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In reply to the discussion: My co-worker lectured me on rudeness of a large tip [View all]LynneSin
(95,337 posts)If I feel I need to leave less than that I'm going to be speaking to a manager about the travesty of the service, but that very rarely happens.
Decent service usually is around 20% minimum. You can always tell those who were former service industry workers - we all tip well.
When I've dined with a group of people where the bill is divided amongst the group I can always tell who the bad tippers are - they are the ones who make it a point to nose around and see what everyone is tipping. And honestly, I think sometimes I put extra on my tips because I know there are going to be at least 1-2 people in the group that will try to stiff the waitperson. I shouldn't have to compensate for bad tippers but I also feel that our waitperson shouldn't suffer either.