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    The Pandemic Really Did Change How We Tip

    Some essential workers have been compensated for pandemic risks with bonuses or higher wages. In restaurants, all they really got was better tips.
    by Saahil Desai Jun 29, 2021 6 minutes
    Source: Adam Maida / The Atlantic

    Essential workers who tugged the United States through the pandemic have not gotten much compensation for what they’ve had to endure, but hey, they did get some perks. Fifteen percent off mattresses for teachers! Allbirds at $35 off with the discount code HEALTHCAREHERO. A free Snickers bar (redeemable only at Walmart with an e-gift card)! Yes, some major retail chains issued hazard bonuses and goosed employees’ wages with “hero pay” increases—at least for a few months; L.A., Seattle, and other cities compelled grocery stores to do the same. But lots of people who put their lives at risk for their employment went without any hazard pay at all, no matter how many Americans stuck a thank you frontline workers! sign in their front yard or apartment window.

    But for restaurant servers, the amount of extra money they could earn for taking on a of extra risk wasn’t subject only to their bosses’ whims or to local regulations. It was also up to their customers. With every order of

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