How much should we tip the server at a restaurant? It's a personal decision based on the service we receive, what we think is expected, and how generous we feel.
Average restaurant tipping is tracked and analyzed, along with other restaurant data. Of twelve large metro areas, the two California cities (San Francisco and Los Angeles) are at the bottom of the list in terms of what percentage of the bill an average diner will give to the server. No explanation is offered for lower California tipping. Any ideas?
Here's one possibility. Under federal law, restaurants can pay below the minimum wage if average tipping puts the wage above the minimum. But California forbids this. So servers are paid at least the minimum wage, plus whatever they earn in tips.
If customers know this, would they reduce their tipping? Maybe and maybe not.
Generosity beyond tipping - that is, to charities - can be tracked on a much bigger scale. Charitable giving can be measured for whole nations.
from FEE
(cont'd tomorrow)
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