I don't know how you do it over there. The most recent trip a couple of months back went into a biscuit (breakfast) place in some suburb about 20ish minutes out of Fort Worth. Walked up to the counter and ordered. The waitress takes the order and says that'll be X dollars please. Flips the screen around and asks me what tip I'd like to give. I'm sorry but what.... you think you deserved a 20% tip - ANY tip... for 30 seconds of interaction and literally taking my order. I remember the days when a tip was something you earned after a service is completed and was a reward for a job well done. Ironically the one person in my short trip there who deserved a tip, worked at a place where they didn't ask for one unfortunately.
Yeah, it doesn't make sense. The folks making sure i have enough queso and chips work just as hard if not harder.
Exactly! All of this counter service tipping is done on the front end of the service. Say you tip at the counter but then the service is junk, can you undo the tip? Are you tipping on the front end to ensure good service? If you don't tip at the counter will you receive bad service? It's insanity.
"Are you supposed to tip at food trucks? I mean...you're in the kitchen! You only have to walk a few steps from the kitchen area to the counter area! The food containers are right there! Just plop the food in. You barely moved! You're still fat! You can't be working that hard! You're a glorified cashier! You're not even doing the cooking! He is! Is my tip going to him?"
Leviticus 25:44-46 Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property. You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites ruthlessly. ---- Maybe we dont have to take all that Leviticus stuff all THAT literally.
If they are trying to pressure or shame me into tipping, I give in. I hit “Custom tip” button and proceed with $0.01 tip amount while they are watching. And then I look at them, essentially pressuring them into saying “ Thank you”.
