Is it OK to choose 'no tip' at the counter? Some customers think so (www.cbc.ca)

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[-] can@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago

The Torontonian and recent university graduate had just finished a run and wanted to rehydrate. The barista behind the counter handed Montelli the water bottle and turned the point-of-sale (POS) machine — with large tip prompts for up to 20 per cent — to him.

Montelli paid for the water without leaving a tip, and decided to share his experience on TikTok.

Would anyone tip in this scenario?

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 12 points 1 year ago

Tons of people do this for bartenders that open bottles for them, or poor liquid from the tap into a glass. coffee shops are similar enough settings that people will often do it out of habit.

The difference of course being that bartenders get paid barely anything and tips are expected to be the majority of their income while baristas are supposed to be paid regular wages.

Personally I would rather every job including service jobs be paid a living wage with tips going away entirely.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

I doubt she opened his water for him lol. Bars feel different though since I'm likely to get more than one drink and a tip ensures I won't have to wait for my next.

[-] Someone@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Are there any provinces that still have a lower minimum wage for alcohol servers? BC got rid of that years ago.

Unless you mean minimum wage in general is barely anything.

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Minimum wage in general is barely anything, and traditionally tipped positions are likely to be minimum wage.

Even if wages were closer, the tipping mindset is going to be hard to shake for people who spent decades tipping those jobs. Habits are habits.

[-] Someone@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Right, but unless I'm misunderstanding you, I don't understand why we should be tipping bartenders but not baristas. The amount of work and skill required seems comparable (I've never done either so I can't say that definitively), they're almost the same job with different ingredients.

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 0 points 1 year ago

Sigh.

I was just trying to point out why some people might do something out of habit.

All jobs should be paid enough that tipping can just go away. Yes, both bartenders and baristas have similar skills and should get similar pay.

[-] Someone@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Ahh, that makes sense. It was the second part that threw me off.

The difference of course being that bartenders get paid barely anything and tips are expected to be the majority of their income while baristas are supposed to be paid regular wages.

[-] LeFantome@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

I tip at coffee shops but somewhat erratically. The frequency is creeping up.

[-] mister_newbie@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'll tip at a coffee shop if I order something that they need to make that I know
a) Takes time
b) Takes skill

Drip coffee? No tip.
Pre-baked good? No tip.
Bag of beans? No tip.
Combination order – custom $amount (not percentage!) tip based on the value of the custom drink only (no need to inflate the tip from the +$25 for the bag of beans).