Comments by "Immudzen" (@Immudzen) on "Doordash driver loses it after getting $0 tip" video.

Tipping needs to go away. People need to be paid fairly for their work.
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@The_Gallowglass Where I live in Germany a one bedroom apartment is about 500 euro per month. That includes heating, hot water, and some other things and power is about 50 euro per month usually. You also don't need a car in many places. I can walk to the city center in about 10 minutes.
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@The_Gallowglass in Germany tipping is not a thing. The workers are paid a fair wage, they get 25 - 30 days of paid vacation per year, health care, retirement and other things. I am not sure what they are paid but the ones I know have their own apartments. The weird part is the food is not really any more expensive. They don't even care how long you sit there after you are done eating.
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@tessierrr That is not actually true. In Europe people are paid much better, they get healthcare, vacation , etc. and the prices are not much different than in the USA.
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@zwerko Honestly, I have no idea on this one. I moved to Germany for a PhD and decided stay. I don't really know how they manage to run a profitable business and still pay workers better, especially considering the benefits. I do know that it is much cheaper to live here than in most of the USA.
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@deeanabowles2332 I think they should be paid fairly so they don't need tips. In Germany many people give 1-2 euros as a tip or they tell the person to keep the change. That money is not taxed from what I have been told. The people are also paid fairly and get healthcare, retirement, 5 weeks of vacation etc. The food is also not more expensive. That is what I want more people to have.
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@deeanabowles2332 No I mean in Germany so far as I can tell, tips are not taxed. They are also small and often referred to as beer money. I think the USA needs more unionization and more strikes so that workers can get the fair wage they deserve.
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@deeanabowles2332 I absolutely agree with you. I just got tired of fighting what seemed like an endlessly losing battle so it seems better to stay in Germany for now.
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@linsqopiring6816 In a small town around Aachen and Cologne.
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@wisenber It is hard to compare pay across countries. The cost of living varies so much. You also have to include that those workers get health care, vacation, pension, etc. on top of that pay.
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@SomeGuyFromUtah Going out to eat in Europe really is different than the USA. I only moved to Germany in the last few years and it took me a while to get used to it. Pretty much nobody is in a hurry when they go out to eat. You can sit at the table for hours and talk to people and nobody will want you to hurry up. The places are staffed for people that have meals like that. Just going in, eating, and leaving is kind of weird in Europe.
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@PapaFoxtrotComms I moved to Germany for a PhD. The food is not more expensive here. Even restaurants in major cities are not more expensive than places I have gone in the USA. Even stuff like fast food is not more expensive. I don't know the reason why but others have said it is because the managers and owners don't take as much for themselves and the profits are shared more equally.
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@juanvaldez7279 You already have to pay the true cost. It is just that part of the cost is hidden. What I find strange is that service people are paid better in Germany but food prices don't really seem much difference. I have heard it is because the owners/managers take less for themselves.
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@xXJerry202Xx In Germany most jobs that require a degree give 6 weeks of vacation instead of the standard 5. Also you tend to get a few more extra vacation days a year. Last year I think they gave us 3 extra around Christmas. That also on top of the 15 or so paid holidays per year.
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@briom1425 So why are the prices not much higher in Europe? The cost of eating out in Germany is not more expensive than the USA and people are paid better.
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@VJKMix If they where paid fairly they would exist. If the only way that gig companies can operate is by not paying their workers and relying on others to use it they don't have an actual business model.
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@HoffyRS What I find interesting is that in the EU people are paid better and with better benefits but prices don't seem to be higher. Maybe we need to stop letting the people at the top siphon away all the money. You are also paying for that.
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@nitroburn72 People say they tip based on service. However, this has been studied quite extensively and there is little correlation between quality of service and the resulting tip. Workers should just be paid fairly. Somehow Europe and other developed areas of the world manage to do it and we should be able to do it also.
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@bobbyjeff32 I keep hearing that but how does it work in the rest of the world? in the EU the workers are paid and tips are pretty rare and you still get good service. Do you only do your job because you get a tip?
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@VJKMix Enough to live in the area so you can rent an apartment, buy food, get health care kind of stuff. The basic things for a decent life.
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@flyingfrog7847 Why are those not real jobs? Don't you want them to be done? Who do you think should do not real jobs?
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@crescentprincekronos2518 What I see is the business owners are keeping most of it for themselves, paying the workers less, and then relying on others to make up the difference.
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