Columnist, Financial Times
Sarah W. O'Connor
Columnist, Financial Times
Sarah W. O'Connor is a columnist at the Financial Times, where she covers labor issues and the economy with a focus on the implications of tipping culture.
Global Business / Economy
Is Tipping Culture Quietly Becoming a Regressive Tax on the People Who Can Least Afford to Say No?Is expanding tipping culture quietly functioning as a regressive tax on the people who can least afford to opt out? Financial Times columnist Sarah W. O'Connor, economist David J. Neumark, and financial advisor Katherine Hill debate whether tipping masks systemic wage problems or reflects a necessary economic adaptation.