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How much do you tip at a restaurant? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by wuphysics87@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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To those who live in or who have visited the United States.

Growing up in the 90's, the "minimum acceptable" tip was 10%, average was 15%, and a good tip was 20%. These days, I just round to the nearest dollar and tip 20%, but I've heard these days it's not unusual to tip up to 40%!

What do you usually do?

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[–] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Zero. I believe that the negotiations of an employee's market value are between the employee and their employer. I don't believe that it is my responsibility to charitably subsidize a company through the subsidization of their employees' wages.

[+] iceonfire1@lemmy.world -9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Your choice not to tip will make no difference to the company, but every difference to a person who suffers through customer service for a living.

"I don't want to subsidize a company" is just you inventing a convenient way to justify what is essentially theft. Why stop at not tipping? You could probably get away with stealing IDK, playground equipment too.

[–] dan00@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not tipping is theft now? Is everything ok bud?

[–] iceonfire1@lemmy.world -1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

At least in the US, tipping is the accepted way that we compensate certain people for their time.

If you habitually never tip, you are not paying for the service that you receive in good faith. This is theft of service.

If you don't like tipping, patronize places that include the tip in the bill. Tell restaurant owners to change their pay structure to avoid it. It won't be changed by you individually shirking your obligation to pay.

[–] dan00@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

Oh no I’m such a thief ahah don’t call the popo. I pay the service and products when I pay the bill with the agreed prices. If US companies are so broke and poor that they can’t even pay their people, they should close. I don’t beg for money when I work, disgusting.

[–] FromPieces@lemmygrad.ml -3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

While your argument is sound, a server can't feed their children or care for disabled parents with sound arguments and principled stances.

[–] PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah the idea is ultimately that you help enable the system by participating. Ultimately nothing changes by a couple cheap assholes refusing to tip like this guy, so you should, it would only work if everyone decided not to. It would force the industry to adapt.