LOL @ having to tip
Why should i give someone MORE money for doing there damn job? That makes no damn sense. When I fix a computer at work, i dont get tipped, BECAUSE ITS PART OF MY GODDAMN JOB DESCRIPTION.
Nor do I get tipped when I fix a computer. But for people in the food service industry, TIPPING IS PART OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION. Thats why they get a shitty hourly wage. You try to figure out a monthly budget while having to depend on cheapskates for the bulk of your income.
It's obvious you've never worked in the food service industry, and never worked for tips so you'll probably never understand. Its usually shitty work, dealing with dickhead customers all day, for low wages, but decent tips if you're good and your customers aren't social rejects who fail to understand the custom of tipping.
When you go to a restaurant you do so with certain expectations. You expect food cooked and brought to you in a timely fashion. You expect your orders to be taken accurately. In return, you're expected to add a percentage to your bill and give it directly to your server. That's the way it is, and has been for years. You being a cheap fuck won't change that, it'll only build resentment.
Agree with it or don't, but I believe that if you don't tip, you're a dick. Plus it's bad karma.