Perhaps you’ve noticed. We have reached a tipping point in the country over tipping.

To tip or not to tip has led to Shakespearean soliloquies by customers explaining why they refuse to tip for certain things.

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, customers were grateful for those who seemingly risked their safety so we could get groceries, order dinner or anything that made our lives feel normal. A nice tip was the least we could do to show gratitude.

But now that we are out about and back to normal, the custom of tipping for just about everything has somehow remained; and customers are upset.

A new study from Pew Research shows most American adults say tipping is expected in more places than it was five years ago, and there’s no real consensus about how tipping should work.

  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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    But they are in a position of being ashamed because those workers need tips. Shoulda woulda coulda, I don’t like it when people decide to not tip as some kind of political protest against tipping.

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      Reading comprehension was never your strong suit huh? Either that or you failed in debate class. You have the worst debate tactics I’ve seen in a long time.

      • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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        I’m just a stupid piece of shit and should kill myself. Tell me more about how I’m a failure and I don’t know how to read. Unf I’m almost there~

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          Chill, please, you definitely shouldn’t kill yourself. Ain’t big deal if someone in the internet is wrong

          • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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            1 year ago

            Dogpiling doesn’t feel good. Being told I can’t read, can’t debate, and am a failure doesn’t feel good. I got angry.

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          You said it, not me

          Please learn how to have an actual conversation without the pity party

            • Stumblinbear
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              Me? When did I specifically say that? Me specifically? Maybe check who you’re replying to :)

              • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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                Whatever, replace “you” with “that poster”.

                The point stands. Bully shit. Mocking me for it with a cheeky smiley doesn’t help either.

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      Let’s never talk about changing anything because it’s not the current climate then, yeah? There’s no point in discussing change at all, clearly, since it doesn’t apply to specifically exactly what’s currently going on. Truly you are a paragon of our time