Pros And Cons Of Tipping

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

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