ATikTok video featuring a server named Lillie has ignited a debate on the tipping culture in the United States. Lillie argues that her $3.63 hourly wage relies on tips, suggesting that if customers can’t afford a 20% tip, they shouldn’t dine out. She contends that intentionally lowering meal prices encourages tipping and compares it to hiring a nanny. While some agree with Lillie, others criticize her attitude, emphasizing the broader issue of server wages and differing opinions on the necessity and amount of gratuities.
TikTok has been discussing the ongoing controversy around the culture of tipping in the United States.
A significant number of individuals have taken to the internet to express their dissatisfaction with the fact that servers are not paid at predetermined rates and that users should not be required to pay additional fees in order to assist them in meeting their financial obligations.
According to her, some believe that the manner in which servers are compensated ought to be different; nonetheless, she and the more than 1,600,000 other servers in the United States have yet to experience this situation.
Alt text: Tiktoker talking | Source: @mylasoasis_/TikTok Remix by Caterina Cox
The female employee states, “You can b*tch and moan all you want and say that my boss should pay me more, but this is America, and that’s not happening, OK?” “The restaurant where I work pays me $3.63 a week. Tips are the source of my income or my wage.”
After that, TikToker continues by stating that the costs of the meals are intentionally maintained cheaply in order to encourage people to give tips.
According to her, “The food is cheaper because you have to tip on it.” In the event that you are unable to leave a tip, you do not deserve to go out to eat. In the same vein, a nanny is the same.
If you are unable to give someone a full wage, you should not hire a nanny for your children. In the event that you are unable to pay for a tip, you don’t deserve to dine out. You may either place an order to go or go to McDonald’s if you wish to go.
Alt Text: Two women eating outside | Source: Pexels.com
To further emphasize her argument, she included the following in the description of the video: “And to everyone who claims that we need to be being paid more per hour… Okay??? However, we are not. If you don’t leave a tip, your experience of eating out will be much more unpleasant!!!!”
There were a variety of opinions expressed by those who remarked on Lillie’s video. Although one individual said that they typically leave a tip when they go out, they did not like the manner in which Lillie conveyed her message.
“Even though I always tip, this attitude of entitlement is beyond insane. It is recommended that you look for an alternative employment that does not demand you to rush about and that pays well per hour,” they added.
Someone else who agreed with this statement remarked, “If you are unable to make ends meet with the money you make from your job, you should look for another job.” “I don’t find it humorous.” “Don’t mean any harm, but just get another job,” remarked another observer. “I mean no disrespect.”
Alt Text: Leaving a Tip | Source: Pexels.com
However, Lillie was only partially accepted by some. Someone wrote it: “Go off, girl.” Not tipping is something that some individuals do because they feel that the employer ought to pay reasonable salaries.
That individual ought to exclusively patronize establishments that provide such service. FOR THE FACT THAT…On the other hand, another individual working as a server said, “I make $2.13 an hour, and we don’t get paid at all.”
Others have said that they do tip, but they do not necessarily agree with Lillie’s assertion that a twenty percent tip is necessary in the event that the service is poor.
“I leave tips based on service,” they noted in their letter. “Unless the service was really bad, I always leave a tip of 20% or more.”, another person opined.
