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Originally Posted by nico-t
those US tipping "rules" are insane. When i tip it's always 50 cents to maybe a couple of euros tops, just to round off the bill... sounds like waiters and shit in the US are fucking spoiled.
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Why bother tipping? It's not really optional or a reward for good service, is it? Note that, in the USA , most waitstaff in restaurants are paid below the minimum wage, because the employees are expected to make up the difference, so to speak, with great service for tips.
This means that a server could earn far above minimum wage on a good night, or hardly break even on a slow night. In some cases your tip is shared by the total waitstaff of a shift. This is common where "team" service is provided to all tables. In other instants in order to keep her/ his customers happy and his/her tables full, the waitress or waiter must out of his/ her own tips then tip the busboys, so they will quickly clear the table and the seating hostess to bring customers to the table and the chef so the food arrives to you hot and appealing.
Serving you well requires the staff to work as a well oiled machine. Your tip is that oil. That is why you tip.