Tipping culture in North America is spinning out of control. What was once viewed as a special reward for service received that was over and above the call of duty has now become an industry standard — and a greedy one at that.
These days, servers who receive anything less than 20% consider themselves cheated. What's worse is that other companies in different industries have seemingly caught on and are now starting to do the same thing. Companies like, for example, Starbucks — which recently announced that they're now accepting debit/credit card tips.
