I absolutely hate our tipping culture. Some states don't have as strict of labor laws and if you work in the restaurant industry they can pay you less than minimum wage and supplement it with tips. And the history of tipping in the USA is rooted in slavery/racism. When they allowed black people to enter the work force employers paid them next to nothing (or sometimes just nothing) and so tipping became normalized and then never fucking left.
Oh shush that up. Most Americans live paycheck to paycheck despite working 40 hours or more in a week, myself being one of them. Telling someone to just "move" instead of trying to tackle the issues that could make life better for myself, others, and the generations to come is obtuse.
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u/younggun1234 Aug 28 '24
I absolutely hate our tipping culture. Some states don't have as strict of labor laws and if you work in the restaurant industry they can pay you less than minimum wage and supplement it with tips. And the history of tipping in the USA is rooted in slavery/racism. When they allowed black people to enter the work force employers paid them next to nothing (or sometimes just nothing) and so tipping became normalized and then never fucking left.
I hate it here.