"Just find better a better job, I'm not tipping." Every Karen. Now they don't have anyone to complain about and have to wait forever for service 😂😂😂

@@DonMarzzoni yup

From Europe this looks really weird.

@@Baulthi Yeah, I am from Scandinavia myself and for me it feels a little bit like when I was in Africa. The waiters flock around you and begs for mo ey because their workplace doesn’t pay them a liveable wage

There are a lot of people who feel this way, particularly among the political left (in fact, I suspect this video's take on waiting jobs is influenced by political bias). Let me give you another perspective. I live in the US and worked as a cook in restaurants a long time ago. I made $10/ hr and the servers made $3/ hr, but everyone who worked there agreed that the servers made more money because they got tips. Most people preferred to be in the front of the house for this reason. Immigrants, people who didn't want to deal with the public (that was the one and only benefit), and people who were doing the restaurant a favor would take the cooking jobs. Of course, when pay is based on tips, results vary from restaurant to restaurant. I wouldn't want to be a server in an unpopular, cheap restaurant, but a server in a busy, expensive restaurant can make very good money. They also never report most of their tips, which means they pay no income tax. I feel like in most countries, immigrants tend to take the jobs that the natives don't want. I've been to restaurants in England where the waitstaff are all immigrants (and i'd assume it's because the English don't want those jobs). Where i live in the US, the waiters are never immigrants. I attribute this to the fact that waiters in the US are paid in tips, and waiters in England are paid hourly. In any country where these jobs are paid hourly, they're among the worst paid jobs you can have. I also have experience working in the casino industry in the US. My hourly was only a little over $7. Including tips however, people were making much more. I've known many people making $35/ hr or more. I've even met someone who claimed to be making $100,000/ year. And once again, most people who get paid in tips aren't reporting their true income to the government, so they get significant tax savings as well. Overall, i feel like tipping culture sucks for the consumer. It means that restaurants are more expensive in the US than they otherwise would be. However, i think it's a good thing for workers. Tipping jobs are one of the few opportunities someone in the US has to make good money if they don't have a college education. I find it irritating that this reality is never acknowledged by the political left who seem to be ideologically opposed to people earning a living thru tipping.

@ghost mall In every industry, customers are the ones paying the wages of the employees. The only difference is that with tips you're paying them directly and with hourly you're paying them indirectly. Imagine for a moment what would happen if my state of New Hampshire made tipping illegal. Restaurants would suddenly no longer be able to pay their waiters $3/ hour. They'd have to pay them at least $15/ hour in order to compete in the labor market. In order to pay for that, they'd raise the prices of their food and drink... so even though you'd no longer be paying tips, you'd still be paying the waiter's salaries in the form of higher prices. You're paying their wages either way. Now, would you be paying less money overall? Probably. However, servers would also probably be making less overall. Working in the front of the house would become the same as working in the back of the house. They'd all just be low wage hourly jobs that aren't very desirable. There are only so many ways someone in the US can make a good income without becoming a business owner or going to college- the trades, management, sales, or jobs that rely on tips. Turning America's tip based income jobs into paid hourly jobs would eliminate one of those avenues. Whether you're for it or against it, that would be one of the side effects.

@@Zoetherat : I know a couple servers in a high-end, fine-dinning Japaneses restaurants that would make between $300-$500 in tips per night. However, these servers are very knowledgeable about the foods & drinks; a few times, they could not come hang out with us, because they had to study new items/specials on the menu, in which, they would be tested on at work.

Their struggles are preventable if they’d listen to society’s advice. They would prefer to spend their paychecks on scratch off lottery tickets and cigarettes.

@@hamsandwichindahouse Ah, now I understand your that kind of classist. Try watching their video on the economics of being poor and learn some empathy for a change.

@Randy R. majority of adults I knew working in hospitality were university students paying their way through. Few people saw it as a long term thing because of the pay and working conditions. Current employee shortages are a reflection of that. If the industry wanted to, it could have made the positions more attractive to retain good staff, but they were in a race to the bottom. When people complained, they were told to get a better job if they didn't like it. And now they have 🤷‍♂️

Most hourly fast food workers are under educated and use government assistance for food and shelter. Most of them started driving for Uber or Lyft and make even less money, the difference is that they don’t have a manager making their schedule. They’ll be back when they run out of options

I don't feel bad when clicking the no tip button at 'fast food' places.

I went to a yo sushi, the server was rude and actually did almost nothing anyway, the food was a joke, seriously poorly made... Then they add on a 12.5 percent tip and look at me with needy eyes as they present the card reader. I said, sorry I'm not paying the elservice charge, there was barely any service and the service I had was poor, I'd tip for the kitchen staff but the food was terrible. I won't be back.

