Seconded. It’s for sit down restaurants only. A lot of the electronic payment providers that have the iPad payment systems began to implement tips into the programming. I’ve had staff tell me explicitly they feel awkward having the tip feature on the iPads because it used to just be a tip jar that was passively on the cashier’s desk and now it creates awkward tension. I think they should make it so the user has to prompt a tip versus being presented the tip screen. Or you know… pay you staff a real wage. Though for the record, my friends in the restaurant industry like the current tip system because they don’t pay taxes on cash tips.
My wife use to have to tip out bus boys and hostesses a percent of the daily electronic tips, so if she got stiffed she just lost money to serve them. So stiffing tips is wrong some states like NC only pay like $2.13/hour for servers.
I love how you say the state only pays that amount. As if that's the maximum rate, not the minimum. Guess what, that's the minimum. Your wife's hands weren't tied like you're trying to make it sound.
"Sorry we can't give you more than $2.13 because the state lets us pay you jack shit. Better go shake down customers if you want to make rent."
They get paid $2.50 an hour specifically because tips factor into their wage. I completely agree with your sentiment, but the reality is if you can't afford to tip at a sit down restaurant, then you can't afford that restaurant. You need to tip.
You empathize with them and then immediately say "Not my problem," a statement specifically lacking any notion of empathy.
You are a participant in this society, of which we have norms and systems. You and I both don't like the tipping norm and system.
If I'm a full time server making 50k a year, almost my entire salary is coming from tips. Because that's the legal and societal system we have set up. If you don't tip someone at a sit down restaurant, you aren't sticking it to the man. You're not paying your share towards that server's salary. You're hurting them. Hurting someone is not being kind or empathetic.
If you have a problem with the tipping system, then help bring minimum wage up to the non tipping standard. Or wait until it happens from others. And then you can stop tipping, and celebrate a really dumb thing no longer exists.
But if you don't tip because you think it's not your responsibility, you're not sticking up for what is right. You're just being a jerk.
There is a sub, r/endtipping , where you will find people posting about the insanity of everyone in the US (doctors, plumbers, Online orders, mechanics, gas station cashiers, etc) expecting tips.
I love/hate how many places expect the tip before service is rendered.
The only people who are paid a wage where tipping is expected (as in, factored into their pay), are wait staff/servers. Even this is changing in some states.
Yeaaah.. people in the End Tipping sub have provided pictures from doctor's offices of signs requesting tips. They have provided pictures of plumbers, mechanics, HVAC techs, and more presenting tablets requesting tips with electronic payments.
Just because you aren't seeing it where you are, doesn't mean it isn't happening elsewhere. Hell, corner store and gas station cashiers have been requesting tips in New Orleans since I lived there in the late 1990's.
Do you have a link to posts of tipping requests at a doctor's office? I tried looking myself but could only find written stuff which is more easily faked. I've seen some pretty egregious tipping stuff before, but a doctor's office is new to me and seems like it would be illegal for some reason
Don't worry, the tipping plague is spreading. My fucking drive through shit where allthey do is hand me food now expects a tip. In Japan, a tour boat I was on held out a fucking tipping plate with a QR code, thankfully no one tipped. It pains me to see that more people are asking for tips.
Also, why not doctors? Why not bus drivers? Why not shop assistants? Why not police?
All these people and more, they're not selling you any products which means that they provide you with a service. Even the shop assistant doesn't sell you a product because it's not their product and they don't pocket the price of the product, similar to how a waiter is not the actual subject selling you the meal.
I cut lawns / do general property maintenance as a side hustle, and I get tips ALL the time.
I’ve got a lot of rich retirees as customers, and it is not uncommon for them to slip me an extra hundred dollar bill after I work for them for just a few hours.
I’m happy to only get paid my asking rate, but I’ll gladly take whatever money these people are willing to hand me.
A good rule of thumb is that you’re expected to tip service workers. That doesn’t mean mechanics or doctors, but like waiters/waitresses or bartenders. Basically, if they’re waiting on you and cleaning up after you, you should tip them at least 10%, but 20% is considered more appropriate.
I do construction for a living and have been given tips and Holliday presents, its carzy. The local goth bar near me is awful about tips, even if you get a cheap drink and try to tip with coins they will throw them on the ground or at you
Hi. Tipping at restaurants is really the only expected one. Just drop $5-10 on the table before you go. Dont worry about anything else. If they flip a touchpad around hit 0 or custom and do 0. I hope that helps. I do accept tips in the form of free awards if you find this info useful.
You tip in most restaurant settings, you tip whoever cuts your hair, you tip a valet for moving your car, if someone carries your luggage up to a hotel room you give them a tip too. Those are basically the expected ones. In my personal experience I was taught you tip your tattoo artist, why I don’t know, and you tip a tow truck driver too. I don’t think those are as universal as the others though. Oh and you tip delivery drivers, taxis, Ubers and all that too.
Only place where you should be tipping is at sit down restaurants, in a lot of states servers entire wage is based off tips but anywhere else including fast food places you don’t really have to tip unless you want to.
I had a guy come fix my sprinklers in my yard. He turned the tablet toward me with a percentage for tip for the total fee (parts and service). The parts were way more than the service fee. I’m not tipping on parts, my guy. He grumbled and left after I just paid the total.
Don't worry, you'll be fine. Mostly service industry: food servers, coat checks, hair salons, etc.
What's become ridiculous is the option to tip counter service where they're just taking your order. Nothing happens if you don't provide a "tip" and no one cares.
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u/SureEntertainer7818 3h ago
Im not trying to hate, just trying to understand... is there ANY profession you dont have to tip on the US?
Like, do you guys tip your doctors, plumbers, mailman, the mechanic? Where is the line?
I have to go to the US next month, and I'm honestly scared of looking like an asshole by not tipping when I'm supposed to lol.