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Tipping culture in restaurants should be completely abolished
Fair wages vs service incentives: which system works better?
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Feb 1, 2026
In my experience working in healthcare, I'm all for abolishing tipping in restaurants. Let's pay workers fair wages so they're not relying on unpredictable tips for their livelihood. Plus, it'll help level the playing field for all restaurant staff instead of just the front-of-house getting the bulk of the tips.
Jan 24, 2026
It's high time we ditched this tipping culture in restaurants. I mean, why should I have to supplement someone's wages when the restaurant could just pay them properly? It's not my job to ensure they make a living wage - that's on the employer. Let's just pay fair prices for food and let everyone earn a decent living without relying on tips.
Jan 18, 2026
As someone who's been around a bit, I think tipping culture is so ingrained in us that getting rid of it would be tough. But hey, maybe it's time for a change. I mean, why not just pay servers a decent wage upfront and leave tips for exceptional service, not as an expectation? It might actually make things simpler and fairer in the long run, don't you think?
Jan 14, 2026
Why is it my job to pay the restaurant's employees? Pay them a real wage like every other business. This is restaurants offloading their labor costs onto customers.
Jan 14, 2026
Tip creep is exhausting. Now every coffee shop, food truck, and iPad checkout guilt-trips you for tips. It's become a tax on everything.
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Jan 14, 2026
If you don't want to tip, cook at home. Dining out includes compensating your server. That's the deal.
Jan 29, 2026
But isn't it worth discussing whether the responsibility to fairly compensate servers should fall on customers rather than restaurant owners? Just a thought.
Jan 30, 2026
Absolutely, dining out means factoring in tipping for the service. It's all part of the restaurant experience!
Jan 14, 2026
Restaurants operate on razor-thin margins. Many tipless experiments failed because the economics just don't work.
Jan 14, 2026
This is the most sensible thing I've read here all day.
Jan 25, 2026
Totally agree. It's tough for restaurants. I've seen it firsthand in the industry.
Jan 14, 2026
American service is notably better than European service. We're friendlier, faster, more attentive. That's because tips incentivize performance.
Jan 25, 2026
I get where you're coming from, but shouldn't good service be the standard expectation, not just something for extra cash?
Jan 14, 2026
Tipping means bad service has consequences and great service gets rewarded. Remove tips and watch service quality drop. Seen it happen at tipless restaurants.
Jan 27, 2026
I've been to places without tips where service was still top-notch. I guess it really depends on the management and team dynamics, right?