• @[email protected]
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      287 days ago

      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.

      • @[email protected]
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        27 days ago

        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.

    • @then_three_more
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      97 days ago

      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

      • @spookex
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        27 days ago

        I don’t remember actually doing tips as a percentage back when I lived in Latvia, it was usually that you took the bills and left any coins, maybe added some on top if there weren’t many.

        So probably 10% at most but still basically what I made per hour as a warehouse worker