When I’m sitting down to a dinner, the bare minimum I expect is food served to my table in a reasonable time, drink refills, etc., but I tip for that service. When I’m at a bar the bare minimum I expect is to receive the drink I ordered, but I tip for that service.
Again, as I said, I would much prefer if tipping were not a part of our culture at all. But I alone will not change that just by shortchanging low-wage employees.
Exactly, and that’s the problem that allowed business owners not to pay their employees enough. Tipping should be reserved for when you’re extremely pleased with the service.
you literally just described the bare minimum expectation for what the customer is buying from that company
When I’m sitting down to a dinner, the bare minimum I expect is food served to my table in a reasonable time, drink refills, etc., but I tip for that service. When I’m at a bar the bare minimum I expect is to receive the drink I ordered, but I tip for that service.
Again, as I said, I would much prefer if tipping were not a part of our culture at all. But I alone will not change that just by shortchanging low-wage employees.
Exactly, and that’s the problem that allowed business owners not to pay their employees enough. Tipping should be reserved for when you’re extremely pleased with the service.