How many times have you found yourself in that awkward situation where a certain worker lingers just a little longer after you settle up with the bill? You start to think to yourself, ‘does this person expect a tip?’ or ‘am I an asshole for only dropping an extra 5 on this plumbing job?’ The guilt and anxiety can weigh on us all, even if we’re genuinely good people & decent tippers by nature.
With this moral conundrum in mind, the folks over at DealNews recently broke down the most common situations in which tipping is expected and how much to tip for each one. It’s like a ‘Tipping for Dummies’ handbook, and it can help you in almost any situation. So let’s get to it, starting with the most obvious tip of all, the restaurant experience, and then working from there…