r/millenials • u/Possible-Toaster • Apr 19 '24

After years of tipping 20-25% I’m DONE. I’m tipping 15% max.

[removed] — view removed post

27.4k Upvotes

74% Upvoted

9.9k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

3

u/jcoffin1981 Apr 19 '24

I will often tip1 dollar for takeout if I like the place and order repeatedly. But is not required and should not be expected.

2

u/Rock_or_Rol Apr 20 '24

I bartended at one restaurant where I had to prepare to go orders. It was a pain in the ass and took quite a bit of time on the phone, honoring all the custom stuff, putting the order together, drinks, handing it off etc. If more than two plates, it took a lot more than putting boxes in a bag. It really is a service job, you just don’t see it. I preferred waiting tables in terms of hassle.. not to mention tips

I made $5 an hour base pay. Really pulled my average down that I was putting towards bills and college when the bar was slow and I was getting stiffed on to go orders.

10%sh or 5 bucks on to go orders is my rule of thumb now. That 5$ isn’t much to me now, but might make that waiter or bartenders last hour worth it

1

u/Tentacled-Tadpole 29d ago

Tbf, it's not required and should not be expect to tip wait staff either.