- This service worker gets paid below minimum wage, but doesn’t like asking for tips.
- They said it feels so awkward to swivel the tip screen around to customers.
- The worker said It doesn’t seem fair that companies are able to pass the cost of labor to consumers.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with a service worker at a craft bar in Illinois. They asked not to be named to protect their job, but their employment has been confirmed by Insider. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
I work at a craft bar where customers come in to create art. I lead them through the work of creating their masterpiece and at the end, they get to choose how much they tip me. It makes me feel so awkward to swivel the tip screen around to the customer — it’s one of my least favorite parts of my job.
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