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.

  • @Staccato
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    231 year ago

    Ugh, gig workers need to be brought into some semblance of a minimum wage. Uber and Doordash are just techstortion.

    • @Maggoty
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      -51 year ago

      I agree but just like restaurants please don’t punish the drivers.

      • @Staccato
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        11 year ago

        I just refuse to order off Uber Eats or Doordash. Does that count as not punishing the drivers?

        • @Maggoty
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          11 year ago

          Yeah. If the business model isn’t viable then it will change.