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Jen0125 posted...

Most of these places don't consistently receive that much in tips. And if they do, it'd be totally up to them to switch to that pay style. Starbucks doesn't pay as a tipped job so why bother discussing it like it does?

Because it's a way for franchise owners to recategorize their employees as "tipped employees." There's an incentive to do so at the expense of the employee (who likely does not realize what will happen), as it means the franchise owner can then pay their employee the "tipped employee" hourly wage.

By not tipping the Starbucks employee, you are helping save their position as a regular employee. And if you let them know the consequence of asking for a tip, they can inform the rest of the crew about the shenanigans that the owner might be up to.