Reddit Weighs In On Whether Chick-Fil-A Employees Accept Tips

Tipping is a customary practice in America, but it can be tricky figuring out which workers are meant to be included. Pizza is a good example; if you place an order for delivery, you should give your pizza delivery driver somewhere from $3 to $10, per Pizza Planet. While some think the delivery fee replaces the need for a tip, it actually goes to the restaurant you purchased from. But what about carry-out orders? Should you also tip the employees? Whether to tip or not ultimately comes down to you, but a thread on Quora provided the most average answer to the question. One commenter wrote no, because "they are not providing a service that expects a tip. If they did, then we will end up tipping McDonalds drive through workers, the hotdog stand guy, and the ice cream truck guy."

You may feel that a tip isn't justified in this case — all they did was ring in your food, right? Yet pushing "no tip" brings you guilt, especially when the worker spins the tablet around and reads it. If the average employee is expected to receive a tip, where does that leave Chick-fil-A employees? After all, serving you is their pleasure.

Bank Rate explains that tipping at fast food establishments isn't required or expected, which is what led Redditors to discuss if Chick-fil-A workers are allowed to take tips. Last week, a presumed Chick-fil-A employee asked Reddit if staff at other stores keep the tips they're offered. "...at our store, it's like an unwritten rule if you're offered a tip, you can accept 'if they insist,'" the original poster wrote. Some stores have different rules, with a few employees stating they cannot take a tip. "No we aren't allowed to," one employee wrote, sharing that an elderly lady once insisted and wouldn't take no for an answer. "We are supposed to politely decline. If a guest insists, we may [accept it]," another comment read.

On the other hand, some workers admit they always take offered tips. "Yeah everyone at my store accepts tips," someone wrote. Another Redditor said, "Absolutely, don't get paid enough to decline tips." Interestingly, one employee explained their store can only take tips if they exceed a certain amount. "My store has a policy that employees shouldn't reject tips over $20," they wrote. One person made it clear they follow the rules no matter what, writing "I've been offered tips before but I never take them," and citing corporate policy.

It's likely Chick-fil-A workers receive tips regularly, as the fast food eatery has the friendliest employees, with 95.2% of drive-thru experiences ending in "thank you," according to Business Insider.