I mean, this is something you will feel strange about it as a U.S citizen, once you experience the opposite.
At this point, I would consider the waiters freelancers who can decide their own work schedule and stuff. Why do they even have a contract with the restaurant if they don’t get paid by them?
Yes, other countries have different customs. Shocking.
😂😂😂 anyone know the music in the end ?
Also, what’s the norm when it comes to tipping in Germany? I am still confused.
He outgermaned himself.
It’s not just restaurants. These days it seems everyone expects a tip in the US, even when they are getting paid a normal wage. It’s awful
Gives a random rounded amount
Insists that “this is correct”
Refuses to eleborate
Leaves
Wait till you tell us about the animal shelters…
Who is this German guy that somehow reminds me of Stephen Merchant?
Accurate. I sometimes dream about opening a Shop or Restaurant in the U.S., where the staff gets paid well, tips have to be refused / returned, and all prices shown include tax.
I bet it would become a huge hit and within months, more and more businesses would follow suit.
*Karl Marx intensifies*
Don’t employers have to cover them if they don’t make enough on tips?
Credit?
If your business model doesn’t properly account for the cost of labor, then it’s garbage and you’re an idiot.
I don’t open a business that doesn’t account for the cost of materials and then hope suppliers will sell them to me at a discount.
The bit where he shouts “then the business should not exist” reminds me of Otto from Malcolm in the middle lol
Zeit firms in Germany, but nobody gives a fuck coz they exploit mostly immigrants.
“World renowned Olive Garden.”
LMFAO
World renowned.
I mean, the German is right here, but don’t take it
out on the server
When I travel unusually leave 20-25 % because I use to be a waiter , been told that’s a lot in most countries.
r/antiwork material…
Love these 2
I mean… it’s definitely factored into the price. It just makes makes pay more merit based
Edit: if you downvote that’s fine. Just give me a comment on why you think I’m wrong and your alternate opinion.
Fun fact: If the waiter doesnt make enough to reach minimum wage the restaurant MUST pay the difference, ^(but whether they do that is a different question)
This is stupid. I am American and live in Austria and work as a bartender. I am tipped every transaction. Sure there is no “recommended” amount on a receipt, but literally 95% of my native Austrian customers tip a euro or so on every drink order.
I get in the USA people are more dependent on tips for their livelihood, but it’s ridiculous to assume other places don’t have a tipping culture.
I guess if you never travel internationally. But still.
Wait until he finds out that the price listed on the menu doesn’t include sales tax
In Germany the price you see is the price you pay
It feels even weirder in Canada, where tipping culture seems to be exactly the same except the employees actually make at least minimum wage.
just don’t give them the the tip, so they can revolt against their oppressors. viva la revolucion!
Minimum wage for want staff/bartenders in my state in the US is $2.65 a hour regular Minimum wage or around $10. Then from that $2.65 they take out the taxes from your credit card tips automatically so often times your check is for $0 . Still make more than $10 a hour but it really is a bad system especially since how Covid has impacted restaurants. A lot have closed and alot more would if they had to pay regular min wage to wait staff.
We get to choose how much we want to leave, even zero, instead of being forced like some European countries where it’s automatically added to the bill. Finest example of Socialism vs freedom.
Germany has the same nonsensical system. It’s not exactly tipping free. Sure the amounts are smaller but the same arguments you can use against tipping in the US you can against it in Germany. We are great at criticizing other countries but not that great at self reflection.
In my estimate, most waiters prefer the tipping culture and good money can be made. I find it funny the typical argument against exorbitant tips is to attack the hourly wage and call it inhumane, yet waiters prefer it that way. At least be honest and say it sucks for the customer right?
At least link the creators of this fine video
It’s always “stupid Americans” when they don’t know you don’t peepee in the poopenfarten but perfectly fine for a German to be completely ignorant on a basic part of American business that they’ve seen countless times watching all our media.
> THEN THE BUSINESS SHOULD NOT EXIST
ABSOLUTELY. FUCKING. RIGHT.
I feel so sorry for you Americans.
Tbh … anyone would react like that
I have honestly heard German tourists are the worst at acting like they don’t understand English to avoid tipping.
Who made this? This rules.
wot ze?!
Wait, are they saying 20% is now the norm? It was 12%…. Soon it’s going to be 50%. No more tips. Enough of this garbage.
In Singapore we have service charge at standard 10% that goes to the restaurant. Restaurant pays the waiter in full living wages.
That drives me crazy, galena in my home country as well.
A tip should be what it’s called – just a tip (tiny bit of something), some extra coins or rounding up the number.
Generous tipping should occur if the stuff really went all over the place just to satisfy me or if I had any special and difficult requests and they delivered it all.
Yeah this is literally my reaction when I found out years ago. I’m still shocked tbh
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I mean, this is something you will feel strange about it as a U.S citizen, once you experience the opposite.
