I tip very generously when dining at a restaurant or at a bar, but I refuse to tip for this type of shit unless they did something way beyond the norm for me. It can't become normalized.
The rule I read on here a while back that I’ve since adopted is “if I’m standing when I order, no tip.” It’s hard at first but then you get used to it.
Edits: Bars obviously excluded but I don’t drink so it didn’t really apply for me
I refuse to tip before service. It makes no sense to me that you're asking me to tip THEN hope I'm given exceptional service afterwards. That's not how that works.
Thank you! The word TIPS is from the olden days; it was to push a coin forward in the bar/pub — To Insure Prompt Service ! I actually went to a bartender school in the 80’s where you were certified for a professional job and we learned a lot about the profession. For myself I ended up getting a 13 year career in Palm Beach, Fl with three months off June, July, and August to do whatever I wanted (I traveled the world!) and have a job to return to. I worked extremely hard for those nine months and I know that I earned my tips. They were the roaring 90’s for me lol
Tipping was mostly a way for racists to get away not paying freed enslaved people a "white person" wage:
You might not think of tipping as a legacy of slavery, but it has a far more racialized history than most Americans realize. Tipping originated in feudal Europe and was imported back to the United States by American travelers eager to seem sophisticated. The practice spread throughout the country after the Civil War as U.S. employers, largely in the hospitality sector, looked for ways to avoid paying formerly enslaved workers.
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u/Literal_Concept 11d ago
Exactly, pick option closest to 10%, tie breakers down. in this case 0%