My rule of thumb: if they would refill my drink then this is a tipping place. Non-food places are judged case by case. The rest are laughed at and I do my best not to come back.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 27 points 9 months ago

I'm a school bus driver and we get tipped (at Christmas and the end of the year). It's fucking ridiculous. One of my coworkers last year even handed out tip envelopes to the kids - and got suspended for it, fortunately. Imagine being a parent and seeing that bullshit when your kid brings it home.

I don't throw away the gift cards, of course, but it genuinely means a lot more to me when I get a hand-written card from one of my kids (especially if it's not accompanying money).

[–] grayman@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

BBQ place I go to asks for tips at the checkout counter where you order food and pay. Then you get a number. They bring your food out and bus the table when you're done. But that's it. You get your own drink, condiments, cutlery.

I cannot for the life of me figure out why I would tip before any service is rendered and there's no way to tip after.

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ridiculous. I wouldn't feel comfortable eating there. I get it, it's supposed to guarantee a tip for your server, but that's breaking the tipping social contract. I don't know if your server is actually good at their job. Not only that, but it doesn't sound like you ever receive service in this place.

[–] grayman@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

They aren't servers... It's just kitchen staff / cashiers that walk around every few minutes. At least they're making more than $3/hr. But yeah... I don't really call that service. The food got insanely expensive about a year ago too, so I stopped going there.