey Folks!
I’ve been living abroad for over half my life in a country where tipping is not the norm. At most you would round up. 19€ bill? Here’s a 20, keep this change.
Going to the US soon to visit family and the whole idea of tipping makes me nervous. It seems there’s a lot of discussion about getting rid of tipping, but I don’t know how much has changed in this regard.
The system seems ridiculously unfair, and that extra expense in a country where everything is already so expensive really makes a difference.
So will AITA if I don’t tip? Is it really my personal responsibility to make sure my server is paid enough?
This is factually wrong. the minimum wage is the minimum wage. You don’t make less because you are a server. The business effectively gets a rebate from the worker on what they make in tips.
If you’re not making minimum wage doing a tip-able job then the business is screwing you and you can report them. It’s not the customers job to make sure the staff is paid minimum wage. It’s the businesses job to track it and pay out if minimum wage isn’t met.