Do people actually consciously make a judgement about quality of service when they tip??!

I always just mindlessly add 15-20%. So the whole "tipping incentivizes quality of service" argument has always seemed unrealistic to me.

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Tipping is simply a way to force consumers to subsidize low wages paid by employers. I also give an automatic 15-20% and it has nothing to do with service it’s more like a situation where I feel the server is being held hostage and I have to pay their ransom.

A just leader should intervene to end this abominable practice.

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there are also some tax considerations. many recipients of "cash" tips don't report them on their taxes, although they are required to by law. not sure that is as significant a factor now that most tips are added to the checkout electronically.

thats an interesting point, I wonder how the calculation of tips digitally may be changing the tax reporting requirements

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the server gets more money, the restaurant has to pay less, and this is how it rolls (source: had friends who worked as bartenders and waiters as well as two of my friends ran bars and restaurants)