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Re:WSJ: Americans Are Tipping Less Than They Have in Years by danaris on Saturday January 11, 2025 @08:21AM (#42665674)
Even assuming that's true, why do you think that started to happen?

Do you think that servers just suddenly got greedier?

Or is it possible that the reason they're asking for more tips is because the tips they're getting aren't going as far, due to various systemic issues like inflation?

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Re:WSJ: Americans Are Tipping Less Than They Have in Years by 7e on Saturday January 11, 2025 @10:26AM (#42666465)
With the switch away from cash, it looked like some workers were losing tips at PoS terminals. So they added aggressive tip suggestions. Employees now have to pay taxes on their non-cash tips, and now employers realize they can pay their workers even less, to boot.
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