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Originally Posted by Sliver
I get not liking tipping, but it's the culture we live in. You normally tip 0-10%? That's embarrassingly low if you're at a restaurant relying on the service of a waiter or waitress. They need to make more than that on average to earn enough to afford a basic life. I guess I'm picking up your slack. Thanks.
I don't know how we get out of this tipping culture we've boxed ourselves into, but I do know what doesn't work, which is withholding money from 20-year-old young men and women just trying to get by.
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This isn’t quite true. At bars and upscale restaurants you pull in a crazy amount of money for having no formal education or training. If your goal is to provide a standard of living then you should be tipping at all minimum wage professions. The server and a decent place is making $100- $200 a night in tips after tip out over 4hrs for a $40- $65 an hour wage.
The person working at the till in your grocery store makes $15-$20.
The cooks, especially junior ones in kitchens get screwed for the quality they produce.
(As an aside I tip flat rate with no change for quality of service at 12% an increase to 18 in jurisdictions where minimum wage is below $15 per hour)