A woman created a list of service workers she refuses to tip in 2024, saying that tipping has gotten 'out of control'
- A woman went viral with a list of service workers and establishments she plans to not tip in 2024.
- Her list, which includes to-go orders and beauty professionals, sparked cheers and some pushback.
As discourses about US tipping culture continue to pick up steam online, one TikToker has gone viral with a list of people she plans not to tip in 2024, sparking applause and outrage.
The clip, from TikToker @antidietpilot, has been viewed over four million times since it was uploaded on December 27.
@Antidietpilot began the video by saying that tipping culture has gotten "out of control."
"This is a list of people I'm not tipping in 2024," she said, "and I'm not going to feel guilty about it."
She said she wouldn't tip for to-go orders, drive-thru service, frozen yogurt shops, or the pretzel store Auntie Anne's. She said she wouldn't tip people who set their own wage, like beauty service professionals. She reasoned that the tipping money and business fee would all just go to the same person.
She also said that if someone needs a medical qualification or license to perform their job, she wouldn't tip them. She listed laser hair removal and Botox clinics as examples.
"It goes against the code of ethics to accept tips for these types of procedures," she said.
While the video seemed affirming for some frustrated viewers — "AGREED!! I detest the tipping culture here in the US," one user wrote in a comment with over 41,000 likes — others criticized her for being too stringent. One top comment with over 3,900 likes called her decision not to tip beauty professionals "crazy."
"Yes they are getting 100% but they are most likely paying for color, booth rent, foils, etc," the commenter wrote.
Another top comment said they disagreed with @antidietpilot about not tipping to-go order staff because they thought packaging the food was worth a tip.
"As a hostess, i rely on to-go tips," one viewer wrote with a crying emoji. "I think it really depends on the restaurant bc i do a lot for the take out orders." Another user shared a similar sentiment about how full-service restaurants often have "to-go specialists" who may make the same wage as the tipped employees: "Plz consider leaving them at least 10%," the user urged.
@Antidietpilot did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
Still, many of the most-liked comments were in full support of the poster's list. "Tipping for froyo i made myself is CRAZY," one person with over 53,000 likes wrote.
The TikToker's clip inspired viewers to leave their own no-tip lists in the comments. One user said they tip waitstaff, tattoo artists, and nail tech, but everyone else is optional. Other commenters shared places they were shocked to be prompted for tips at, like a thrift store checkout, a cooking class, and the front desk service at a nail salon.
One viewer made their own list and TikTok about it, which amassed over 200,000 views and received its share of cheers and derision. In their clip, @hopscotchproductions said they wouldn't be tipping at the fast food chain Subway, car repair shops (for general maintenance), bakeries, and Starbucks stores in 2024. They said they wished small businesses would charge them more upfront, rather than asking for a big tip at the end.
"Can you imagine, I've been teaching kindergarten for 22 years, and if I brought out my phone during dismissal when all the parents are getting their kiddos, and I'm telling them what amazing days they've all had, and then I ask each and every one of the parents for a tip?" the poster said in the video. "I mean, how would they feel?"
As tipping screens become increasingly prevalent throughout the US, tipping culture continues to be a hot debate on TikTok. People have gone viral sharing frustrated tales of being asked to tip extraneously, while workers have also made videos saying it's the businesses' executives, rather than the workers, who are often in charge of prompting tips.