At this point, I would consider the waiters freelancers who can decide their own work schedule and stuff. Why do they even have a contract with the restaurant if they don’t get paid by them?
Yes, other countries have different customs. Shocking.
😂😂😂 anyone know the music in the end ?
Also, what’s the norm when it comes to tipping in Germany? I am still confused.
He outgermaned himself.
It’s not just restaurants. These days it seems everyone expects a tip in the US, even when they are getting paid a normal wage. It’s awful
Gives a random rounded amount
Insists that “this is correct”
Refuses to eleborate
Leaves
Wait till you tell us about the animal shelters…
Who is this German guy that somehow reminds me of Stephen Merchant?
Accurate. I sometimes dream about opening a Shop or Restaurant in the U.S., where the staff gets paid well, tips have to be refused / returned, and all prices shown include tax.
I bet it would become a huge hit and within months, more and more businesses would follow suit.
*Karl Marx intensifies*
Don’t employers have to cover them if they don’t make enough on tips?
Credit?
If your business model doesn’t properly account for the cost of labor, then it’s garbage and you’re an idiot.
I don’t open a business that doesn’t account for the cost of materials and then hope suppliers will sell them to me at a discount.
The bit where he shouts “then the business should not exist” reminds me of Otto from Malcolm in the middle lol
Zeit firms in Germany, but nobody gives a fuck coz they exploit mostly immigrants.
“World renowned Olive Garden.”
LMFAO
World renowned.
I mean, the German is right here, but don’t take it
out on the server
When I travel unusually leave 20-25 % because I use to be a waiter , been told that’s a lot in most countries.
r/antiwork material…
Love these 2
I mean… it’s definitely factored into the price. It just makes makes pay more merit based
Edit: if you downvote that’s fine. Just give me a comment on why you think I’m wrong and your alternate opinion.
Fun fact: If the waiter doesnt make enough to reach minimum wage the restaurant MUST pay the difference, ^(but whether they do that is a different question)
This is stupid. I am American and live in Austria and work as a bartender. I am tipped every transaction. Sure there is no “recommended” amount on a receipt, but literally 95% of my native Austrian customers tip a euro or so on every drink order.
I get in the USA people are more dependent on tips for their livelihood, but it’s ridiculous to assume other places don’t have a tipping culture.
I guess if you never travel internationally. But still.
Wait until he finds out that the price listed on the menu doesn’t include sales tax
In Germany the price you see is the price you pay
It feels even weirder in Canada, where tipping culture seems to be exactly the same except the employees actually make at least minimum wage.
just don’t give them the the tip, so they can revolt against their oppressors. viva la revolucion!
Minimum wage for want staff/bartenders in my state in the US is $2.65 a hour regular Minimum wage or around $10. Then from that $2.65 they take out the taxes from your credit card tips automatically so often times your check is for $0 . Still make more than $10 a hour but it really is a bad system especially since how Covid has impacted restaurants. A lot have closed and alot more would if they had to pay regular min wage to wait staff.
We get to choose how much we want to leave, even zero, instead of being forced like some European countries where it’s automatically added to the bill. Finest example of Socialism vs freedom.
Germany has the same nonsensical system. It’s not exactly tipping free. Sure the amounts are smaller but the same arguments you can use against tipping in the US you can against it in Germany. We are great at criticizing other countries but not that great at self reflection.
In my estimate, most waiters prefer the tipping culture and good money can be made. I find it funny the typical argument against exorbitant tips is to attack the hourly wage and call it inhumane, yet waiters prefer it that way. At least be honest and say it sucks for the customer right?
At least link the creators of this fine video
It’s always “stupid Americans” when they don’t know you don’t peepee in the poopenfarten but perfectly fine for a German to be completely ignorant on a basic part of American business that they’ve seen countless times watching all our media.
> THEN THE BUSINESS SHOULD NOT EXIST
ABSOLUTELY. FUCKING. RIGHT.
I feel so sorry for you Americans.
Tbh … anyone would react like that
I have honestly heard German tourists are the worst at acting like they don’t understand English to avoid tipping.
Who made this? This rules.
wot ze?!
Wait, are they saying 20% is now the norm? It was 12%…. Soon it’s going to be 50%. No more tips. Enough of this garbage.
In Singapore we have service charge at standard 10% that goes to the restaurant. Restaurant pays the waiter in full living wages.
That drives me crazy, galena in my home country as well.
A tip should be what it’s called – just a tip (tiny bit of something), some extra coins or rounding up the number.
Generous tipping should occur if the stuff really went all over the place just to satisfy me or if I had any special and difficult requests and they delivered it all.
Yeah this is literally my reaction when I found out years ago. I’m still shocked tbh
This combines server and my German tab together
That’s why I don’t tip. Done. Problem solved.