Man leaving ‘negative tip for restaurant staff, sparks debate

Providing tips to restaurant staff has become an unsaid rule in many parts of the world. While this rule can have exceptions in India, the act of not paying tips is considered rude and unacceptable in several parts of the world.

A TikTok user sparked off a debate over this tipping culture after he posted a video of a “negative tip” to the restaurant staff at one of his outings. According to a report by Independent, the man who goes by the user name @gameoftony on TikTok filmed himself giving a $-32.49 tip and shared it online along with a caption that read, “Wrong food, waiting forever, rude waitresses, so sad.”

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He wrote a $-32.49 tip on a bill of $32.49 that meant he was not going to pay anything and that’s clearly not allowed. Further, it can be seen that he signed it on the customer copy of the receipt.

However, the video went viral on social media and garnered over a million views on TikTok. While many users took it as a joke, some were offended by tipping the waiter with a negative tip.

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They said that it was unfair to the restaurant staff. Reacting to the clip, a user said that while the user may not have liked their service, he should be more considerate because restaurant staff are also humans and mistakes can happen.

A second user suggested that if the user had so many issues with the service at the eatery, he should have conveyed his concerns to staff instead of cutting the tip.

Meanwhile, there were several others who believed that tipping is not a compulsion and it has to be earned by the restaurant staff with their service.