If my server has to pay out, that's not my responsibility. That is the responsibility of the owner, the manager, and the server. I would rather pay a little more for my meal and not have to tip, but that's not my decision.

Isn't the problem that the minimum wage in America is criminally low and waiters rely on tips just to get by? In effect, the customer is subsidisng the employer so that he/she can pay staff less. I don't mean to plug Australia particularly, but the minimum wage here is currently $A 23.23 per hour ($US 15.28) plus a minimum 25% loading for casuals. Employers must by law pay at least the minimum and WILL be prosecuted if they don't. Our regulator is very active in this area. At present, the labor market is very tight and I have read stories about wait staff being paid $100,000 pa. In my experience, tipping is not expected - but of course, very welcome if you decide to do so for exceptional service.

Blame your boss, not your customers. Or find a different career.

That one comment about tipping 30-40 dollars on a 100 dollar bill, and asking is that enough... That's equally, if not even more insane than leaving a zero dollar tip. Customers feel guilty over not providing their servers with proper tips, when they should not even had to think about that, and tip only in accordance to their level of satisfaction is what is wrong here. The job provider should take care of their employees, and pay them livable wages, that burdrn should not be on customers. That's the main issue here, the whole US wages sistem us just whack, because it allows people to be underpayed, and forced to depend on tips, that are optional, but then puts the blame on people if they decide to choose the option of not leaving a tip. Corporate America at its "finest".

The US is insane.

The problem is tipping culture. Which mainly exists in America. Nowhere else in the world I've been requires staff to earn their wages off tips. (And I've been to many many countries.)

Yet again the problem is the idiotic American tipping culture where employers think they can get away with this s**t. It is not acceptable anywhere else in the world, and it should not be acceptable in America. Instead of accepting it, make use of your lax labor laws and walk! It does not have to be this way.

Those servers ranting on customers shows they haven't understood anything.

What a shame, the US! So basically these people pay to work? Is this all a very big pyramid scheme? What in the world?!?

The policy is illegal and should be challenged in court. You are requiring an employee to pay other employees. That’s a hard nope.

I’m tired of tipping culture. Every other day it’s another person complaining about it. Why does the customer have to pay server’s salary? I never can seem to grasp that concept

If you are paying out of pocket then you are a fool and need to contact the labor board.

If a restaurant cannot afford to pay their staff a proper, living wage, then they are not a business. These workers are donating work. Tipping is for exceptional service in the UK, happy to say I can tip very often.

I was the head chef at a restaurant and never got one penny of the tips. I was paid a decent salary instead.

This is an issue we had when I worked at a restaurant. The servers have to tip out a bit for tip sharing (usually 2-4%) so when people don't tip, they get screwed. At our place, the shift managers would maintain a dine and dash/no-tip fund where they'd put in 1/4 of their tips into it and that would cover it. But yeah, if you don't tip, your waiter is basically paying to serve you. Tipping culture SUUUUUCKS!

I see a new trend coming: personal waiters. Soon, restaurants will have NO waiters, the customer brings their own. I mean if I'm paying for service I'd like to pay the guy that I want to pay, not the one that I have to.

Look, I'm sorry, mate. But it's not my fault your boss isn't paying you a living wage. Nor is it my responsibility. This may sound harsh, but I will tip you the amount I want to tip you. That's just my opinion.

America is just hopeless on so many levels. In Finland you only tip if you had some real splendid service and feel real jolly about your day out, or if you go to fancier restaurants and are so wealthy that you'd leave tip just to show off you have money. Bar or cafe can have a tip jar. And the tips are rarely personal but usually shared by the staff when the jar is full or the day is done.

If everyone just stop tipping they would be forced to pay salary that ppl can live with...

This is USA however I do leave tips, if the server is friendly helpful and prompt a tip is EARNT so fair enough, I do not however believe in tipping just for the sake of it, that is demanding and I will not condone that.

Maybe, just maybe, the US could try paying it's waiting staff etc a wage that means they wouldn't have to rely on tips?

Rage bait about tipping culture. Again. Low quality tiktok content. Again.

Wait for?

Sadly, all of the industry workers are getting killed with downvotes. It is not their fault. Stop attacking your servers. Nobody wants to serve some of you A holes. If you don't tip, fine, but the server still has to pay your tax and tip out to hosts and bar. They can't stop it. The management can't stop it. The owner can't stop it. It's a USA thing, not a server thing. What BoyGanesh said is SPOT ON. You live in the USA, then you know this. Unless you're just ignorant or cheap.

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