I will happily tip 20-30% at restaurants without thinking about it, when there is even decent service (free-refill drinks refilled, server not overtly rude or c

I will happily tip 20-30% at restaurants without thinking about it, when there is even decent service (free-refill drinks refilled, server not overtly rude or clearly wishing they were elsewhere, etc). But this isn't about servers, it's about tipping having become expected or at least overtly requested in areas where it never was before. There's a Subway by my house that has the following options: 20%, 25%, 30%, custom, or skip. Before the advent of consumers swiping their own credit cards, no Subway employee received tips for anything. I will gladly tip someone $20 on a $60 meal because they're making less than $3/hr. I'll also vigorously support legislation and politicians that want to pay them a livable wage. I'll be damned if I'm tipping the Subway employee making $18/hr an extra $5 for the sandwich that took them all of 4 minutes to make. It's ridiculous.