Do you think it's shitty/mean to not tip? and do you think it should be made illegal not to tip?

/newpol/ please.

Fuck yeah I tip.
Fuck yeah it's rude not to tip.
Fuck no it shouldn't be illegal to not tip.

>>1
I don't tip. I live in a country where it is the employer's responsibility to pay their workers a decent wage mandated by a minimum wage.

>>3
If you live in the United States you're retarded. Employers legally can pay those who work off compensation under minimum wage.

Example: minimum wage is $10, but you delivers pizzas and get paid $6 an hour.

If no one tips then you don't earn shit

>>1
I try to tip at least 5 bucks when I order. Sometimes I can't and when that situation comes up I ask for the delivery guys name so I can tip later when I can afford it. Drivers go through shit, they deserve to have a few bones thrown their way.

>>1
i personally choose to tip more than not because more than not the person that's serving / waiting on me earns it. it's not very hard to do either, just be polite, courteous, and to the point.

illegal not to tip? absolutely not. what should be illegal is allowing companies to pay the abhorrent rates per hour that they get away with, the very root of this whole "tipping culture" problem.

there's no reason a fortune 100 company should get away with paying their serving staff well under a collective $5/hour because "well you don't report tips!"

we're the consumers, our job is to pay for services rendered. as an employer it's your job to pay your employees a PROPER rate for their services rendered. it's that fucking easy.

tl;dr - tipping should be voluntary. paying a LIVABLE WAGE TO EMPLOYEES should be mandatory.

Pizza guy reporting in. We make the majority of our money from tips, as the fact that we can get tips mandates that we can be paid less than minimum wage. As such, we very much appreciate tips, and will often sneak in extra condiments and sauces for people who consistently tip well. You are not and should not be obligated to tip, but at the same time it shows appreciation for the completion of the job.

>>1
I tip. It's cruel not to.

I think pizza places should hire at a living wage and inform customers of this, leaving the option to tip but allowing for people not to feel guilty about not tipping. You're already paying a lot for pizza - say they charge an extra $5 per pizza to make up for the increase in wages, that's not beyond the range of what most people would tip anyway.

>>8
take minimum wage into consideration though. Here in Canada minimum wage is 10.85 an hour and I think dominoes is paying 12-14 bucks an hour I forgot. But Canada also has a higher standard of living.

Then take Seattle for example where minimum wage is 15$ an hour. So what's the limit when and when we should NOT tip?

Nevermind whether its right or wrong to tip. I tip because someone is taking the time to bring me food. I don't think people appreciate how god damned amazing that is. That someone could be doing ANYTHING in the fucking world. But they are BRINGING ME FOOD. Holy shit.

And for the low, low price of a few bucks you can feel like a god damned king. I adore these people. You want food, they bring you food. Why in the sam hell wouldn't you tip?! Are you insane?

>>1
Yes, mainly because in my state, waitstaff and drivers are almost always hired at around 2.xx per hour. For proper service, I think it's fair to tip, even if you just consider it a convenience fee (especially delivery). I've dated a few waitress and I know the BS they have to deal with and there are always cheap fucks who will run them ragged and not tip or they even end up having to pay for some assholes food if they complain enough.