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Pros And Cons Of Tipping

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It’s an awkward social expectation. You tip for most meals even if all the server did was act like a decent human being (which everyone should do anyway). You may even wonder “Why leave a tip?” when the service was nothing extraordinary. But in the end, you still tip because you know that the server most likely depends on you rather than their employer. The current tipping system creates wage inequalities and employee disunion while promoting harassment. Therefore, restaurants should eliminate tipping. With the America’s tipping culture, restaurant owners can avoid paying a fair wage for their servers. Instead, the responsibility falls upon the customer who should just have to focus on enjoying their meal. Instead, servers work for multiple “bosses” throughout the day with no guarantee that it will pay off. In fact, the tipped minimum wage in the U.S. is only $2.13 an hour. Under federal law, employers should compensate differences from inadequate tips, but the U.S. Department of Labor reports an 84% violation rate of this regulation (Ferdman). If the concept of the tipping is based on rewarding servers, then why not reward servers with fair wages? Furthermore, tipping creates a house divided; servers in the front of the house often earn more than chefs in the back of the house. Conflict ruins the …show more content…

Since servers are dependent on tips, they tolerate sexual harassment from entitled customers (who really should focus on enjoying their food). According to a 2014 Restaurant Opportunities Centers United report, 90% of female restaurant workers experienced sexual harassment and women who earned the federal tipped minimum wage were twice as likely to experience harassment than those who earned a standard minimum wage (Bellafante). The core concept of tipping where one’s livelihood primarily depends on the happiness of others fosters

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In “The Case Against Tipping,” Michael Lewis argues that we are growing into a society that tips someone “for doing what they’ve already been paid to do” (22). Lewis believes that the more thought the customer puts into deciding whether or not to tip, the more unpleasant it becomes (21). It is putting you under pressure to make a decision based on whether or not the employee needs the money. Lewis continues by arguing that no one who is going to buy a coffee is “evaluating the performance” of the person behind the counter (21).

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I think that employees who recieve tips shoould not be paid the same minimum wage as other employees because if that happened, then the prices of the menu would go up and they would lose business. Also some of the employees would get shortened shifts and maybe even laid off even if they have worked very hard. I think that these employees already get paid enough as it is with their tips. If this really went through, there would be a lot of problems for the owner to deal with at Waffle Now. First off, I think this is mainly a bad idea because the resturaunt will lose alot of customers due to the menu items going up in prices.

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In “Learning to Serve: The Language and Literacy of Food Service Workers”, Tony Mirabelli presents the genre of communication used by waiters and waitresses as one which requires more skill than is usually assumed. Through the use of internet sources such as “hate mail” directed at websites, Mirabelli shows us that people who think the job of a food service worker is easy are quite common. He shows us the assumptions people tend to make through many examples such as economists who suggest that food service workers lack education needed to be considered “knowledge workers” and do mindless, routine tasks that anyone can do. Through examples of food service workers, including himself, Mirabelli contends that waiters, though in some cases uneducated,

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“Why Tipping Is Wrong,” an article found in the New York Times discusses the issue of lower minimum wage for tipped workers. Writer, Saru Jayaraman, the director of the Food Labor Research Institute at Berkeley, argues for the reformation of the law that allows a lower minimum wage for tipped workers. She presents her argument by targeting those who go to restaurants, lawmakers, the waiters/waitresses, and even the restaurant itself. By targeting this specific audience, she is able to speak to those who interact with those working in the industry and those who will be able to make a change in order to fix it. Rhetorical devices are vital in order for arguments to be successful.

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Title of article: “A Bartender Explains Why the Anti-Tipping Movement Is Unethical” Link to article: http://www.eater.com/drinks/2015/3/3/8140107/a-bartender-explains-why-the-anti-tipping-movement-isnt-ethical Connection Between What’s Ethical and What’s Legal There are many connections between what is ethical and what is legal. Basically, the main difference between what is ethical and what is Legal is that ethical issues are acts that an individual might feel are wrong but are not against the law, and legal issues are simply against the law. An article titled “A Bartender Explains Why the Anti-Tipping Movement Is Unethical” by Erick Castro shows a more modern example of this connection. According to the laws in most states, any tips

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The authors arguable point goes on to talk about the problem with tipping and how the “less discretion you have in the matter, the more useless it is as an economic incentive” (Lewis 21). Lewis’ third point was not a hundred percent convincing “The Case Against Tipping” was a great essay; however, it lacked statistics. If the author gave more statistical facts the essay would in the end be more logical and the author would have better luck pulling in the readers. The examples located in this essay were organized quite well, into a chronological order; therefore, made the entire essay more interesting. Michael included both pathos and ethos into this essay which brought life and significance to each example he presented.

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The $2.13 per hour figure is true, but waiters/waitresses never see that amount. It is required statewide that any minimum wage employee earn at least $9 (“Massachusetts Law about Minimum Wage”). No matter how complex the author makes the convention of tipping seem, no one is getting paid $2.13 in actuality. The only purpose of using that statistic is to exacerbate the idea of feeling sorry for these individuals. Following that reference, the author sets blame upon management and restaurant chain executives.

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Tipping the movers is under great discussion in every mover's blog. OK, is that much important to talk about? I see "tipping the movers" as a sensible thing to do by the humans. Anyway, under horrendous house moving stress; tipping the movers would be the last thing that comes to your mind. It's always your personal choice.

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