Tourist to DC here. No tipping at restaurants or anywhere else is appropriate, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You still need to tip everyone everywhere

No you don’t. If servers are making $15/hour or whatever I am not tipping 20%

So a PT employee makes $15/hour and you're not tipping? You're a cheapskate who shouldn't eat out! $15 per hour equals $30k per year, IF an worked FT, and I imagine most wait staff don't. Besides, everyone on DCUM earns between $100k and $750k, so not tipping a $30k per year employee is a completely asshole move

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The law has not fully gone into effect yet. Servers are still being paid the tipped minimum wage (i.e. below minimum wage). So yes, you still need to tip unless the restaurant adds a service fee.

So they’re getting minimum wage. No tips then. Compensation is now between the employer and worker, not me as the customer.


Tipping was only for when staff made $2/hr. They don’t get tips once they reach minimum wage that far exceeds compensation like before. I don’t tip other jobs earning min wage.

But they’re not earning min wage yet. They’re earning the *tipped* min wage which is $8/hour. When the law brings them up to the minimum wage then no or reduced tip, but it’s a few years out.

[Anonymous]

Spiel you be happy with $15 an hour? Kid babysitters make more!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You still need to tip everyone everywhere

No you don’t. If servers are making $15/hour or whatever I am not tipping 20%

So a PT employee makes $15/hour and you're not tipping? You're a cheapskate who shouldn't eat out! $15 per hour equals $30k per year, IF an worked FT, and I imagine most wait staff don't. Besides, everyone on DCUM earns between $100k and $750k, so not tipping a $30k per year employee is a completely move

That’s not the customer’s problem.

Let me break the news to you, since you are completely unaware of how the United States works. We have at will employment here. If you don’t like $15/h then get a new job. It’s it up to the customer to pay a business’ staff.


Please tell us why Japan, Korea, Australia, every country in Europe and Asia can figure it out with no tips but the US can’t.


No tips once minimum wage, sorry. Don’t like it then get new job with an employer who pays better. The market will correct for wages itself. Business that don’t pay will die because they have no employees. Those that pay appropriately will live. It’s that simple. Not the customer’s job to be your cash cow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You still need to tip everyone everywhere

No you don’t. If servers are making $15/hour or whatever I am not tipping 20%

So a PT employee makes $15/hour and you're not tipping? You're a cheapskate who shouldn't eat out! $15 per hour equals $30k per year, IF an worked FT, and I imagine most wait staff don't. Besides, everyone on DCUM earns between $100k and $750k, so not tipping a $30k per year employee is a completely move

That’s not the customer’s problem.

Let me break the news to you, since you are completely unaware of how the United States works. We have at will employment here. If you don’t like $15/h then get a new job. It’s it up to the customer to pay a business’ staff.


Please tell us why Japan, Korea, Australia, every country in Europe and Asia can figure it out with no tips but the US can’t.


No tips once minimum wage, sorry. Don’t like it then get new job with an employer who pays better. The market will correct for wages itself. Business that don’t pay will die because they have no employees. Those that pay appropriately will live. It’s that simple. Not the customer’s job to be your cash cow.

What you don't understand is that the customer pays whether it's a tip or increased price of food. So, what's the difference?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You still need to tip everyone everywhere

No you don’t. If servers are making $15/hour or whatever I am not tipping 20%

So a PT employee makes $15/hour and you're not tipping? You're a cheapskate who shouldn't eat out! $15 per hour equals $30k per year, IF an worked FT, and I imagine most wait staff don't. Besides, everyone on DCUM earns between $100k and $750k, so not tipping a $30k per year employee is a completely move

That’s not the customer’s problem.

Let me break the news to you, since you are completely unaware of how the United States works. We have at will employment here. If you don’t like $15/h then get a new job. It’s it up to the customer to pay a business’ staff.


Please tell us why Japan, Korea, Australia, every country in Europe and Asia can figure it out with no tips but the US can’t.


No tips once minimum wage, sorry. Don’t like it then get new job with an employer who pays better. The market will correct for wages itself. Business that don’t pay will die because they have no employees. Those that pay appropriately will live. It’s that simple. Not the customer’s job to be your cash cow.

I think the Americans who are against getting rid of tips feel like tipping makes them hold some kind of power over the waitstaff.

