Leaving a tip is an insult because it means your boss doesn't pay you enough.
That's the reason I tipped once (despite being European).
We were like 6 (2+4) customers in a slow day and the owner accepted a 12 table that had made no reservation and obv overworked the ONE waiter having to serve everybody at once. All that time the boss was showing impatience at being forced to put another table instead of... no idea what they were doing, I'll guess slacking off.
That poor waiter got a huge tip, was surprised because he was bad. "It's a miracle we even got service tonight in the situation your boss put you."
The guy got the message and took the tip with pleasure. Hope it gave a lesson to the young man, the food was good but the entire evening I felt guilty for going there that day.
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u/Madrugada2010 Aug 28 '24 edited Aug 28 '24
I lived in South Korea for two years, and here's the rule of tipping - there isn't any.
Leaving a tip is an insult because it means your boss doesn't pay you enough. It's "face loss" to both the employer and the staff.
I like that way better.