Tipping is ONLY for a job where you serve people THROUGHOUT a meal, not just handing them food once. Get bent if you think I'm tipping you for handing me a burger or soda and I walk away.

But I get asked to tip on ordering apps too, even if I’m picking up my food! Like Panera, Starbucks, Olive Garden etc

As a barista in my experience the tipping before you pay thing is awkward for many of us too. if you're gonna hit no, then do it just don't be an ass and no one cares.

Thé Price is reflected on the menu. You pay for it either way

We only tip in good restaurants and there at least a part of the tip is expected to go to the cook.

People love to complain about the US tipping system, but it's actually a good thing for everyone involved. The employer benefits because they can put lower, more attractive prices on the menu. The employee benefits because they can potentially earn way more money if they get lots of tips. And finally, the customer benefits because the employee will be providing the best service they can because they want your tip.

@@Tyneras Minimum wage isn't a liveable wage though. So if you don't get tips and you get your minimum wage check you're screwed.

@@lkjkhfggd 1. The prices are not lower but outright wrong and deceiving = would even break several European laws and taxation principles. 2. The employee isn't benefitting since he doesn't have any proper employers rights, no dependable + planable income to built a life worth speaking of and we won't even start speaking over holidays and paid leave (that ofc wouldn't incorporate any imaginary tips either way). 3. The customer is the last one getting anything out of it since he has basically slaves around him that yearn to get something to eat at the end of the month. Not people liking their job and showing earnest joy. These fake American smiles are the most infuriating thing that an European can imagine. Very disturbing.

The experience you went through while on the phone with that rude woman was terrible and I’m sorry that that happened. We *all* need to do better!!

It's seriously crazy. And some of the staff aren't much better. On top of the terrible wages and nasty customers, we have to fight off our own damn coworkers. Servers who shark tables, hosts and managers that play favorites, BOH and bartenders that treat you like the enemy, the drama between EVERYONE.... Of course nobody wants to be part of that nonsense

@@rachel_sj Well, we literally turn into hermits, so no wonder a lot of people forgot about HUMAN decency and interaction.

@@Jose04537 I get that, but it's no excuse for appalling behaviour. There are millions of recluses that behave decently even with extremely limited social interaction.

@@aff77141 so the problem is everyone is turning into a-holes.

@@hamsandwichindahouse Once automation had become advanced and affordable enough to make their replacement financially viable. When Henry Ford first offered $5/day, the systems of automation that have since become standard simply weren't possible.

@@micahbush5397 Also, there's no point on working for peanuts 🥜 if you're going to be replaced by a machine, it's going to happen no matter what you d. Demand as much money as you can and enjoy the ride while it lasts.

he also had to pay people a wage in order for them to afford the car

@@godfathaofyo That doesn't make sense, though, because paying his laborers more meant that the vehicles also cost more to produce. The real benefit was reducing losses from interviewing and training people who ended up leaving, not increasing sales to employees.

@@micahbush5397 it’s both, paying workers enough to afford a ford definitely reinvested the money back in the company. Obviously you can’t run an company where ALL your profits come from employees purchasing the goods but still

having had several older siblings work as servers I heard enough stores to know it's one job I would never choose to do.

What did you do after serving?

@@FleetingArtist Cooperated with a friend and started a small business together. My friend had money and no time and I was opposite. After a year I sold my part to my friend and used that money to start my own small business.

I've never served. Yet I've heard similar stories from my peers. Especially in NYC when they raised the wage to $15. A lot of servers got cut because of it and it's still not enough to pass by.

i have the worst luck with those little devices, its like im always placed at a table with a device that is missing, or not working, or the tiny little receipt printer isnt working, several times i fixed the tiny printer my self since im IT lol

@@thabg007 they're always greasy as heck

@@thabg007 Well I have had the same issue. However, I have always had the server fix it for me LOL.

​@@thabg007 loool I love that you go around using your powers for good

Those restaurants also haven't really changed post-pandemic, but the other styles clearly have. Lack of staffing has caused a drastic increase in self-watering stations, in QR code menus you can order straight from, tablet menu you make all request from, and at "fancier" restaurants waiters are only interacted with when you are seated or when you summon them with a button. Meanwhile at ticket machine fast food everything is exactly the same. You buy your tickets, wait in line to be seated if there's a wait, get a table, get food, get out. Water either given upon seating or it's literally at your table.

