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Why Tipping Is Everywhere

2024/8/29
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Sabrina Tavernisi 和 Claire:她们认为现在小费过多,付小费的压力很大,即使在购买面包等简单商品时也被要求付小费,这使得她们感到不合理和反感。她们还指出,工资增长跟不上通货膨胀,这使得她们不得不付更多小费,加重了经济负担。 Ben Casselman:他分析了小费现象的兴起原因,主要归结为三个方面:首先是技术的进步,平板支付系统使得添加小费选项变得非常容易;其次是疫情期间,人们对一线服务人员的感激之情导致小费的激增;最后是劳动力短缺,企业利用小费来吸引和留住员工,这使得小费制度难以取消。他认为,小费制度已经改变,不会再回到从前。 Ben Casselman 还讨论了小费制度的风险,例如工资不平等、性骚扰以及员工收入对顾客慷慨程度的依赖。他指出,如果顾客减少小费,依赖小费的员工将面临严重的经济损失。他还分析了美国总统竞选中的小费免税政策,认为这项政策虽然旨在帮助服务业员工,但却可能导致小费进一步泛滥,加剧现有问题。

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Tipping has become increasingly common in various businesses, causing confusion and anxiety among customers. The rise of tablet-based systems, increased generosity during the pandemic, and worker shortages have contributed to this shift.
  • Tipping has expanded beyond traditional service settings.
  • Technology, pandemic-era gratitude, and labor shortages fueled the increase in tipping.
  • Customers feel pressured to tip even in non-traditional settings.

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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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