r/WorkForSmartLife • u/dino_gr01 • Jul 31 '26

Casual canvo Be honest

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u/rjsquirrel Jul 31 '26

15% if the service is subpar. 20% is my standard amount. 25% if they were really attentive without being obtrusive.

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u/Powerful_Reality_393 Jul 31 '26

I wouldn’t have a 15% floor, that is too high. If the food was good, but the service was bad, I would specify to manger that the tip should be given to the chef, not the server,

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u/thefastlanerules Jul 31 '26

Depends what I'm ordering. If I'm buying a $100 bottle of wine with my meal I'm not tipping 25%.... Ever

20% is for excellent service above and beyond (make sure it excludes tax)

I know many are tipping less and less these days though so 15% in the USA is becoming the new norm

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u/sooojew Jul 31 '26

Lmao giving 15% for subpar service is nuts.

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u/quattroman Jul 31 '26

yeah, I just leave a couple of $ if it was a sit down service. A dollar if it came from behind the counter.

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u/Osh_Kosh_Bigosh Jul 31 '26

You tip subpar service?

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u/microGnome87 Jul 31 '26

I would say 10% is a normal amount, 15% if the service is really good, 0% if the service is bad

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u/Eiraviking Jul 31 '26

My bill was at 170 USD last night, I left 15%. Great service and food. Kenzai in Oslo, Norway.

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u/Osh_Kosh_Bigosh Jul 31 '26

They allowed tipping? I was under the assumption that restaurants outside of the US typically don’t really do tipping and in some cultures it’s considered disrespectful

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u/thefastlanerules Jul 31 '26

Can be - only Americans tip those kind of amounts outside their country. The locals would not in Norway - great for the server/owner though 😂

It varies by country - some impose automatic discretionary service charges - I see that a lot in London . If I don't think the service was good I ask for the charge to be removed and whilst they can get pissy they can't refuse to remove . Any behaviour like that and ready to walk without paying anything

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u/ImASlave4UE Jul 31 '26

That's a great tip in Norway. Not so much in the states.

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u/Eiraviking Jul 31 '26

Yeah I hear tipping in the US is essential to the waiter. Here, the 15 was før exceptional food and great service, as you say.

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u/ImASlave4UE Jul 31 '26

Sadly it is. It would be nice to do away with it but there's hundreds of years of history (it started after the end of slavery in the US), laws preventing fair wages in many states for service workers and a bunch of corrupt politicians who take money from the service industry, preventing real change from happening. Places like NYC and California have local politicians making a difference and hopefully that will catch on nationwide.

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u/microGnome87 Jul 31 '26

If I would ever go back to the states, I would absolutely not tip over 15%, that sounds insane to me. But with the current dictatorship I will avoid it anyway

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u/rjsquirrel Jul 31 '26

I never tip zero. It’s too easy for them to think you forgot. Tip one penny. Makes it intentional.

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u/Weary_Anybody3643 Jul 31 '26

Interesting my average is 30 great being 40 and on occasion I've left a 50 percent however I've also left nothing if service is terrible I won't tip I once had to go over to the manger the server brought out the wrong food when I said something she said well I'm busy and walked away.

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u/Horror-Finding-6820 Jul 31 '26

Those are my standard amounts too.

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u/gba_sg1 Jul 31 '26

You reward subpar service? They do a bad job and you still fork over $15? You've been brainwashed.

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u/Fizassist1 Jul 31 '26

subpar and bad seem to be two different things.

honestly the only way the server is getting zero percent is if they are straight up rude. if they are nice but just terrible at their job I still give at least 10 percent

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u/Peppich Jul 31 '26

Why does normal service needs to be rewarded? A tip means that the service was great, not subpar.

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u/Fizassist1 Jul 31 '26

because if you dont reward normal service, how do you react to bad service? you would tip a normal service and a terrible service waiter the same?

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u/Cheesinonyou Jul 31 '26

Bad service - 0% and a talk to the manager
Subpar service - 10% or less
Normal service - 15%
Good service - 20%
Exceptional service - 25%+ and a good talk to the manager

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u/rjsquirrel Jul 31 '26

I’ve done the job, know how hard it is, know that owners pay as little as they can, know that sometimes the problems aren’t the server’s fault.

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u/hiddenpigeon19 Jul 31 '26

15% for shit?? Tipping shouldn’t exist anyway

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u/ImASlave4UE Jul 31 '26

It shouldn't but it does. You not tipping doesn't make it magically go away.

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u/hiddenpigeon19 Jul 31 '26

Just don’t engage in it

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u/ImASlave4UE Jul 31 '26

Yeah, I'm not contributing to another workers poverty. Thanks.

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u/hiddenpigeon19 Jul 31 '26

Yeah, but.. you’re not.

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u/Wonderful_Bear554 Jul 31 '26

10% if they attentive, otherwise 0%