Originally Posted by Hotelfinder
Has everyone noticed tips jars in stores where they should not be. I saw one at a gas station and one at a take out only place. It is getting a little out of hand don't you think?
This is something of a pet peeve, right up there with companies trying to collect charitable contributions from customers rather than giving them themselves.
The jobs in question should be paid on salary. If you get to a situation where tips get significant, it WILL be noticed by the company, which will cut salaries, tell employees to live more off the tips, and then not pass on any of the savings to customers. Just ask skycaps.
Not only that, but as soon as one company starts doing it, others will say they have to follow suit "to be competitive."
Of course, what goes around comes around. People have to have money if they're going to buy your product. That's a big part of the reason the U.S. economy hasn't done so well in the past 5 years, and if you pull out the psychological support from home-price appreciation, it could get far worse.