Subway puts a hiring sign on the door: $15/hr plus tips. Cashier watches a customer pocket the change and tells her coworker, “Well, no tips today I guess.” Customer points at the sign. She confirms she makes the $15. He tells her making the sandwich is the job she already gets paid for. Tips used to reward exceptional service. Now they’re treated as mandatory even at counter service places where base pay is already $15+. Keep expecting them and businesses never have to raise wages — customers just keep covering the difference. If you’re still auto-tipping at Subway, Chipotle, or the coffee counter when workers are already making that, you’re part of why it doesn’t stop. Change my mind.