[MegaPrime33]

I'd like to have an intelligent discussion on the act of tipping. In my opinion, tipping in the US has completely gotten out of control. I recently read an article that the new standard now is 25%. WHAT? In most cases lately, restaurants are paying their serving staff minimum wage, if not more. Why would I tip you for doing your job? I work in computers. It's not like I have a tip jar on my desk and expect people to toss some bucks in after I fixed their computer. It's insane. And there are unwritten rules about how much to tip a person. Like you wouldn't give a delivery person a 20% tip, but you would in a restaurant. Why? The driver seems to be doing more work by driving to your house, usually in bad weather, to only get what, 2 bucks? And then you have doormen at hotels, cab drivers, concierge. What do you tip them? I find it interesting too that the US is basically the only country that does this. It just seems crazy to me. I think the country needs to come up with standard, with at every restaurant a 10-12% tip is included in the total bill. And if you feel your server did exceptional work, you can give a little more. And that's it! It's chaos I tell you!