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.

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.

https://x.com/tracewoodgrains/status/1826601506885320775

it's the abstinence not the amount that motivates. 
i.e. it's the fact that if they're rude or make you wait you wouldn't tip at all.

speed is also a big factor here. it takes significantly longer to get a drink in a busy bar/club in europe because the bartender isn't compensated based on number of drinks sold.  where as in US, if anyone is tipping the same flat amount, the bartender is still incentivized to have higher turn over. 

in high end restaurants you do get better tip for better service though.