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If someone is doing their job, they should be paid for their job - by their employer.
The idea of tipping someone for doing their job makes no sense at all. Even if they've done an exceptional job and went out of their way to provide the best service possible, a tip seems appropriate at best.
Give them a thanks, and let their employer know how wonderful they were. Let their "tip" come from a raise, work incentives, extra time off, or whatever else their employer does to reward high-performing employees.
If they aren't being rewarded at work, then the problem is with the employer, not the customer/employee relationship.
If their work is the type that word of mouth marketing and referrals can help them, certainly spread the word!
But tipping someone to pour coffee or to wrap a sandwich? GTFO.
Should.
If you go to a business (e.g. a restaurant) that is known for offering low prices by paying sub-minimum wage subsidized by tips, and you happily pay the lower price without tipping, you are not helping. The business owner has no incentive to change their compensation, you're just screwing over a working class person.
If you take offense to this practice, don't go to businesses that use it. Better yet, write your representatives to draft legislation to end tipped wages. Otherwise, you're just treating yourself to a little discount at the expense of the worker, no different from their employer.
I wouldn't support at a place like that at all.
If a business is paying sub-minimum wage, it's 100% up to the business to get their act together. We should force them to as a society (legally or otherwise), rather than bend over backwards to cover the shortfall as "tips".
That's perfectly fine. If you don't approve, don't give the business your money. If you do, you're complicit.