Essentially, in this case the wait staff is just bussing the tables, not serving.
Our culture of tipping isnt about rewarding servers.
Its a way for restaurants to offload the cost of employment directly onto customers.
You brew coffee at home, you dont walk into Target and you refuse to order avocado toast.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…
Your concern about the amount youre expected to tip is reasonable, but its misplaced.
Next time someone in your party questions how much they should tip, remind them of these facts.
Youre right 20% is too much!
Dana Miranda is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance, author, speaker and personal finance journalist.
