r/memes • u/Designer-Chemical-95 • 10h ago

Just... ask for more money?

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u/Dr_Dank98 2h ago

Not my problem.

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u/ent_whisperer 2h ago

Ok.... Read up on empathy a bit maybe.

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u/Dr_Dank98 2h ago

I empathize with them, but it isn't my problem or responsibility. They should get paid more, but it won't be from me.

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u/ent_whisperer 1h ago

You empathize with them and then immediately say "Not my problem," a statement specifically lacking any notion of empathy.

You are a participant in this society, of which we have norms and systems. You and I both don't like the tipping norm and system.

If I'm a full time server making 50k a year, almost my entire salary is coming from tips. Because that's the legal and societal system we have set up. If you don't tip someone at a sit down restaurant, you aren't sticking it to the man. You're not paying your share towards that server's salary. You're hurting them. Hurting someone is not being kind or empathetic.

If you have a problem with the tipping system, then help bring minimum wage up to the non tipping standard. Or wait until it happens from others. And then you can stop tipping, and celebrate a really dumb thing no longer exists.

But if you don't tip because you think it's not your responsibility, you're not sticking up for what is right. You're just being a jerk.