I thought you said you bought at the bottom of the market.  Either way, unless you're underwater, which maybe you are, or you bought more than you can afford, you'll likely come out ok.

If it isn’t on the bill, you don’t owe it. File this under - reasons US tipping culture should be eliminated.

I’ll leave them an SEIU business card as a tip, then.

They can unionize and go on strike. I’m not making up the difference for a greedy corporation. I’m not digging deep or tightening my fucking belt to support a bad system. YOU, encouraging people to do this, are part of the problem.

Agreed. It’s a travesty that America (and pretty much uniquely America) evolved to the point where customers are expected to pay the worker’s wages since employers are legally allowed to underpay them. It’s not a tip if it’s required. Why don’t you up your prices and just pay your employees a living wage directly?

No. I remember when I was first old enough to go out to eat without my parents, my parents told me to tip 15%. 20% was considered what you left for standout excellent service. Now 20% is the standard.

no. 20% is an extremely generous tip. Call me a fucking jerk all you want. Tipping is stupid and sexist, and we should be pushing for a change that sees servers paid a fair wage and doesn’t put customers in that awkward situation of tipping. IT DOES NOT CREATE BETTER SERVICE. And you know what? The 2% they’re shorted…

So Zack can afford to spend $10,400 a year on eating at restaurants but absolutely has to save $400 on the back of people making $3 an hour and having to put up with the Zacks of New York? FUCK YOU ZACK. 

I always tip 20% unless the waitperson is aggressively bad (and not for things our of their control), but the percentage has kept climbing up, no? I remember 15 years ago reading articles that said 15%, then 15-18, then 18-20, and now a firm 20%. Overall this means a couple bucks difference and I’ve never argued…

Asking the important questions. He’s not bald or dead-eyed, so I really question the veracity of his methods.

“waist of time” is that a pun? :)

Thing is, though, you have to hit the rim. That's what makes it so hard.

After a clutch layup from Maryland native Chloe Jackson put Baylor up 83-81 in the NCAA Women’s Championship

“You make 100% of the shots you don’t miss.        -Arike Ogunbowale” - Michael Scott

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I’ve been on both sides of the table on this one over the last 20yrs, as an interviewer and as an applicant, plus as an applicant who does/does not send thank you notes (I’ve worked with agencies that insist on doing so). My own take:

Guess which one dodged a bullet?

The one who made you feel like Big Powerful Man. Seems like a solid basis for personnel decisions. I hope note-sender gets caught submitting fraudulent expense reports.

Nah dude. If I’m your dream candidate and you would have hired me but for lack of a thank you note, I don’t want to work for you or your company. Probably means insufficient asskissing is penalized as a matter of course.

The sign-up bonus is usually $150 or 15,000 points after $500 in spend. You get an additional 750 points from the $500 spend itself for a total of 15,750 points. This translates to 31.5 points per dollar.

The sign-up bonus is usually $150 or 15,000 points after $500 in spend. You get an additional 750 points from the…