Why Tipping Is Everywhere

The Daily

The New York Times

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🗓️ 29 August 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Tipping, once contained to certain corners of the economy, has exploded, creating confusion and angst. Now, it is even becoming an issue in the U.S. presidential campaign. Ben Casselman, who covers the U.S. economy for The New York Times, cracks open the mystery of this new era of tipping. Guest: Ben Casselman, a reporter covering the U.S. economy for The New York Times.

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0:00.0	Hello.
0:03.0	Excuse me.
0:05.0	My name is Sabrina.
0:07.0	This is Clara, we're journalists.
0:08.0	Could we ask you a question?
0:10.0	You just did.
0:11.0	Another one.
0:19.0	What is your view of tipping? I think it's become excessive.
0:21.0	Whatever they do, they got that jar and they want you to put a tip in there.
0:25.0	You have an iPad and it's like, all right, how much you want a tip?
0:28.0	And it's like, you bought a $5 coffee. It's like, all right, well, tip $3.
0:32.0	And there's a lot of pressure.
0:34.3	You feel like you have to tip
0:36.0	and I feel like people are watching you at that moment.
0:38.7	Yeah, yeah, I feel a lot more pressure,
0:40.6	to get more, you know, wages haven't kept up, so I feel like I should be tipping more and, you
0:45.1	know, it's annoying because my wages haven't gone up either, so it's annoying.
0:48.9	The other day I just bought a loaf of bread and the tip thing came up, gave me the option of 15 or 20 percent.
0:54.6	Do I really have to tip somebody to buy a loaf of bread?
0:58.2	Like I went to the self-service machine and it's like at a tip and it's like add a tip for what I'm the
1:03.7	one that did the work you know what I'm saying so you're like I should be tipping
1:06.6	myself yeah you know. I actually am a tip worker. We're literally paid less wages in order it's for the
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