This quote from the article blows my mind!
āClarissa Moore, a 35-year-old who works as a supervisor at a utility company in Pennsylvania, said even her mortgage company has been asking for tips lately.ā
Since I started this post back in June(!), I no longer tip ANYTHING on any screen, except for waitstaff at a restaurant. If they have a tip jar, I leave a tip if I feel they deserve one.
My husband was recently at the dermatologist and when he checked out on the screen you could tip the front desk receptionists.
Omg. I think that is the most incredibly insane thing Iāve heard yet about unexpected places youāre asked to tip!!!
Omg! Was going to post the same thing. Maybe we have the same dermatologist 
I couldnāt believe it when I saw it.
Folks, we need to put a top to this madness!
Unbelievable!
This is NUTS!!
Dermatologist?? Do you think that was on there for people coming in to get treatments like facials or even Botox??? Kind of like a spa?
(Or am I just being really naive and generous in my assumptions . . .)
Nopeānot tipping mortgage company (if we still had one), nor any receptionist, nor everyone who has their hand out. Just nope.
I work in a library. Going to see if we can set up an ipad with a tip line for when we help people. If you canāt beat 'emā¦
It was definitely front desk. The esthetician has her Venmo information on a placard on the front desk!
We recently stayed at a nice hotel. The breakfast buffet was fabulousā¦ the views were great, and there were cute stray cats keeping the birds in check. Staff at the buffet has a big, no, giant red stamp that they put on every checkā¦ āgratuity not included.ā I tipped them well so they would look away when we gave fish to the strays hanging around our table. 
Hereās something new:
The travel website https://www.traveluro.com/ asks for a tip after you book your trip.
Ok, another āgrinchā here. Since the cost of dining out has risen so much, wouldnāt tips also rise proportionately? Why has the percentage then risen over time? Standard used to be 15%. Now 20%. But even 15% of a much higher bill, raises the tip.
I donāt buy that.
The same theory would be why do you tip less at say dennys than a casual steakhouse or place like Olive Garden. Same work but different bills.
I would say that tipping 20% helps the employee keep up with increased costs. Their life expenses arenāt the same just like yours arenāt.
I understand not being able to afford 20%. Then Iād say choose your restaurant choice. Or eat out less.
But penalizing the employee isnāt fair ā¦IMHO of course.
The underlying problem is our American system of not paying wait staff a decent wage and depending on the generosity of customers (via tips) to make up the difference. I travel a lot, and thatās not how it works in other countries.
Iāve been a server, as have my 3 daughters, 1 is currently a bartender in Boston (in grad school full time). Most servers who need to make good money donāt want a fair wage. My daughterās favorite shift is Thursday nights into Friday morning, took her a bit to earn it. Grueling, yes, but she makes a lot of money in those hours. Her least favorite are Sundays, starts 9 am. Easy work, bad tips. There is no way sheād work Thursday nights if she was getting the same amount as Sunday mornings.
A group in Portland got a citizenās referendum on the ballot for a āfair wageā for servers. The servers said, āWe donāt want that!ā They actually convinced the group to withdraw their support for the measure, but it was too late to take it off the ballot. Fortunately, it failed because servers put together an effective ad campaign.
Yep!