I did a little bartending and serving growing up and considered any tip found money. My son also bartended and served at some of Atlanta's most expensive restaurants and low or non tippers was a real thing. Trouble is, servers and bartenders both have to tip out a percentage of a tab to other non-tipped workers. On top of that the IRS 'assumes' a certain level of tipping occurs whether reported or not and taxes accordingly. My son would come home some nights really beaten down when he worked all night for little to no income after tipping out etc. and he was ALWAYS considered one of the best at the restaurants and bars he worked. So although the bartender was frankly dumb saying the things he said where they could be overheard, my wife & I have a rule. If we can't afford to properly tip we don't go out to eat. Period. The only thing that will change that is when restaurant workers are all making $15/hr or more, if we can still afford to pay what they'll have to charge for the food & drink we won't have money to tip, too.
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