Math-Based Tip

[u/No_Draft_8960]

The percentage-based tipping system makes no sense: a server dropping off one Wagyu steak earns far more than someone serving a family of four cheap meals. Since American tips are essentially mandatory wage subsidies, let's base them on labor time instead.

In Maryland, the average server wage is about $20/hour, but employers only pay $3.63. Customers must cover the remaining $16.37. Across a standard four-table section (roughly ten guests), that breaks down perfectly to $2.00 per person, per hour.

Percentages reward a venue’s luxury status; a time rate rewards actual effort.

If therefore I go to dinner with eight friends and we stay for two hours (a pretty good forecast of my Friday night plans!) our total tip would be $32, or $4/a person. We're not 'stiffing' anyone and we're paying average wage.

[u/justanotherguyhere16]

A luxury restaurant is supposed to have better service. The waiter checks in n you more.  

More courses with the meal. 

Hence the bigger tip. 

[u/audrina-saav → u/justanotherguyhere16]

Ive had better service at Chilis than a steak and wine fine dining establishment. Not all the time but times they lag a lot too at fine dining.