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Got tipping rage? This barista reveals what it’s like to be behind the tip screen
The rise of so-called tipflation has consumers fuming.
*push back against (잘못이라고 생각하는 것)~에 대해 반박하다/밀쳐내다, ~에 맞서 인정하지 않고 막으려 하다
People are pushing back against the social pressure of tipping.
He got his first job as a barista in 2010. It was just a way to make rent.
So passionate that 10 years later, he is still working there.
I’ve become kind of a nerd about it.
*verboten[vərbóutn] (법률·당국에 의해) 금지된 (것)
It’s verboten to say out loud anything about tipping.
+) Downloads of any kind are strictly verboten where I work.
What do you expect me to respond to?
*subsidy [ˈsʌbsədi] (국가·기관이 제공하는) 보조금[장려금]
Here’s where we get to this moment we’re having in tipping.
With inflation happening across the economy, businesses are dealing with rising costs.
There’s a lot of pressure to keep prices low for frugal customers.
*volatile [ˈvɑːlətl] 변덕스러운, (금방이라도 급변할 듯이) 불안한 (=unstable)
Tip is volatile that totally relies on the whims and moods of customers.
Tipping is presented as a choice, a thank-you for great service.
*baked in 내장/장착되어 있는, 이미 안에 포함되어 있는
*as a baked-in part of workers pay 급여의 부분으로 포함되어 있는 것으로서
it is already baked in the cake = it is no use crying over spilt water.
*wrap one’s head around (힘들고 어렵지만) 이해하다. 이해하고 받아들일 방법을 찾다
I cannot even wrap my head around the idea of even just making 30- or $40,000 a year.
*be in line with ~와 일치하다, ~와 비슷하다
-similar to, or at the same level as something
+) The company’s results are in line with stock market expectations.
+) We’re seeking a raise that’s in line with inflation.
Roughly half of Schenker’s customers tip, which is in line with the national average.
*demoralize 사기를 꺾다 의기소침하게 만들다 =dishearten
The rise in tipping has many customers fuming, but one worker who depends on tips says most customers misunderstand what they are — and shares what it feels like when people don’t tip.
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Got tipping rage? This barista reveals what it’s like to be behind the tip screen