Delis in the US used to have those for years, Katz's Deli in NYC still does. You take a ticket at the door, give it to your server, who punches it up, and gives it back. Then you bring it to the cashier before leaving, and pay. And the deli then has a record of exactly what was spent on what, without a handwriting expert.

My spouse and I usually eat at places where they don’t tip and have a Cost of Living charge added or note that prices are slightly higher because they pay their workers a living wage. We hardly notice a difference in prices, but we note that employees at non-tipping places are happier doing their jobs

Actually tips are what help servers make their living wage. My sister makes more than I at $35 an hour with her tips which allows her to pay her subsidized apartment. It they raise her hourly wage factoring in tips she’d only make $20-$25 and hour taxed. People really don’t think critically about this.

​@Rachel SJ I have to disagree. I worked at a restaurant for years and we were motivated to do better service by nights where we went home with $50+ in tips. The people without tips had no incentive to give good service

@@grumpyschnauzer But is her situation typical? If, for every person who makes good wages, there are several people doing the same job who don't, is that really a good system? Plus, there's the inconsistency to consider; I daresay that most people, in the long run, would rather take a guaranteed salary than the chance of a higher salary that may also only pay minimum wage.

@@oceanblackkdog Still, there are many factors that affect tipping which have nothing to do with the quality of service, like the attractiveness of the server, the quality of the food (which the server has no control over), or the generosity of the customers. Plus, a standard rate of 15-20% hardly seems like a good guide when there is so much variability between restaurant prices. There's always a middle road, too, like raising wages while making the tips optional for good service, or rounding up the check, or just using a smaller percentage.

​​@@hamsandwichindahouseho hired you? Denigrating people in hospitality, many of who are very skilled, and in some countries it's an actual career that pays a very comfortable wage. It screams that you're kind of short sighted, dare I say ignorant, arrogant and condescending. Maybe you should try food a little more sophisticated than a big Mac and you'll see there is a range of skill in those roles, some of those skills would be in high demand in jobs that required social skills, charm, conflict resolution, making customers feel valued etc.. some of the people I know who excelled in hospitality now make six figures in sales/negotiating type roles.

@@hamsandwichindahouse Restaurants will simply die.

The sooner they can replace us with something they don't have to pay at all, the better, in their eyes

@@hamsandwichindahouse- it's interesting the things you notice. When I lived in Canada & visited the US, I didn't notice service being faster than where I grew up/currently live. I noticed the staff had more of a "persona". To me, it came across as insincere but I know a lot of people prefer it.

You can program a machine to be more masochistic than a human ever could. Even those jobs will die ;)

@@MetallicReg lol but is it really the same? You can’t be superior to a robot you can only be superior to another human being, and robots don’t have feelings you can’t hurt them but people do… and there’s nothing more than a rich person likes than being superior.

@@hamsandwichindahouse somethings wrong with you😒 get some help not from the Internet maybe interact with some real people….🤣

That's why I never give a second thought when I see restaurants fail. Seen too many toxic owners insulting their staff online while complaining about how no one wants to work anymore.

Cheaper for them to pay off politicians and the Media.

@@hamsandwichindahouse 🤣 Good one. That sounds just like something a contard would say

Wtf you talking about? We're talking about small restaurants.

@@daveheel all restaurants

@@b.cdrisk2035 then you don't know what you're talking about because most restaurants are small mom and pop's. no ceos to speak of. most are just trying/struggling to making a living.

@@daveheel Mcdonalds and Taco Bell are helpless victims, correct I agree with you

Agreed, I would love not to have the server forget or mess up half of my order or being interrupted during my meal numerous times.

@@hamsandwichindahouse 👍👍

Perhaps where you eat.

@@hamsandwichindahouse Why should they be grateful? It's a fucking job.

@@elinope4745 it hasn't backfired yet. Rather the stores that didn't pay more for baristas ended up going out of business because they lacked employees. you see, in a tourist town, housing is really expensive, and there is no low income housing for hundreds of kilometres... so if someone gets paid low amounts for work, they leave town and go elsewhere. This means a business HAS to pay to meet the housing costs, or risk going out of business due to lack of labour. Naturally they also raised costs of their product... but they are running a business.

Republicans hate not seeing workers abused

This presentation feels like a clown show for children.

Actually rent should be about twelve percent of your gross.

Same. We never have the experience we used to-favorite menu items get discontinued, portions get cut-I leave the restaurant wondering why I bothered to go in the first place.

I think the graph is reporting quarterly increases. So 0.8% x 4 is a 3.2% annual increase. But you’re right, it’s well below inflation.