Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 17:41     Subject: Tourist to DC here. No tipping at restaurants or anywhere else is appropriate, right?
Anonymous wrote:They don’t get $15 and hour. Troll.


Troll troll troll.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 17:10     Subject: Tourist to DC here. No tipping at restaurants or anywhere else is appropriate, right?
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?
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 17:06     Subject: Tourist to DC here. No tipping at restaurants or anywhere else is appropriate, right?
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!
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 15:02     Subject: Tourist to DC here. No tipping at restaurants or anywhere else is appropriate, right?
Anonymous wrote:My understanding is DC now has wage laws, thus service staff get wages in the city. This obviously means leave no tips anywhere, correct?


WRONG! Don't be cheap.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 14:59     Subject: Tourist to DC here. No tipping at restaurants or anywhere else is appropriate, right?
California has minimum wage of $15 for their servers and they still expect a tip. Unless the restaurant says no tipping it’s expected.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 14:45     Subject: Tourist to DC here. No tipping at restaurants or anywhere else is appropriate, right?
Anonymous wrote:Servers now make $15 in DC?

Man. I waited tables during the aughts in DC. Def was not the case then!


Not the case now, either. Read the thread. This isn't fully in effect.

OP, don't be a tightwad trying to avoid tipping because you want to believe something that is not true.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 14:35     Subject: Re:Tourist to DC here. No tipping at restaurants or anywhere else is appropriate, right?
They won’t get standard minimum wage for years. I think servers get $8 per hour right now.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 14:33     Subject: Tourist to DC here. No tipping at restaurants or anywhere else is appropriate, right?
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%


That’s your right. But I wouldn’t eat at the same place twice. If you do, enjoy the saliva in your food.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 14:33     Subject: Re:Tourist to DC here. No tipping at restaurants or anywhere else is appropriate, right?
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.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 14:33     Subject: Tourist to DC here. No tipping at restaurants or anywhere else is appropriate, right?
They don’t get $15 and hour. Troll.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 14:32     Subject: Tourist to DC here. No tipping at restaurants or anywhere else is appropriate, right?
Servers now make $15 in DC?

Man. I waited tables during the aughts in DC. Def was not the case then!
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 14:31     Subject: Tourist to DC here. No tipping at restaurants or anywhere else is appropriate, right?
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%
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 14:30     Subject: Tourist to DC here. No tipping at restaurants or anywhere else is appropriate, right?
You still need to tip everyone everywhere
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 14:29     Subject: Re:Tourist to DC here. No tipping at restaurants or anywhere else is appropriate, right?
What? No. You still tip 20%.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2023 14:26     Subject: Tourist to DC here. No tipping at restaurants or anywhere else is appropriate, right?
My understanding is DC now has wage laws, thus service staff get wages in the city. This obviously means leave no tips anywhere, correct?