Exactly.
I factor 15 percent of the bill as a minimum tip. I also consider that the waiter usually spends less than 5 minutes total on my table from the time I sit down to the time I leave.
If I even leave $5.00 - that is damn good money for an unskilled job.
My thoughts exactly.
That’s just the visible part of the job.
For every minute I spent at a table meant 5 minutes doing something else to get the food/drinks there.