To Tip or not to Tip, that is the question.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/30/pizza-express-waiting-staff-outraged-as-share-of-tips-is-cut

Front or house staff are annoyed they have to share tips.
Having previously worked in restaurants in the past; I fail to see why someone carrying the meal to the table expects or gets the tip & not the poor sod who's made the meal in 100+ degree heat in a dangerous kitchen.

I think 'ALL' staff should share the tips with the exception of management/supervisors.

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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

The idea of tipping is a bit of a nonsense.

Customers think they’re tipping because of the quality of service provided front of house.
Without realising of course that unscrupulous hiring practices means that most of those kitchen staff are also paid bare minimum.

The unfair expectation being that the customer will contribute to their pay (on top of the bill !) AND the ADDITION of an EXPECTATION of a tip being around a PERCENTAGE Of the total bill !

Laws need to change to protect the poorest in the industry.

L33TH4X0R · 41-45, M

@Picklebobble2 I completely agree. I also object to a service charge being added to the bill & then there's still an expectation to tip.

They need to:
Get rid of automatic service charges.
Get rid of tipping.
Pay their staff a living wage with decent conditions.

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@L33TH4X0R The service sector as a whole has a shocking reputation over many decades for being exploitative to those working within it.