“Tips to counter help — don’t! No matter how sad … they get or no matter the revenge the next time they see your cheap face, no tips to counter staff who turn around, pick a bagel, put it in a bag and take your money. No! Stop it! Remove the tip jar!” tip or not to tip –Wayne Cesaro
On the other hand, diners say you absolutely should tip servers at sit-down restaurants.
“Overtip and do it in cash if you can,” Chad Thomas, of Bellevue, wrote. “I will tell my server in advance that I am leaving the tip empty on the credit card but I will be leaving it in cash, so don’t freak out when you see zeros in the tip line.”
Jake Bean, of Seattle, says he tips based on the service received. “Bad service? Don’t be surprised at 10%. Great service? Don’t be surprised at 30%.” And if service charges are included, there shouldn’t be an additional option to tip, he added.
Real Life of an MSW 
When paying by card I always ask if staff get a share of tips. If not I give one with cash and don’t give it with the card when it is automatically included in the bill
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Smart practice! I’ve learned to examine the bill carefully because I’ve noticed things like “parties of three or more are charged a 5% sitting fee” or parties larger than six are automatically charged a 15% gratuity. I consider this the tip, since the establishment has decided what the customer owes in gratuity. ❤ —Thanks for taking the time to read,and comment.
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I do believe in tips, but here lately customer has gotten worst and folks don’t even care anymore! But I taught my children if you can’t afford to tip stay at home.
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Tipping appears to be more routine now, rather than truly reflecting the quality of customer service.❤ —Thanks for taking the time to read,and comment.
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The whole world is different now! I can’t worry about that….
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