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

On one hand - post-rationalisation of being able to make things seem cheaper on the menu + the “good” feeling attached to paying staff directly (which in reality just drives their wages and hence menu item prices down) 

On the other hand - service culture in america is incompatible to that of europe (a fair comparison due to shared cultural roots allowing the greatest ability of eliminating that as a factor in the comparison)