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I always understood the rule as unless there's food being brought to you at a table with tableside service, you are not to tip. Feel free not to leave the $10 n

I always understood the rule as unless there's food being brought to you at a table with tableside service, you are not to tip. Feel free not to leave the $10 next time for your takeout order.

polski-g 3y ago
If I have to wait in line, I do not tip.
- ricardobayes 3y ago
  As a programmer, I threw an exception here. If you have to wait in line to be seated for table service, what do you do?
  - AstralStorm 3y ago
    A proper restaurant will have a literal waiter (the name of the job comes from that) ask you to be seated reasonably quickly anyway. And if it's overfilled, inform you of that.
    - dragonwriter 3y ago
      > A proper restaurant will have a literal waiter (the name of the job comes from that) No, it comes from servants waiting for requests from their employers (“waiting on” their employers), not from them optimizing the experience of customers waiting in line.
  - flashgordon 3y ago
    Well then the tip depends on quality of (eventual) service no? And I'd even say one of the determinants of service quality would be how long you had to wait in line.
    - ricardobayes 3y ago
      Maybe, although in my experience in America you almost always need to wait in line, even for a steakhouse. In Europe, much less, in London a few restaurants but I don't recall ever needing to wait in other countries.
    - sharemywin 3y ago
      on top of most servers aren't paid real minimum wage. so there's a big difference between minimum wage and tipped minimum wage.
      - flashgordon 3y ago
        So as a foreigner what I don't get tis shouldn't not getting paid the fair wages drive down demand for these kinds of jobs? Am I in the minority in beleiving that customers will pay what they are charged upfront instead of extra sneaky costs. (Btw I will definitely tip for exceptional service but I think bringing me food and not throwing it on the table is kinda bare minimum:) )

I always understood the rule as unless there's food being brought to you at a table with tableside service, you are not to tip. Feel free not to leave the $10 next time for your takeout order.

polski-g 3y ago

If I have to wait in line, I do not tip.

ricardobayes 3y ago
As a programmer, I threw an exception here. If you have to wait in line to be seated for table service, what do you do?
- AstralStorm 3y ago
  A proper restaurant will have a literal waiter (the name of the job comes from that) ask you to be seated reasonably quickly anyway. And if it's overfilled, inform you of that.
  - dragonwriter 3y ago
    > A proper restaurant will have a literal waiter (the name of the job comes from that) No, it comes from servants waiting for requests from their employers (“waiting on” their employers), not from them optimizing the experience of customers waiting in line.
- flashgordon 3y ago
  Well then the tip depends on quality of (eventual) service no? And I'd even say one of the determinants of service quality would be how long you had to wait in line.
  - ricardobayes 3y ago
    Maybe, although in my experience in America you almost always need to wait in line, even for a steakhouse. In Europe, much less, in London a few restaurants but I don't recall ever needing to wait in other countries.
  - sharemywin 3y ago
    on top of most servers aren't paid real minimum wage. so there's a big difference between minimum wage and tipped minimum wage.
    - flashgordon 3y ago
      So as a foreigner what I don't get tis shouldn't not getting paid the fair wages drive down demand for these kinds of jobs? Am I in the minority in beleiving that customers will pay what they are charged upfront instead of extra sneaky costs. (Btw I will definitely tip for exceptional service but I think bringing me food and not throwing it on the table is kinda bare minimum:) )