This is a shitty problem. On one hand, tipping exists because restaurant workers are paid under minimum wage and that is still legal for some reason. On the o

This is a shitty problem. On one hand, tipping exists because restaurant workers are paid under minimum wage and that is still legal for some reason. On the other hand, NOT tipping in protest directly harms the restaurant worker for a problem that's well beyond their control. Personally I tip 50-100% because most times it goes 100% to the worker and I won't miss the money. Only exception is pooled tips since there have been stories of owners skimming from those pots and how the money is split up is complicated. There, I tip 20%.