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.
In before the cosmetologists and tattoo artists say: But THeY hAvE tO pAY for THeir ChaiR!!!1
Last time I checked, most if not all licensed independent contractors in my State for those services aren’t making $2.17 an hour with the implications that tips are their “real” wage or salary.
In before the cosmetologists and tattoo artists say: But THeY hAvE tO pAY for THeir ChaiR!!!1
My response to that is: "Then they can price their services to cover the cost of paying for their chair." (Which is, in fact, what they've literally always done since forever anyway.)
I tip my stylist because she takes really really good care of me. Like will let me buy backbar only products and products at wholesale prices through her. She‘s also never torched my hair despite how much I do to it in terms of chemical processing.
So yeah she takes really good care of me so i take good care of her, but if im like traveling for work and just drop in somewhere for a trim. Idk why they‘re expecting an insane tip. Like… you used some scissors on my hair what do you want from me. If you want a tip then do something to earn it. They shouldn’t be expected.
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u/I3adIVIonkey 10h ago
Tipping culture in the US is actually for every service rendered?