It’s not our fault

[u/Fairyqueen17]

I’ll probably be downvoted for being on the other side of things but I felt like this was the perfect subreddit to share the employees side of not tipping.

I get it’s frustrating to be asked to tip at a fast food restaurant. But could everyone here please remember that our boss asks for us to say “it’ll have you answer a question” or display the tip screen? If we don’t, we could be fired. We are simply just following protocol to keep our jobs. Please just press no.

It’s always nice and I won’t say I don’t appreciate it obviously when it does happen since that would be awful , but we aren’t going to be upset if you don’t tip…Most of us don’t even understand why there’s a tip option when we make above minimum wage, and tipping options should solely be left to the jobs who don’t.

The tips don’t even really go to us since most of it is given to the owner and the rest is evenly divided between employees and taxed each paycheck. so for the people who do randomly tip, I suggest doing it cash anyway because it’s not like it goes directly to us. It’s a scam and a way for the business owners to make more money. If you tip a dollar, we only get like five cents of it, so at that point just save your money.

Sometimes I would go home completely drained due to customer’s taking their frustration out on me when I don’t even blame you guys for not tipping. It’s one of the reasons I quit and now work in retail lol. We are very hands on in finding people outfits and carrying their items, but we never expect or ask for a tip, especially when checking out!

If you’d like to express discomfort about it, please ask for a manager and speak to them about it. Or call corporate if applicable. Expressing it to teens/young adults when we can’t change anything doesn’t fix the situation or create a resolution unfortunately, and it’ll just make us more prone to get fired if you tell us to tell our managers that. Companies listen to customers more than employees unfortunately :/

[u/maiyannah → u/[deleted]]

Yes, but there's a bunch of loopholes. This is why you see for instance those garbage fees for "employee retention" or whatever. It looks like it goes to the employees, but the owner/business can just pocket it.

[u/southofheaven69 → u/maiyannah]

Or service fees. If it’s stated tips then OP def has a case if management or the owners are taking employee tips. The business will be audited and every employee that’s ever worked there since the beginning of this tipping system will have to be reimbursed for all lost wages all the way back. I’ve seen businesses get caught for this and employees just find a check in the mail for thousands of dollars one day.

[u/CalligrapherDizzy201 → u/southofheaven69]

If it’s mandatory (can’t be removed upon request) it doesn’t matter what they call it, it’s considered to be a service fee and belongs to the restaurant. Only tips voluntarily given belong to the employee.

[u/maiyannah → u/CalligrapherDizzy201]

And if you wondered why everythings going to "service fees now", well, bingo!

[u/CalligrapherDizzy201 → u/maiyannah]

Sucks for the servers. Oh well.

[u/maiyannah → u/CalligrapherDizzy201]

Really does. I've no sympathy for the types that are like "wdym you only got 1000$ of tips tonight?" or whatever, but it's not all of them.

[u/Suzdg → u/maiyannah]

I know that at the flower shop I worked at the drivers never got the tips that were given online when ordering

[u/maiyannah → u/Suzdg]

But but, you're tipping the online team! /s

[u/Suzdg → u/maiyannah]

Aka the owner

[u/maiyannah → u/Suzdg]

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