World Cup tourists aren’t leaving tips — and NYC restaurants are fighting back
nypost.com
The World Cup does not runneth over — with decent tips.
  • betanumerus@lemmy.caEnglish
    43·
    3 days ago

    “European restaurants pay staff like any other profession and workers don’t rely on tips, so customers assume they’ve already paid for service”.

    Europeans are right on this one. The more years go by, the more I find tipping to be ridiculous. Tell me upfront what you expect, then I’ll choose where to eat. Managers must adapt to customers, not us do their minimum wage employment practice.

  • Thrife@feddit.orgEnglish
    424·
    3 days ago

    Greetings from Europe, we’re not baffled. We just don’t play your game. Start paying your workers properly.

  • Tarambor@lemmy.worldEnglish
    36·
    3 days ago

    We come from nations where staff get paid at least the minimum wage and don’t rely on tips to make it up to that.

  • SunshineJogger@feddit.orgEnglish
    462·
    4 days ago

    Yea, because tipping is intended to be optional.

    The mere fact of trying to pressure or force the tipping will make sure I regard the service as not tip worthy.

  • Jason@feddit.ukEnglish
    83·
    4 days ago

    Oh what ever shall we do? The cash registers are bursting with cash due to the influx of visitors… but they’re not tipping the servers.

    I see absolutely no way that employers could make the situation fairer for servers, even if it were only for the duration of the event.

    Gosh, if only there were some way!

  • redwattlebird@thelemmy.clubEnglish
    632·
    4 days ago

    I visited the US 3 years ago and tipping was a bloody pain in the bum. It added probably 20min to our meal as the waiters took a while to get change. Further, asking every 15 minutes how our meal was going was quite exhausting; mainly because we knew it was performative for more tips. We tipped 20% each time but it’s really, really frustrating not knowing the price up front.

    Back home, I’m used to paying up front and then leaving as soon as we’re done. Waiters leave you alone, unless you’re a regular, and ask you how the meal was at the till if you pay after.

  • lechekaflan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    171·
    3 days ago

    lmao NY Post getting pissy over what they call barbarians not leaving tips.

    Ignoring the reality the unwritten rule of tipping for exceptional service was taken over by the restaurants and turned the gesture into a formality serving the owners, and the waiters now get gypped below minimum wage.