That's not how social interactions work. When you are right there in front of the person who will be receiving part of that tip, it is extremely socially awkward to do a low or no amount, even if in theory there was nothing to "tip". (No service, such as take-out)
The choice is right in front of you, and you chose the lowest amount. Is it because you're a jerk? Is it because you think people at (JOB) don't deserve a decent wage? Do you just hate less-wealthy people because you're a snob?
This is even worse if you obviously go out of you way to open another menu to choose a lower amount (going out of you way), and worse again if you are a regular at that business. (You're going to have to see this person again)
That's the kind of feeling I get when I'm facing a tip prompt. It's easier to suffer the monetary loss than the social pain. Even if it's just for a product and no service, even if the prompt amounts are ridiculous, even if it's for a massive multi-billion dollar company that should pay decent wages instead of laying it on me.
I hate it, it's awful, and I hope some day it changes. But I don't think it will. I feel like we're trapped in this now.
My local cafe started saying "we pay our staff well, no tips please" at the same time as putting the price up a little. Then, with nothing else changing, the tip screen starting showing up again. It just makes it awkward.
For me, it means the walk I used to take every day to get coffee turns into a walk to grab some groceries or something else instead - side benefit being that my latte art is getting better.
There are three restaurants that I know of in my town who have adopted this "please no tipping" policy. I love this. Guess where I eat when I go out for dinner?
Any place that tries to browbeat me into paying extra while pretending they're not panhandling will not be a place I become a regular at.
It's not socially awkward if you know youre right and theyre wrong and so you don't care. Grow a spine. You don't not tip because you don't care about them, because you don't think they deserve a living wage, you don't tip because you don't owe them a fucking tip.
That's not how social interactions work. When you are right there in front of the person who will be receiving part of that tip, it is extremely socially awkward to do a low or no amount, even if in theory there was nothing to "tip". (No service, such as take-out)
The choice is right in front of you, and you chose the lowest amount. Is it because you're a jerk? Is it because you think people at (JOB) don't deserve a decent wage? Do you just hate less-wealthy people because you're a snob?
This is even worse if you obviously go out of you way to open another menu to choose a lower amount (going out of you way), and worse again if you are a regular at that business. (You're going to have to see this person again)
That's the kind of feeling I get when I'm facing a tip prompt. It's easier to suffer the monetary loss than the social pain. Even if it's just for a product and no service, even if the prompt amounts are ridiculous, even if it's for a massive multi-billion dollar company that should pay decent wages instead of laying it on me.
I hate it, it's awful, and I hope some day it changes. But I don't think it will. I feel like we're trapped in this now.