[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by Poe969

I really don't like the whole concept of tipping. I do it, I just don't like the process. If I go somewhere and I'm treated well and things go well, I have no issue tipping. When I get bad service, I don't tip...or I tip extremely low. I don't like that people working expect a tip regardless of how they do their job. The female involved in the picture on the previous page really annoys me...the food took an hour to be served, you're not getting a tip. If something like that happens, the wait staff should be doing something to try and make it up to them, not expect to be tipped. I've been in situations like that where things go wrong but the wait staff will come explain things or work on getting you a free app or a discount or something but to serve them food an hour after ordering then be upset that there was no tip is just selfish. I also don't like the tip by % method. I was at a restaurant with my wife and we were somewhat rushed, our bill came to around $150 and the waiter was at our table for a combined 5 minutes. I couldn't justify giving $20 for 5 minutes of work.

I've also been on both sides of the coin and as a server I knew that if I gave crappy service, I'd get a crappy (or no) tip. I always did my best to go above and beyond to make the people I served feel pampered or special or like part of the family. I never expected a tip because I was already being paid but I knew that if I did my job to the best of my ability, I'd get a tip. It seems like people working in the wait staff industry just expect to receive a tip and I actually like hearing stories of people getting bad service and tipping accordingly. My wife always likes to tip generously even if it's bad service and I've stopped her before (in front of the server) and explained why we weren't leaving that big of a tip (we didn't go back to that restaurant again).

A tip is "Never given, always earned" or at least it should be.

I generally leave ~15% but if I get ****ty service, I leave nothing.