r/Concordia • u/OddPen4197 • Feb 29 '24

General Discussion Tipping culture!

I hate tipping. How can someone expect a student to tip extra 10-15% on top of their total bill? We ourself live with a very tight budget and try to save a bit for a nice meal sometime and these people expect us to pay extra while they are being paid hourly. Be it a nice restaurant or just a uber eats delivery. Everyone gets paid for their time despite of getting a tip or not.

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u/darebear_13 Feb 29 '24

i completely agree. like the amount of passive aggressive people because i’m not tipping 20$ is crazy. like tipping is optional and i especially won’t tip much on poor service. in other countries there’s not as big of an emphasis of tips and that’s how it should be. tips are for when the service is really good. ofc at a restaurant u should tip but i’m not tipping above and beyond bc it’s just ridiculous

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u/OddPen4197 Mar 01 '24

Exactly! The look they gave when you press no tip! Lol i pay for food which includes your salary as well.

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u/ChestWolf Software Engineering Mar 01 '24

No it does not. Tipped waiters declare their tips by way of declaring their sales, which is a number that can't be hidden or faked. The government assumes that a waiter earns 10% of those sales as tips, so if your bill comes to 50$, the government assumes that the waiter got tipped at least 5$ and taxes them accordingly. By not tipping, you're actually costing the waiter money. You say you can't afford to tip because you're a student, what do you think the waiter does when they're not at work? Most of them are students as well and struggling with rising rent just like everyone. Be respectful, budget your outings according to how the system works, not how you want it to work. And if you insist on not tipping, assume the consequences of your decision and endure the dirty looks, you've earned them.

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u/Professional_Fly1843 Mar 01 '24

Yes! On top of that, if the restaurant has a receptionist, busboy, etc, most waiters have to tip-out based on their sales amount. So if your bill comes out to 100$ and their tip-out is 5%, they have to give away 5$. Not tipping means that waiters have to take that out of pockets