It was bound to happen. When the pressure became too great, it backfired and had the opposite effect. I mean, I call it pressure, but of course, you can always refuse to tip. I read last year about how tipping culture in America changed. The question "Does everything require a tip?" kept popping up, and I really think all that led to where we are now.
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I mean...
2016, I went to a bar and got a 16oz beer, a burger and a basket of fresh fries for $18. I was happy to throw $3-5 on that for decent service, hell even subparbaervice.
Now it's an 11oz beer being sold as a 12oz beer for $9 and a $22 burger, add fries for $4
If I get 2 beers, it's $50 with a tip.
The fuck?
Well, I mean, are you going to continue to go out and hand them all that money? Then they'll continue to feel like they can safely raise prices. If you start making burgers at home and buying beer at the local liquor store, you'll be paying a small fraction of what you paid even in 2016. If you need some social interaction, just make it a cookout and invite people. I'm sure they'll be happy to have you at their place in return.
Making an awful lot of (mostly irrelevant) assumptions here.
I'm simply stating that inflation is a big reason that people don't tip as much.
Inflation and wages not going up.
Worker advocacy groups are pushing to eliminate the tipped-wage system, while the restaurant industry warns these shifts hurt business and employees.
Imagine having to pay a living wage, burger prices would explode!
Except, for example, there is a 12.82€ minimum wage in Germany and a hamburger ist still around 2€ at Burger King (about 1:1 in $ atm). Food and work safety are stricter too iirc. Workers also have 20 days of vacation minimum (if your work full-time), 60h weeks maximum @ 40h on average, as well as extra pay for night, weekend and holiday shifts. And health insurance is about 200 a month at that income I think.
Edit: Oh, and of course still 5-20% tipps.
You are getting screwed over completely. Anyone who claims otherwise is your enemy.