Tipping culture is one of the problems in the United States that is trying to divide most groups of people into two opposing camps.On one side of the fence are those who see it as something that should continue to exist and should be encouraged. need By changing that, they can have adequate financial security in their lives.
Having to rely on tips just to make ends meet can put a lot of pressure on you. If so, that’s exactly what happened TikToker @__heylee_ A person who spread by word of mouth after asking on the Internet if it was fair The amount she was forced to tip other employees. Please scroll down for the full text.
bored panda I reached out to @__heylee__ via direct message on TikTok. We will update the article as soon as we receive a reply.
TikToker @__heylee__ went viral after sharing how she was forced to tip the cook
@__Haley__ Other waitresses work 8 hours from opening and closing to make more money. But I come later and due to the overflow I always get placed in sections where I don’t get much business. I feel like I’m being treated unfairly. #waitress # waitress problem #server life #for you #What do you think #comment #like #share # boost # treated unfairly ♬ Original Sound – Hay Lee
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“You want to ask me something [messed up] Up? have understood”
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“I used to work as a waitress, and when I started working there, I gave the cook 10% of the food we made.”
“Or earn more and get a little more, whatever. And these days they aren’t very happy with the amount I’ve tipped them. I only work two or three hours a day.”
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“I don’t make much money. So my boss made it mandatory to tip $25 on weekdays and $40 on weekends.”
“So now it’s Saturday and I only worked two hours and I was late. So they sent me home early and she still expected me to pay $40, but that was Kind of like the exact amount of chips I made. So I went up to her and told her about it.
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“She gave me 25 chips and I only had 15.”
“Do you guys think that’s fair?”
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It is essential that service industry employees are aware of local labor laws and their rights
TikToker @__heylee_’s video has over 638.6k views at the time of writing and has resonated with many online. People could really feel the unfairness of the whole situation.
How the chip works depends State where you live, about your hometown minimum wage law, and the specific culture of the company you work for. So there’s a lot of room for nuance here.
If you want to know if the restaurant, cafe or pub where you work is fair to you, local law And find out what your rights are and how to tip a minimum wage employee who doesn’t tip (i.e. behind the scenes). There are no shortcuts here. Consider free legal advice on labor law.
Servers sharing some of their tips with cooks and other behind-the-scenes employees is nothing new. But there needs to be a balance here.
After all, it’s not just the server that keeps the whole operation going. If the food coming out of your kitchen was consistently subpar, you would have nothing to offer and it would be difficult to keep your customers happy. Basically, though, it doesn’t make sense to give the cook all the substantive tips you can get from hard work, charm, and a polite smile over the pain.
Tipping culture has many problems
TikToker @__heylee explained how her boss required cooks to tip $25 on weekdays and $40 on weekends. The problem is that she only works 2-3 hours a day, so this is a huge amount of money for the server. Essentially, this means that she brought home a small amount of money. This situation can be resolved by changing the tip flat rate to a percentage, working longer hours, or abolishing tips altogether and paying everyone a fair and dignified wage.
and follow up videoTikToker thought the way tipping works at her workplace could be someone’s way of trying to get some of the servers to leave by creating an even worse environment for everyone. .
As I’ve written about Bored Panda before, many servers feel the culture of tipping as a whole. need to do it You will be thrown out the window and paid a decent wage instead. It’s the way it’s done all over the world and it works.
The hallmark of a good server is that it cares about its customers, can anticipate their needs, and generally create a memorable experience. However, not all customers become saints.i wrote before demean a person Members of staff by using big tips as an ‘incentive’ to do what they want. Workers deserve better.
Here’s what some TikTok users thought after watching the viral video
