Hey guys! So I was reading some articles that were saying how you should ALWAYS tip atleast 20% of your bill to your servers, regardless of how good they are. What are your thoughts on this? Personally, I know the serving industry is hard, but I refuse to tip 20% if a waiter or waitress is going out of their way to talk down to me or ignores me when the place is not busy and I am openly trying to get their attention.
If they are bad, I usually tip 10%, if they are going out of their way to be a jerk to me, I still usually tip that much, but I have not tipped at all once to a server who thought it was funny to insult my friend with me who had an eyepatch due to a car wreck.
On the flip side, I easily pay more than 20% every time I have remotely good service, sometimes paying up to 45% if they are going out of their way to make my experience the best they can.
I totally understand that many servers have tip included in their wage, but I don't quite get how they are entitled to a good tip if they are being crappy to non-crappy customers.
If they are bad, I usually tip 10%, if they are going out of their way to be a jerk to me, I still usually tip that much, but I have not tipped at all once to a server who thought it was funny to insult my friend with me who had an eyepatch due to a car wreck.
On the flip side, I easily pay more than 20% every time I have remotely good service, sometimes paying up to 45% if they are going out of their way to make my experience the best they can.
I totally understand that many servers have tip included in their wage, but I don't quite get how they are entitled to a good tip if they are being crappy to non-crappy customers.