Tipping - Tumblr Posts
one time i went to an Applebees at like 1 am and the server was so good that we tipped him MORE than what our meal cost… it was me and 3 friends after a concert and our meal was like 75 and we collectively tipped like 100 bucks
Given the origin of tipping culture in the United States - (short version is that it was a way to legally underpay mostly black workers post Emancipation by basically making a minimum wage exemption from the kind of jobs that Black Americans were most commonly allowed to work in. It's one of the many examples of the principle that the US as a body will saw off its own foot rather than allow functioning equity, but I digress.)
-- Anyway, given the above and other sly methods used to avoid allowing social mobility or equality, it's not surprising that this consequence of entrenching caste systems in employment remains with us. Just like every waiter in the present now has to live with the legal/economic fallout of a rule made a century ago to soothe white people unprepared to face black people as equals, the attitude that customer service reps/retail workers/hospitality workers are supposed to not only be helpful, but to be cheerful, focused on customer happiness, and constantly reaffirming their allegiance and gratefulness to be employed at their establishment is something left over from rules originally made to entrench racism. And yeah, the fact that it's not technically racialized is part of the point. Minimum wages for all, except for these jobs that are the only jobs we allow freed slaves and their descendants to get. Service with a smile for your social betters - not because you're black, but because that's just an expected part of the *only jobs most of you are allowed to have.* Because we don't usually think about the origin of these attitudes/practices, it feels like they're more natural to our society than they are. Our current problems with labor forces pushed to the brink of tolerance because "no one wants to work anymore" is a result of a work culture established and perpetuated by a nation that was not ready to have no way to maintain social barriers, and now ALL of us are subject to the results. Happy Juneteenth, everybody.
literally fuck companies that don't want their employees to act "unprofessional" in front of customers. I'm at a five guys rn and the employees here are joking around calling orders back and forth to each other and saying things in weird voices and laughing with each other while they work. Someone just came in for their shift while I was waiting for my food and was greeted by the whole kitchen with a secret handshake lookin thing. It was so silly and cute I love seeing ppl have fun at work and I know my food's gonna be bomb bc the ppl there are having fun with each other. Let employees be people and friends and have fun what is the issue!!!!
why not add a tip jar on your blog too?
Thats a good idea! I just need to figure out how to set that up lol. I do have a tip option on my ko-fi which should be good for people to tip any amount they’d like :)
Thank you!
(Edit: ok I got it activated! I honestly didn’t know that was a feature on here lol. Any tips are much appreciated 💖