The Paddock

If he wasn't happy with a 30% tip then he didn't deserve it to begin with!!!

15% is a common and decent tip....20% is very generous...anything over 25% is extremely generous.

Maybe he was surprised at the nice tip. If not, he was probably just an unhappy liberal....jk

15% is typically unless the service is 5* over the top and then I will go more. If service is bad I will drop the tip to a lower amount and even not pay anything if the service was horriable.

By the way how did the restaurant industry con us into paying part of their employees salaries in the first place?

I have often wondered the same thing. I worked as a waiter for a while in college and often wondered, how is it that I am only getting paid $2.13/hr since I'm a waiter, and have to hope the customers tonight understand how much to tip (i.e. 20% of the non-alcohol portion of the tab + $1/drink for the alcohol, or 20% for the alcohol total if it is bottles of wine). I don't know when it became the right thing to do for the customer to pay extra for their meal to pay the majority of the salary of the wait staff (and hostess staff and bartenders, since they get tipped out a percentage of your waiter's tips at the end of the shift as well).

On another note, am I the only person who constantly wonders if you're supposed to tip this person or that person? For example.....movers, TV/satellite installation guys, furniture delivery guys, etc.

I've never even thought about tipping movers, TV/satellite installation guys, furniture delivery guys, etc. Am I wrong?

Yeah, a lot of professions other than waiters, bartenders and golf caddies work for (and expect) tips. I know movers typically expect it, but I can't figure out if guys like TV installers, etc. do. GOOGLE, here I come.....

I tip 33-50% if my total is under $15 but anything over that and you're looking at a 15-20% tip on the dot, depending on the restaurant. I just use the tip calculator in my phone. Now delivery tips I am extremely generous.

Tipping at Orange Leaf?

Yes
or
No

I say no.

Im always confused if I should tip the grocery carryout kid. At Martins they always carry your groceries out for you and load them as well. I am always confused if I should give them a couple bucks but I never do. I once gave a waitress a 100% tip. The food was good, she was better.

The restaurant industry is pretty corrupt about that stuff. Not only do you pay the majority of their salary, but the server also doesn't get to keep all of the tips they get in many restaurants. Many restaurants do tip sharing. They calculate the tip share from the amount of sales the server does. When I worked at the Texas Roadhouse it was not uncommon for me to have to pay $20 worth of tipshare. So I would make $100 bucks on a Saturday working from 4-12 and $20 of the $100 would be taken away for tipshare and I'd leave with $80. The tipshare goes to the bus boys and to the hostesses so that way the restaurant can be cheap and not pay those positions as much. This is something to keep in mind when you're leaving a tip. If you order food and drinks then leave no tip or a tiny tip then the server actually loses money by serving your table. If they deserve that then it is understandable, but a good server shouldn't be punished like that.

Also... as far as the to go person goes... they do a pretty decent amount and can be even busier than a server. They take the orders, go to the back and they box up all of your food and then bag it. They make sure that all of the food is correct and that you get everything you asked for. They typically add some bread and stuff and make sure you have drinks, condiments, and silverware. Keeping the orders in line and running all from the front to the back to get the orders and to set them up is a pretty tasking day. Still, they don't deserve a ton. I would say something like 10%. They might not like that, but they make good money doing that job, and it is probably one of the better paying jobs in a restaurant. I did the job a long time ago, when I was 17 or so and I never expected a tip. To get one was nice, but it wasn't something I expected. Of course, I didn't get a ton of to go orders. Now, however, it has become a pretty big business and those working it have come to expect decent tips.

I usually put whatever coins I get back in the little tip jar they have set out. But I do not think tipping is expected there but if you feel generous they will take it.