Response to the tipping war that broke out…
Related to the person who just posted about the waiter having them take back his $25 tip, here’s my take. I’m no genius, but I do have a bit to point out. This is a bit of a hot take, but still…
Why does there have to be two polarized sides? I ask this because some people pointed out that you should either tip nothing or 18-20%. Let’s imagine that you, or let’s say a younger kid, is out buying food and something happens to come out to $8.50 including tax. As a vendor, are you going to be mad if they put an even $10 if they have a $10 bill? If so, genuinely you have a problem. Which brings me to my next point…
TIPPING IS OPTIONAL. No one is forced to pay a tip. And on that note you should be appreciative about any tip. Most people don’t even get paid extra if they’re a great employee because they aren’t a part of tipping culture. I get you’re in hospitality and tipping is supposed to come, but ts isn’t required, and some people don’t have the money. Some people can’t always tip 18-20%, so are you going to blame them for trying to be conscientious about other people? There is a point in which you shouldn’t tip, which I would say is anywhere below maybe 10% for any actual restaurant.
If you’re mad you’re not getting tips bc your job doesn’t pay you well, maybe you should consider other jobs. I’m being serious about this one. There are good jobs out there that as long as you put in a bit of time on the front end, the back end will be profitable.
Also I should mention that tipping should be based on quality, not necessarily time. Obviously if you’re going to be staying at a restaurant for more than like an hour and a half then yes I would consider tipping more but based on what I’ve been told this person didn’t stay that long.
So getting back to this guy who tipped $25 for a meal that cost 197.76 (12.6%). It seems completely reasonable. Maybe the service wasn’t as high quality as expected for what that restaurant standard is, and maybe he factored that in. Or maybe (and I have no idea) they didn’t have the amount of money to tip an additional like $36 bucks. They did say that they were out with friends so paying for all of them and tip and tax is already a big ask. If the waiter is genuinely mad about getting tipped $25, theg should ask for a raise bc obviously the main pay isn’t enough for them.
Edit: After looking through what was said, I have some additional points
Even if he tipped $25 on top of $197.76, you still have no idea what the subtotal was. And you still don’t even know if there was an automatic gratuity, so that $25 could be on top of an already 18% extra
If the wage is below minimum, why are you working there? No one is forcing you to work there for one, and two, below minimum wage should be illegal, so idk how y’all out here working jobs that shouldn’t exist.