Tattooists, barbers, hairdresses, taxi drivers, food delivery people, baristas, breakfast or sandwich (but not other fast food)
restaurant workers, servers at "sit down" restaurants, tour guides, bartenders, and (deep sigh) "budtenders".
Tattooists and hair people are usually self employed and so use the culture of tipping to trick people into thinking their services are cheaper than they are. Everyone else just works in a shitty industry that takes advantage of workers.
Ok that's an unfair portrayal of the hair industry. Most hairstylists are not self employed. I work for a commision salon and although my haircuts are 72$ (cheap for my salon and area, if you can believe it) I only make around 18$ per haircut. That's with commision and a 12 dollar "service fee" my salon tacks on top. So I really do depend on tips to survive. Yes, it is shitty and predatory. No, my salon is not uniquely evil, it's actually considered one of the better salons for workers rights in my city.
If you are a self employed stylist with a full book, then you can afford to charge higher prices and not accept tips. Which a lot of stylists do, which is awesome! But when you are building your books, you are probably already charging just at or below what you need to keep the lights on and also attract new clients, so tips really do go a long way.
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u/I3adIVIonkey 10h ago
Tipping culture in the US is actually for every service rendered?