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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I tip. My DS worked as a barista, and tips were a huge part of her pay. Her base pay was crap, and she could not pay her rent without tips. I pay 15% for takeout, and 20% in restaurants. I tip $1 for my lattes, nothing for pouring me a cup of coffee. [/quote]

Why didn't your DS change her [sic] job to a higher paying job, if she was unable to pay rent? Why didn't she move to a less expensive rental?

Why is the coffee-buying public expected to step in and take the place of her employer in paying livable wages?  So many questions[/quote]

Exactly.  +100000

If the daughter can't afford rent because her job paid crap, then she should have found work elsewhere that would pay her better to allow her to afford rent.  The place where she worked would then  desperate for labor and would be forced to raise wages appropriately so people could afford rent.  The fact that the store where she worked had an option for tipping allowed the store to continue to avoid paying liveable wages, and pushed the burden of compensation onto the customer, which is completely asinine.

You go to the store, buy a coffee, and that's it.  It should be the end of the transaction, and there should be no expectations for the customer to compensate the employee. Such a moronic system in the US.[/quote]

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