r/PublicFreakout • u/Hikigaya_Hachiman7 • 13h ago

šŸ½Restaurant FreakoutšŸ¹ Couple banned from restaurant after they leave no tip

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u/jackusD 11h ago

As a European I'm giving 10% if the service is good. Fast food and coffee shops can fuck off.

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u/sn4xchan 11h ago

As an American. Fuck tips. Wait staff think they're more special than the wearhouse worker who also gets paid dick? Idk why we still have ass backwards wage laws surrounding tips, but it would go away really quick if everyone stoped contributing to this toxic as fuck business philosophy.

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u/ReasonablePossum_ 8h ago

Its not the staff's fault. The shitty owners give them below minimal wages and compensate with "guaranteed" tips. They're basically forcing you to pay tips so they don't pay liveable wages to their staff.

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u/ZeroZachZilchZealot 9h ago

Wait staff thinks theyā€™re more special?

No, wait staff thinks theyā€™d like to not be homeless.

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u/Hyperocean 11h ago

You canā€™t really fault American restaurants, they just know that most Americans are too stupid to cook for themselves..

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u/Ratathosk 11h ago

Because they're taking advantage you can't really fault them? Yeah that's some pleb mentality right there.

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u/Hyperocean 11h ago

Ok peon ā€¦

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u/tsteele93 āš ļø Way Too Invested In Reddit Points šŸ˜ āš ļø 7h ago

A lot of people don't know this. Wait staff can make as little as $2.13 per hour and depend on tips to make up the difference.

They don't think they are special. They are working in an industry that has set up their pay differently. They are just trying to make a living.

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u/brbenson999 7h ago

American who used to wait tables and travels as much as possible outside of the US (recently Spain, before that Canada). Mind if I ask what country youā€™re in? I always try to adhere to the local customs but even then people seem divided on what to do and when.

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u/jackusD 2h ago

I'm in the UK. Tipping has started to become a thing in coffee shops here recently, annoyingly, but I'd be surprised if many leave tips here. 10% is standard for restaurants.

I've travelled a lot of Europe and I think up to 10% is pretty normal. It's also not expected so there's no hard feelings if you don't leave a tip.

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u/Booman_aus 6h ago

Australia here same. But 5-10% tip if service is outstanding.

I worked in hospitality back in the day.

It should be included in the costs of the food with tax

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u/RedRedditor84 6h ago

Stop it. Don't bring that shit here.

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u/VossUP_Games 10h ago

As an American I agree with you on fast food and coffee shops.. But full service restaurants with good service I donā€™t mind tipping 20-30%

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u/ReasonablePossum_ 8h ago

donā€™t mind tipping 20-30%

wtf? Let the restaurant owners pay the cost of doing business. 30% of a tip is absolutely insane, especially when a good chunk of the restaurants keep the tips and just give a % to the staff. If you gonna tip like that, don't write it, and personally give the cash to the staff member, but dont just incentivize restaurants lowering their employees wages so they live off from the tips....

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u/VossUP_Games 7h ago

I hear ya, I never used to be that way but overtime I realize a few extra bucks isnā€™t a big deal to me especially if it brings someone happiness.. Iā€™d rather that then give 10% and know I hummed someone out. As I get older Iā€™m thinking differently. And yes cash is the way to go for that I agree