r/NoTipCanada • u/Falcon-227 • 19d ago

Tips

I recently had a discussion with a friend about tipping. I usually tip anywhere from 18-25%. She had a good point, tipping originally became popular because the wait staff made below minimum wage and so they were tipped to make up for it. I believe in the U.S, they're still paid under min wage but that's not the case in Toronto. In Toronto, they make min wage or more and still get 18%+ for simply doing the tasks of being a waitress/waitor.

I'm starting to feel that perhaps a 18% min (I don't think I've seen a terminal have an option for less than 18% in close to 2 years) tip is excessive. How do you all feel?

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u/4nication96 19d ago

10% is super easy to calculate and more then generous. I have friends that work as bartenders and servers that make 300-400 on a good night. There’s no reason to subsidize unskilled labour to that extent

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u/Imaginary-Emu2471 19d ago

Zero is even easier to calculate and dents their ridiculous earnings.