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When I go out, I usually tip well. My sister used to be a bartender and waitress and she relied on tips.
That said, tipping is really screwed up now. I went to a stadium for a game once and the employee said that they don't receive the tips when you tip for buying a beer or whatever unless it's cash. That's messed up if true.
I used to think Mr. Pink was an asshole, but he was on to something. I wish tipping was eliminated completely.
she relied on tips.
That's the real problem.
No employee should rely on the arbitrary generosity of their customers.
Employers need to pay their staff properly for the job they're doing.
And if some staff member happens to go above and beyond, a customer can optionally choose to reward them for that extra level of service with no societal pressure or guilt..
Wasn't trump talking about making tips tax-free? It's only going to make the problem a lot worse. Maybe the problem getting so bad will reach a breaking point and we're seeing some of the effects of this aggressive push to shove tipping everywhere now.
I will tip wait staff because I know they rely on it. Someone at the counter at Starbucks? No. They're not getting less than minimum wage and expected to make up the difference in tips.
Depends on the state, too. In Washington wait staff get full minimum wage, which is the highest in the country.
So I feel a lot less bad leaving a smaller tip in Washington because they're being paid the same as everyone else, not artificially paid less with "tips supposed to make up the difference."
Also, semi-related: Olympia, Washington was one of UberEats best-tipping cities in 2023.
https://www.uber.com/newsroom/2023-uber-eats-cravings-report/
Customers in Olympia, WA, Asheville, NC and Bismarck, ND were the most generous tippers in the U.S.
So a city with the highest minimum wage in the country is also one of the cities that tips the best. Interesting.
I'm totally down with tipping for good service. But it's backwards. I'm suppose to tip before service. Personally, we have cut back going out with a lot of times thinking that it's too expensive. The worst is when there's a line behind you and the lowest tip preset is at %25. You have everybody looking at you while you try to set it lower.
Why are you tipping if there's a line? The line implies self service.
Meanwhile federal minimum wage is still $7.25/hr. Less, if you're a server.
Good, keep it up
No tips required when I make aldis toquitos and drink in the basement. Why would you give business to a place that expected tipping?
The problem is that there is a rise of expectations for tips in places that previously didn't involve tips. That, and the expected percentage for places where it is normal to tip has gone up. And people are reasonably tired of it.
It's perfectly ok to do both, to be tired of it and avoid such places.