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ScratchMoore t1_j5uzie1 wrote

Reply to comment by jxd132407 in Is there a accepted norm here for tipping? by pghgreatest

This is almost exactly how I do it. The only change I would make is the “adjust based on service”. It’s a standard 20% minimum. It can go up if service is great or we’re friendly with the staff, but I don’t decrease it. If something is wrong enough with the food or service that I’m upset about, I’m gonna talk to the manager. I’m really laid back, so something would have to be frighteningly wrong for me to do that tho.

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enemy_of_your_enema t1_j5vafzz wrote

Yeah, I agree. Only in extreme cases would I reduce a tip below 20%. I consider 20% simply the cost of that service, not a "bonus" I get to bestow upon lowly service workers based on how satisfied my royal person is. And that's the way wages work in service industry - wages are low because tips are expected. They rely on tips. So we absolutely should tip even if it's not table service.

And since the pandemic, which helped remind me how shitty service workers generally have it, I have tried to tip above 20% as a default.

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