Unless food price inflation is under control, and people know the tip is going to the service provider, the 21% decrease in leaving a gratuity is going to continue. Frequency is up but the overall volume of tipping is down because of the expanded request for tips in no traditional places. Wages simply are not pacing inflation. Should that be the benchmark? I say if corporate profits are at breaking new records so should wages. That is true for executive-level employees but not workers. The UAW asked for and won double-digit wage increases from the big three automakers. Sounds crazy until you hear that the executives of those companies have had a 62% increase in addition to more stock.
So, do you think tipping is out of control?
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