A Question from abroad : Tipping ?

[Ramjet159]

Its still on my to do list too. Along with many other spots.. so much to see so little vacation time/ money ?

As yet dreaming is for free until they find a way ?

 

[OldG]

I customarily tip 20% to tipped workers. Its dependent on people not being cheap assholes. Which most are unless drunk. I think the minimum tipped hourly wage is 2.15 or something. Its dumb.

I used to deliver ? in my 20's. So many shifts where a majority didn't tip. Got to the point I was happy with at least a dollar. The most hated were the people who would give a card with a religious note inside minus the tip. They should get a regular wage period.

Geeze that is stupid. Where i live server pay was a hair under 14.65 an hour (min wage) because the tips offset the difference and I would not be surprised if that changes toi min wage for all.

2.15 that is BRUTAL.

Reservoir Dogs makes so much more sense.

 

[Willie]

Another google input

Gratuity - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The deal in NY is the restaurant owners do pay those shit wages and it's up to tips just to put the worker above minimum wage. The owners typically pay cash for that puny amount they are on the hook for, so there is no social security contribution, no tax record or any benefits whatsoever. And if you don't get tips to cover minimum wage.......that's tough titty ..you go home hungry. It's all off the books for the most part.

 

[OldG]

Tips and their amount are a matter of social custom and etiquette, and the custom varies between countries and between settings. I will google that shit if i ever go anywhere.

 

[Orion]

No one still seems to know the answer to my question in that why is this almost exclusive to USA . How did this become the normal way of trading / forging a living based more so on tips than a fair initial wage ?
As far as I’ve seen on my world travels around the globe tipping is a nice added bonus and not a make or break way of accumulating a decent wage ??‍♂️.
Someone or something somewhere initiated the system in place at some point .

Well to do peeps of long ago started it because it was a way to control wage hikes and replace something they lost in a war...that's the best answer I can give you without starting another war...lol