Right. I hate forced tipping, it feels almost the same as being shamed into giving money to a beggar. (Almost, OK servers? You deserve for the job to pay you a real wage from the outset like any other job, instead of the owner shaming customers into forking over money at the table like it's a mob debt being collected. Used to be 10%, then 15, then 18, now it's 20% or else the customer is a douche. So I tip generously, which buys me the right to kvetch and whinge about it a little here. :)

Why only in restaurants, and very few other places? Why not everywhere, or nowhere?

Right. I hate forced tipping, it feels almost the same as being shamed into giving money to a beggar. (Almost, OK servers? You deserve for the job to pay you a real wage from the outset like any other job, instead of shaming customers into forking over money at the table like it's a mob debt being collected. Used to be 10%, then 15, then 18, now it's 20% or else the customer is a douche. So I tip generously, which buys me the right to kvetch and whinge about it a little here. :)

Why only in restaurants, and very few other places? Why not everywhere, or nowhere?

Right. I hate forced tipping, it feels almost the same as being shamed into giving money to a beggar. (Almost, OK servers? You deserve for the job to pay you a real wage from the outset like any other job, instead of shaming customers into forking over money at the table like it's a mob debt being collected. Used to be 10%, then 15, then 18, now it's 20% or else you're a douche. I tip generously, which buys me the right to kvetch and whinge about it a little. :)

Why only in restaurants, and very few other places? Why not everywhere, or nowhere?