[Retric]

I singled them out dishwashers because either they did a sufficient job or they didn’t. You don’t get super extra clean dishes, thus exposing the basic lie of tip sharing.

People get up in arms about tipping because the numbers have gotten so out of whack. 20% tips being expected completely undermine the basic economics of restaurants which is why they get so focused on tip sharing. The current expectation is to tip just to cover people doing their basic jobs.

Imagine going to a restaurant, getting average service, and then not tipping because everything was average. It’s not about tipping for excellence in the US, it’s about providing basic compensation that not a tip that’s just payment for services rendered.

[ianai]

Forget that. I tip because it’s a high abuse, high stress industry and I know that life. What you’re calling average is probably skewed towards above average treatment from the customers.

If you’re sick of paying 20% tips then work to change the law. Don’t take it out on the poor saps just trying to make ends meet.

[Retric]

Or, do what I do and avoid tipping restaurants when possible.

Tipping is inherently a negative experience and you should treat it as such. So for example any service that operates on tips looses a full star on review sites from me.