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I don't know, I've had pretty bad service recently at places where you tip. I still top 20% out of guilt, but it might be that service in general is poorer now.
by jmugan 4y ago
I don't know, I've had pretty bad service recently at places where you tip. I still top 20% out of guilt, but it might be that service in general is poorer now.
- gearsandbeers 4y agoWhen did tipping 20% become standard in the US? I was talking to a colleague about this recently and they mentioned it but I could’ve sworn it used to be 15%
- mattnewton 4y agoI don’t think it is just you- ten years ago I distinctly remember somewhere where the brand new POS tip screens used to have 10, 15 and 20 percent tip buttons; now I frequently see 15 20 25 or 20 25 30 as defaults on those screens when going out.
- rx_bandit 4y agoIt's true! I remember before we use to just double the tax and that was the tip. (When it used to be 7.25% in California) Nowadays we're taking a second and thinking before eating out.
- jcranmer 4y agoI want to say around-ish a decade ago? It definitely used to be 15% when I was growing up. Although based on some recent news articles I found when I tried searching for a more definitive source, tip amounts have gone down in the past year or so.
- jghn 4y agoIn more cosmopolitan areas it's been normal for a while now. I remember 18 & even 20% being discussed over 10 years ago. And these days starting to see 25% pop up in conversations.
- barbariangrunge 4y agoIt actually used to be 10%. It’s crept upwards for years
- gearsandbeers 4y agoI do wonder why it’s creeping upward though given it’s proportional and would increase as prices increase - perhaps it’s a symptom of employers paying even less after controlling for inflation etc. when comparing then vs now
- lotsofpulp 4y agoI assume it is at least partly a status symbol thing when going out as a group to eat, especially amongst young people.
- dpkirchner 4y agoThe minimum wage (roughly what tipped workers earn) has been falling for decades, so I think at least some of the upward creep can be attributed to the knowledge that the workers are getting screwed, hard.
- anigbrowl 4y agoDuring the pandemic. 15% used to be the norm, then people (including me) started paying a bit more to help out restaurant workers who were dealing with a sudden precipitous drop in business. I'm about over it though.
- phpisthebest 4y ago>>I still top 20% out of guilt hmmmm >>but it might be that service in general is poorer now. I wonder why that might be? You have allowed emotion to screw the system. the entire purpose off a tip is pay for the service. no serivce no tip. People work of incentives, if they know they will get 20% no matter what why would or should they give you good service? you set the expectation, and now complain that people have given you exactly what you expected of them