How much do you tip your waiter?

[henry1103]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1717577750473474062

I like how some PoS systems shame people into tipping. We need those here, especially in Cape Town.

when I see this I usually go custom and see if I can enter negative numbers.

Otherwise I generally tip 10% rounded to the nearest 10.
If it's a company card then 20 rounded to the nearest 10 or 100.
It also depends how the tip is distributed, i.e. is it only to the waiter or distributed to everyone including backend kitchen staff.
If something small like a coffee then 0 tip but a thank you to the staff.

 

[Cosmik Debris]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1717577750473474062

I like how some PoS systems shame people into tipping. We need those here, especially in Cape Town.

Why do we need to tip at all? The business owner shouldn't rely on guilting customers to pay his staff.

 

[cguy]

Why do we need to tip at all? The business owner shouldn't rely on guilting customers to pay his staff.

Performance dependent pay usually leads to better performance.

 

[Cosmik Debris]

Performance dependent pay usually leads to better performance.

All employment is performance dependant.

 

[cguy]

All employment is performance dependant.

Tips make it less quantized, and provides higher ranges.

 

[Cosmik Debris]

Tips make it less quantized, and provides higher ranges.

Why not just pay the person you employ what they are worth instead of expecting me to? Tips lead to people expecting them, which makes your quantised provision of higher ranges null and void.

 

[FiestaST]

There has been a “tips debate” for yonks, it’s not a new concept it just more prevalent now as the expectation & percentage is higher.

In almost all instances you will not be able to change an oke’s viewpoint whether it be encouraged or discouraged.

Hence I like my memes & don’t sweat the small stuff.

 

[Fulcrum29]

Why do we need to tip at all? The business owner shouldn't rely on guilting customers to pay his staff.

Ask the Americans.

I don't get tips, I only get people arguing about discounts.

 

[aleksandar]

Took SWAMBO for dinner on Friday, food and service were great, bit over 20%

 

[tokyo]

Depends on the service, but would be the minimum

 

[RedViking]

Waiters get salaries. The employers must tip them, not the customers.

 

[RedViking]

There has been a “tips debate” for yonks, it’s not a new concept it just more prevalent now as the expectation & percentage is higher.

In almost all instances you will not be able to change an oke’s viewpoint whether it be encouraged or discouraged.

Hence I like my memes & don’t sweat the small stuff.

That's nice. Now share how much you trip.

 

[FiestaST]

That's nice. Now share how much you trip.

Trip or tip?

The "r" matters.

I assume you mean tip so 10% flat, & zero for KFC Add Hope.

 

[RedViking]

Trip or tip?

The "r" matters.

I assume you mean tip so 10% flat, & zero for KFC Add Hope.

I meant trip. Noone cares how much you tip.

 

[porchrat]

For me it's usually 10%. Goes up or down depending on the level of service. It would have to be shocking service for me not to tip at all though.

Do agree with others saying waiters should be paid more so that tipping isn't something that's required to give them a living wage.

 

[Script]

Normally 10%, but depends on service, sometimes more.

 

[Fulcrum29]

OT, having seen an opinion by a streamer on tipping, wouldn't donating to streamers be considered tipping?