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It's far from clear, though. How much to tip? And to what businesses? If someone leaves out a tip jar at a taco bell, does that mean you have to tip them, and
by topmonk 8y ago
It's far from clear, though.
How much to tip? And to what businesses? If someone leaves out a tip jar at a taco bell, does that mean you have to tip them, and should the amount be different? By how much?
Also, if you don't leave a tip, it doesn't explain what part of the service was unsatisfactory. Was the food bad? The dishes dirty? Did the waitress not refill your coffee quick enough? Or maybe the customer was bigoted against the servers, or just forgot.
- leetcrew 8y agoit's actually not that complicated, at least for restaurants. you're obligated to tip if and only if you're at a sit-down place with table service. that said, I always tip at my favorite takeout places, but not necessarily 20%.
- thecatspaw 8y agoBut why? Why not just increase the prices 20% and increase the servers wage?
- leetcrew 8y agobecause it's been this way for a while and people don't all agree that it should change. for example, I worked at a cheap restaurant in college where, after tips, I would make 25-50% more than minimum wage in a typical pay period. I don't know for sure, but I strongly suspect that if tipping were not the norm and the management were required to pay minimum wage, they would have just paid the minimum or fifty cents more, making me significantly less money. many other servers I have talked to agree. many others think that they would make about the same money the other way. some agree that they would make less money but don't like tipping anyway (weird imo). if you can't even get all the servers on the same page, it's pretty hard to change an entrenched cultural norm.