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The Mary Sue
Terrina Jairaj

Tipping culture under fire as a new survey claims businesses are using it to shift the burden of wages onto customers

Americans are absolutely fed up with tipping culture, and a new survey just dropped some big news about why. It turns out nearly nine in 10 people think the whole thing is “out of control”! A whopping 83% of Americans are even backing a ban on those automatic service charges that pop up sometimes.

According to Fox News, the survey, conducted by WalletHub, revealed that a significant number of people, three in five Americans actually, believe businesses are swapping out employee salaries for customer tips. That’s a pretty strong sentiment, and it really highlights why so many are feeling “tipping fatigue.” 

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