Justice is served — but she’s not tipping.
A TikTok user named Justice has taken to the app to rail against tipping culture, revealing a list of places where she’ll no longer be leaving a gratuity.
“Tipping culture is out of control,” the Chicago-based content creator complained in the clip, which has racked up 4.1 million views since being posted last week. “This is a list of people I’m not tipping in 2024, and I’m not gonna feel guilty about it.”
Justice goes on to say she won’t be tipping for drive-through, self-serve, walk-up or to-go food orders — including frozen yogurt places or pretzel stores like Auntie Anne’s.
“I know the hostesses have such a huge problem with this. It’s just my opinion, and yes, I have been a hostess and a server in a past life,” she revealed.
She continued to say she “absolutely will not” be tipping anyone who sets their own prices, such as beauty service professionals, reasoning that the business fee and the tip would all go to the same person, and they would get 100% of the profits.
Meanwhile, those who need a medical qualification or license to administer a service also made the list of people not getting tips from Justice. She specified medical cosmetic procedures such as Botox and laser hair removal as two examples.
“It goes against the code of ethics to accept tips for these types of procedures,” Justice said.
Reactions in the comments were split — some agreed with the frustration while others thought certain parts were “crazy.”
“AGREED!! I detest the tipping culture here in the US,” one person exclaimed.
“Also why are the tip options 25% – 35%!!?” another questioned.
“At this point I’m gonna start asking service providers to tip me for being a loyal, punctual and amazing customer,” one commenter quipped.
However, others pushed back against the long list, saying Justice was being too harsh on certain sectors providing services.
The beauty service one is crazy,” one wrote. “Yes, they are getting 100% but if they are they are most likely paying for color, booth rent, foils, etc.”
“Waitstaff, nail techs, and tattoo artists always [deserve to] get a good tip. Anyone else is totally optional to me,” another user chimed in.
Some servers even got in on the conversation, with one declaring: “I’ve been serving for almost 6 years and tipping has gone way out of control. It’s ruining it for us who actually live off tips.”
“As a server who RELIES on tips it’s absolutely insane what it’s turned into. waitstaff, nail/tattoo artists, hairdressers, and delivery drivers is IT,” another one wrote.
The Post reached out to Justice for comment.
Her viral video comes amid a backlash over “tipflation,” as the expectation to tip expands into coffee shops, takeout stores, and self-checkouts.
Despite requiring zero interaction between customers and employees, self-checkout machines at venues like coffee shops, bakeries, airports and sports stadiums are being programmed with the option to leave the typical 20% tip.
A survey conducted in June 2023 revealed that two-thirds of Americans hold a negative view of tipping, and 1 in 3 Americans think tipping culture is out of control.
For Gen Z in particular, only 24% always tip hairdressers, hairstylists or barbers, according to the survey, compared with 40% of millennials and 67% of Gen Xers. They are also less likely than baby boomers to tip when getting food delivered (31% compared to 62%) or using a taxi or ride-share service (22% versus 56%).
Results found that tipping in all kinds of settings is falling, including in dine-in restaurants, hair salons, hotels, coffee shops, and taxis and ride-share vehicles. It’s also declining for food delivery and takeout.
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