Antiwork

Bottom line, I feel like the culturally accepted baseline tip percentage must be raised from 15% to 20%. If you want to tip less than 20%, that's takeout territory, but if a human is actively waiting on you and serving you, 20% should be the minimum percentage. Hell, I barely ever go out. Often can't afford to. But when I can, it's always 20% as a starting point and I often round up if it's not a round dollar. Restaurant work sucks and sometimes workers can have bad days and slip up here and there, but even if my server is having a tough time, I tip at least 20% because I know they likely need it more than I do. To the monsters who decide to tip nothing when waited on, even if it's takeout or counter service, or the douchebags who leave $5 on a $50 tab because…