I would love to see the 20% increase rolled into the prices and just pay what is listed on the menu. I get that it’s the same amount in the end, but psychologically I prefer it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You still need to tip everyone everywhere

No you don’t. If servers are making $15/hour or whatever I am not tipping 20%

So a PT employee makes $15/hour and you're not tipping? You're a cheapskate who shouldn't eat out! $15 per hour equals $30k per year, IF an worked FT, and I imagine most wait staff don't. Besides, everyone on DCUM earns between $100k and $750k, so not tipping a $30k per year employee is a completely move

That’s not the customer’s problem.

Let me break the news to you, since you are completely unaware of how the United States works. We have at will employment here. If you don’t like $15/h then get a new job. It’s it up to the customer to pay a business’ staff.


Please tell us why Japan, Korea, Australia, every country in Europe and Asia can figure it out with no tips but the US can’t.


No tips once minimum wage, sorry. Don’t like it then get new job with an employer who pays better. The market will correct for wages itself. Business that don’t pay will die because they have no employees. Those that pay appropriately will live. It’s that simple. Not the customer’s job to be your cash cow.

What you don't understand is that the customer pays whether it's a tip or increased price of food. So, what's the difference?

The difference is opacity is removed. A customer can see the price and decide whether or not to patronize the business.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a DC resident, but even I am confused about what to do these days. I had lunch at a nice restaurant the other day, and the waitress approached our table at the end to let us know there was a 20% gratuity added to the bill, but that it didn't go to her; rather, it went to the kitchen staff. The implication was that she still was hoping we'd tip on top. It left such a bad taste in my mouth!

That's insane. They are now expecting you to double tip? No thanks. What restaurant was this so I can avoid it?

Not the PP but I have also encountered this. So now when you go to a restaurant you pay an extra 40%!

You gotta tell us what places??

NP- This just happened to me at Brasserie Liberte in Georgetown. They added a 20% service charge (I ate alone outside)+ I added a 15% tip. Glad DH was not with me. He would have gone bonkers. I like the food but will not return.

DP. This happened to me at ottoman taverna. Water told us there was a 20% service charge, but the restaurant took 16%. The implication was clearly that we should give another 16%.

[Anonymous]

I don't even mind tipping in a restaurant. What's crazy is that take out places are expecting tips for just doing their job.

[Anonymous]

If there is a service charge on the bill, do not tip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't even mind tipping in a restaurant. What's crazy is that take out places are expecting tips for just doing their job.

Went to a place recently in DC where they AUTOMATICALLY added 15% tip with no option to remove. This was a place setup to be fast casual. They made the customer get up and walk to get their order when it was called. The customer was also expected to bus their own table. Truly absurd they added automatic tips and the customer had to do everything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a DC resident, but even I am confused about what to do these days. I had lunch at a nice restaurant the other day, and the waitress approached our table at the end to let us know there was a 20% gratuity added to the bill, but that it didn't go to her; rather, it went to the kitchen staff. The implication was that she still was hoping we'd tip on top. It left such a bad taste in my mouth!

That's insane. They are now expecting you to double tip? No thanks. What restaurant was this so I can avoid it?

Not the PP but I have also encountered this. So now when you go to a restaurant you pay an extra 40%!

You gotta tell us what places??

NP- This just happened to me at Brasserie Liberte in Georgetown. They added a 20% service charge (I ate alone outside)+ I added a 15% tip. Glad DH was not with me. He would have gone bonkers. I like the food but will not return.

DP. This happened to me at ottoman taverna. Water told us there was a 20% service charge, but the restaurant took 16%. The implication was clearly that we should give another 16%.

I hope you have $0. Customers are not going to pay 35-40% extra over the bill. Expecting normal tips on top of a 20% service charge is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You still need to tip everyone everywhere

No you don’t. If servers are making $15/hour or whatever I am not tipping 20%

Are you OP? If so, why did you even ask the question

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't even mind tipping in a restaurant. What's crazy is that take out places are expecting tips for just doing their job.

But according to the PPs above, those employees are also not paid a “living wage.” So you, rich DCUMer are a cheapskate if you don’t tip them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't even mind tipping in a restaurant. What's crazy is that take out places are expecting tips for just doing their job.

But according to the PPs above, those employees are also not paid a “living wage.” So you, rich DCUMer are a cheapskate if you don’t tip them.

I'm a single mom on a tight budget! Moe's is my kid's big treat when they do their chores! Not like I'm at a crazy upscale place and just throwing an extra 40% on 100s of bucks is nothing to me. (I know you agree with me, I'm just saying.)