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Originally Posted by achiam
I tip 10% max, anywhere I go in the world.
I do so not because I'm cheap, but because expecting a bonus for a job undermines the meritocratic system of a free market.
I worked at The Keg during High School/early University and fell into the typical restaurant mentality of expecting tips for extra effort.
I later worked on the organ transplant team and took organs out of dying/deceased organ donors, which directly saved lives and/or brought sight to the blind.
For this I was not tipped, and for this reason I abhor the practice of tipping.
The list of course, could go on.
Fire fighters are not tipped for saving families.
Policemen are not tipped for bringing a hostage situation under control.
I am well aware that tipping is a social expectation, but to follow everyone else blindly would be like jumping off a bridge - cheapass or not.
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10% max for me as well. Its not about being cheap.
And to everyone saying that the servers "depend" on those tips. Maybe they shouldnt "depend" on them or get another job cuz getting tips shouldnt be the reason why they are working in that field. Tips is the same as commission, you should be lucky to get it and if you dont then too bad.