It’s been tried (and failed) in every service business imaginable. What happens is the level of service drops dramatically because there is no incentive to provide anything but the bare minimum.
So how much did you tip your AC repair guy?
You didn’t and don’t even pretend you did.
This policy is awesome. I actually waited tables for years and the Blacks, Women, and Euro trash really heart my pocket. TIPS are out dated. Everyone should get prompt service, period. I did not provide excellent service for tips... I did it to keep my job. There is NO OTHER SERVICE INDUSTRY on earth that relies on tips to pay their staff. IT support don’t work off tips, HVAC, Cable repair, they seem to get by just fine.
I currently work in IT and I provide a service. Are you suggesting that the model of paying me a wage is a failure because that is retarded. I always provide above the bare minimum because I want referrals and customer loyalty. The same goes for the restaurant.
So tell us, what do you do for a living? Are you in a service field? If so, how much was your last tip? Do you provide crap service?
Is that so?
When you go shopping for food or clothes, do you tip the clerks? Stores are a service business, we don't tip there do we?
When you buy a car, do you tip the salesman too? How about tipping your undertaker for maybe burying grandma extra extra deep?
Tipping is a strange American custom that needs to die.