Seattle and the minimum wage increase

[Johnny Cupcakes]

(07-26-2015, 09:09 PM)BonnieBengal Wrote: I see your point, but the large raise in food prices means a large raise in tips too.  In some places it seems the prices have almost doubled the last few years.  I don't want to insult anyone.  If they don't want my 10% then I won't go at all.  I eat in most of the time anyway.

I'm sure that they'll take your 10%, but if you work on a table for an hour and their bill ends up being 100 bucks, a 10 dollar tip is kind of a snub unless you're a shitty server.  If a server is taking care of your needs properly, which is their job, they deserve to be compensated for that in an appropriate manner.  If they don't, then feel free to give them a bit less.  I just don't see why anyone would punish them, and start tipping less for their company's decision to raise prices.

As a former server, I appreciated every tip I got, but I won't lie and say that I wasn't disappointed when I gave some damned good service and the people acted like the didn't appreciate me as well.  Really, not everyone deserves 15-20%, but if you get the service that's worth it, you should show the love.

At least you're tipping though.  Not tipping at all is just a d-bag move.