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minus-squareShortstack@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·4 小时前It was 30 years ago, but the tipping percentage has been subject to inflation for some reason right alongside the cost of the service. Feels like an intentional double dip as a fuck you to me.
minus-squareGeometrinen_GepardilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 小时前Yeah, I figured so. My knowledge on American tipping culture is based on 90s movies.
minus-squareBakerBagel@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 小时前The reason is that minimum wage has been stagnant for the last 20 years. Servers are still getting paid $5 an hour plus their tips.
minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 小时前Uh…15% is. Or maybe 20% at a sit down restaurant.
minus-squarethen_three_more@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 小时前America seems to be a bit crazy. Pretty sure 0%-10% is standard in the UK. Though a lot of those cheeky service charges are around 12.5
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 小时前15% has been the standard for many decades, and even that is supposed to be optional.
Isn’t 10% the usual tip amount?
It was 30 years ago, but the tipping percentage has been subject to inflation for some reason right alongside the cost of the service.
Feels like an intentional double dip as a fuck you to me.
Yeah, I figured so. My knowledge on American tipping culture is based on 90s movies.
The reason is that minimum wage has been stagnant for the last 20 years. Servers are still getting paid $5 an hour plus their tips.
Uh…15% is. Or maybe 20% at a sit down restaurant.
America seems to be a bit crazy.
Pretty sure 0%-10% is standard in the UK. Though a lot of those cheeky service charges are around 12.5
15% has been the standard for many decades, and even that is supposed to be optional.