Tipping is getting ridiculous

Bayou Tiger said:
Here's a tip:

Don't become employed anywhere where you are dependent on the gratuity of complete strangers for your income. Those jobs are not for people raising a family. You should be way beyond those skills by the time you start building a family.
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Yeah. And all the people wanting the minimum wage jacked need to fuck off too. I don’t want to hear you can’t feed your family. Those are high school kid jobs. They were never meant to support a family on. Don’t pass your poor life choices onto your employer or the public.
 
jjc2009 said:
It began to be a regular thing in the restaurant business during the depression. Prior to that it was limited to jobs like porters and barbers. Thats pretty much the only way those professions got paid.
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It’s insane. If I tipped the recommended 20% tip on my take-out order, my out-the-door price would be $65. Might as well go to a sit-down restaurant at that price.
 
jjc2009 said:
Yeah. And all the people wanting the minimum wage jacked need to fuck off too. I don’t want to hear you can’t feed your family. Those are high school kid jobs. They were never meant to support a family on. Don’t pass your poor life choices onto your employer or the public.
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publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu

What did FDR Mean by a "Living Wage"?

President Joesph Biden hopes his actions to mirror those of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), more than eight decades ago, will coax Congress into passing a national minimum wage.
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williewilliejuan said:
It’s insane. If I tipped the recommended 20% tip on my take-out order, my out-the-door price would be $65. Might as well go to a sit-down restaurant at that price.
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Yeah if I ever leave a tip on a takeout order it’s usually a custom tip of $1-2. Fast food I never tip and Starbucks I used to buy have since stopped.

For pizza delivery it’s $4 because they already tack on a delivery fee because reasons.

The car wash example I gave above was the most egregious example I’ve seen to date.
 
PackJason said:
publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu

What did FDR Mean by a "Living Wage"?

President Joesph Biden hopes his actions to mirror those of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), more than eight decades ago, will coax Congress into passing a national minimum wage.
publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu
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That old fuck should deal with inflation. Problem solved. For everyone.
 
Kburjr said:
My mother was a professional waitress. She made decent money because she was very good at her job. Hint: It wasn't the restaurant that paid her.
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I know some folks that make a pretty decent living waiting tables or bartending at high end places. When the average four top's bill is $4-500, 20% starts adding up.

I wouldn't want to do it, but like being a realtor, I'm glad the job exists in the event I ever need a safety net.
 
RP-29 said:
Do you support that "national minimum wage" concept?
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I believe anyone working a full time job should be paid a living wage. It doesn't have to be national. A living wage in California is more than a living wage in shithole Mississippi.
 
PackJason said:
I believe anyone working a full time job should be paid a living wage. It doesn't have to be national. A living wage in California is more than a living wage in shithole Mississippi.
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Okay, so then you believe keeping minimum wage controlled at the state level is much more appropriate?
 
Deep Dish Pizza Goat said:
Maybe because of that pesky “supply chain” that caused everything to triple in price over the last four years also hit businesses and not just consumers?
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I could buy the raw materials for the items we purchased for $20, retail. They are getting them cheaper and charging $50. That dog don’t hunt.
 
Deep Dish Pizza Goat said:
Maybe because of that pesky “supply chain” that caused everything to triple in price over the last four years also hit businesses and not just consumers?
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Everything tripled in price over the last four years? You sure about that?
 
The concept of “living wage” is pretty silly.

Does “living” entail having your own place or simply a roof over your head with 12 other people in a studio apartment?

Someone could make a “living” at any McJob as long as they want to live with 10 other people.

Want some independence? Get a skill.
 
williewilliejuan said:
I could buy the raw materials for the items we purchased for $20, retail. They are getting them cheaper and charging $50. That dog don’t hunt.
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They are also paying rent, utilities, insurance and labor for the process. All of which got exponentially more expensive due to that gosh darn “supply chain” problem of the last four years.
 
Deep Dish Pizza Goat said:
They are also paying rent, utilities, insurance and labor for the process. All of which got exponentially more expensive due to that gosh darn “supply chain” problem of the last four years.
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They’re going to have a lot harder time paying those things going forward because I’m not paying $20+ per person to pick up Chipotle.
 
RP-29 said:
Okay, so then you believe keeping minimum wage controlled at the state level is much more appropriate?
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With some nuances, I think it's more appropriate. I think there should be something in place federally that says states can't allow their min wage to be defacto slave labor. Min wage should be for the states, but there should also be a rock bottom floor wage nationally as a safety net.

That said, I wouldn't be opposed, to say, a 10 dollar federal floor wage. I don't think 10 dollars can be a living wage in even shithole Mississippi.
 
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