Now, between the lines, workers'wages across many industries haven't really caught up with the rise of the cost of living. That according to Cash Shrum, who is a professor of hospitality at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. That's also driving up the tip fllation. Shops and restaurants are expecting the customers to pick up the differences, she says, and what to watch for. The social pressure to tip in new scenarios is frustrating consumers
Professor Z
@Professor42 · 2:50
And my stance on tips, as I've just mentioned, is weird because I always tip the waitresses and if there's an option for perhaps the cook, the chef, I would love that. Like, hey, here's a tip for you as well. But the people that are at the counters and they're just spinning around an iPad and collecting money and they aren't really part of the actual experience or service other than collecting new money
bob dennis
@Urbanlegends · 1:15
You. Thank you for your comments and great thoughts. You know, there was a real sea change back in the 1980s when it was changed for how people who work specifically in the restaurant industry, their wages, their minimum wage was changed from whatever it was at the time. To, like, $2.50 an hour, with the thought being that there was the they used to call it the secret cash economy. And where they were paid tips