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I'm in my 50s, when I was young 15% was normal at restaurants. 20% is an easy mental calculation, so that's what I do most often these days. I round up to the

I'm in my 50s, when I was young 15% was normal at restaurants. 20% is an easy mental calculation, so that's what I do most often these days. I round up to the next dollar or sometimes next multiple of 5 depending on the total amount of the check.

dfxm12 5y ago
I'm in my 50s, when I was young 15% was normal at restaurants. The graph at the bottom of this article may be interesting this context, it's from 2014, but it's all I could find with a quick search: https://www.epi.org/publication/waiting-for-change-tipped-minimum-wage/ https://www.epi.org/publication/waiting-for-change-tipped-mi... The tipped minimum wage hasn't changed since 1991. At around 88-89, the difference (in 2014 dollars) between tipped minimum wage and the minimum wage was 40% in 2014 it was 71%.
- UncleMeat 5y ago
  The tipped minimum wage is so small that it is basically zero. If menu prices rise then that same 15% tip rises as well. Comparing the tipped minimum wage and the ordinary minimum wage is not really a complete story.
  - dfxm12 5y ago
    I'm not trying to give a complete story (if you are interested in a more complete story, I do suggest the linked article), just context as to how/why norms around tipping can change.
  - lipnitsk 5y ago
    > The tipped minimum wage is so small that it is basically zero That depends on the state. For example, all west coast states have the same minimum wage regardless of tipped or non-tipped. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped_wage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped_wage > In the state of Alaska, California, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, same minimum wage are applied for both tipped and non-tipped employees. Tips collected by employees in these states will not offset employer's obligation to pay the wage, and tips is the additional income beyond the wage paid by employer.
- ballenf 5y ago
  You have to factor in forced tip-outs which didn't exist all that long ago.
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dfxm12 5y ago

I'm in my 50s, when I was young 15% was normal at restaurants. The graph at the bottom of this article may be interesting this context, it's from 2014, but it's all I could find with a quick search: https://www.epi.org/publication/waiting-for-change-tipped-minimum-wage/ https://www.epi.org/publication/waiting-for-change-tipped-mi... The tipped minimum wage hasn't changed since 1991. At around 88-89, the difference (in 2014 dollars) between tipped minimum wage and the minimum wage was 40% in 2014 it was 71%.

UncleMeat 5y ago
The tipped minimum wage is so small that it is basically zero. If menu prices rise then that same 15% tip rises as well. Comparing the tipped minimum wage and the ordinary minimum wage is not really a complete story.
- dfxm12 5y ago
  I'm not trying to give a complete story (if you are interested in a more complete story, I do suggest the linked article), just context as to how/why norms around tipping can change.
- lipnitsk 5y ago
  > The tipped minimum wage is so small that it is basically zero That depends on the state. For example, all west coast states have the same minimum wage regardless of tipped or non-tipped. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped_wage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped_wage > In the state of Alaska, California, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, same minimum wage are applied for both tipped and non-tipped employees. Tips collected by employees in these states will not offset employer's obligation to pay the wage, and tips is the additional income beyond the wage paid by employer.
ballenf 5y ago
You have to factor in forced tip-outs which didn't exist all that long ago.

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