And indeed, I don’t tip at all, restaurants or else, the only time I tip is if I happen to order some foods online during snowy days, as I know the struggle the driver went through. I find it difficult to comprehend why tipping mostly goes to the waitresses, not who actually did the work, the chef -although some restaurants distribute the tip, mostly don’t-, waitresses job isn’t even essential, I can go and pick up the plates myself, or better, automate the process, we actually did build some robots in my field of work that do the same job, additionally, why do I have to tip the waitress but not the barista?! Even though the later one actually do something useful..
The restaurants’ owners are exploiting young employees, mostly college students or younger for a low wage, and shouldering the rest on the customers, I honestly think there should a bylaw to prevent those tips, as it enables that exploitation.