Should Tipping Be Abolished Essay

I have worked for the same company for four and a half years, and I make $2.13 an hour. I’ve never received a raise. This isn’t a cry for help, so don’t contact any workplace fairness organizations; I am not being forced against my will to do this. At times, I actually enjoy my job. I am a server at a restaurant, and I don’t rely on my paycheck to live; I count on the tips that I receive from my customers. A large number of people are looking to abolish this lifestyle, but they have not thought of the consequences that decision would bring. Eliminating tipping will negatively impact servers, restaurants, and customers. To start, it is important to look at the negative effects that eliminating tipping will have on the servers themselves. An article posted by The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) entitled “Should Tipping be Abolished” and written by Richard McKenzie found that servers generally disliked the idea of forgoing tips. The NCPA conducted an informal survey to prove this. 40 servers taken from moderately priced sit down restaurants were asked what they would need to be paid an hour in order …show more content…
Esquire published the article entitled, “Why Tipping Should be Outlawed.” Author, Elizabeth Gunnison Dunn, argues that the practice of tipping needs to be “outlawed” for numerous reasons including the fact that people in other professions (namely doctors) don’t receive tips. Doctors and servers have two very different jobs. Serving generally doesn’t require anything more than a high school diploma. Becoming a doctor requires many years of schooling plus constant training. Servers get paid by restaurant owners while most doctors are paid by insurance companies. Dunn’s argument regarding this point is absurd based on the vast differences between the healthcare industry and the foodservice