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Interesting thread. When growing up, my Mother owned a small restaurant where I worked from the age of 12, until I could get a "real" job. I probably tip too much. Here are a couple things to remember.
- Tipped professions have a lower (much lower) minimum wage, at least here in the US
- Tipped professions do not pay tax on declared tips, they pay tax on a percentage of their receipts (it was 15% at some point) - this is dated information, but I doubt it has changed.
- As bimmette said, many issues are not the fault of the server
I usually tip 20%. I'll go under if it was something bad specifically on the part of the server - usually this is an attitude-related thing. If they are pleasant and trying, they get my tip. I will go higher if above expectations. I skew higher when it is my money and maybe a little lower when it is a business expense. I may go a little lower if it is a monster bill, like a multiple thousand bill for a group, unless there are multiple servers. Outside of the US, all bets are off.
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