[lilylangtree]

I've always wondered who decided that tips are 20 percent for men and 15 percent for woman. Frankly, dining out is a treat for people on a budget. Then to top it off at 15-20% seems excessive unless the waiter/waitress was exceptional. The waiter/waitress is hired to perform a job. If the waiter/waitress is performing their job, then why tip? I was under the impression that the act of tipping was for something performed beyond the job hired to do. Tipping and whoever decides the amount have gotten way out of line.

[doc30]

20% for a tip! I thought the max was 15%! Back in the '80's it was 10%. When will it be 25%!

[Quick1]

If the waiter/waitress is performing their job, then why tip? I was under the impression that the act of tipping was for something performed beyond the job hired to do.

Waiters/waitresses make $2.13/hour because of the EXPECATION that people will tip them.

Think of it this way: You hire a contractor to do your drywall, and he comes and does it. Do you not pay him because he was only "doing his job"? No. Think of a waiter as your own personal employee for the night, and you are paying them directly.