What do folks on Lens think about tipping? How to tip people in service industry? Whats the standard % for good service?
tips used to be 10%, then 15%, then 18%, now 20%, and I am starting to see 25% option.
Wen 💯❓
0At least enough for the server to reach a living wage adjusted up or down based on service quality.
0Lol I misread this to be a question about tipping as a function on Lenster.
Still posting some thoughts below:
I think it's best to have a single action for supporting something and the "like" function is so engrained I would not remove it.
So instead of having 2 options of either like or tip, I would combine them for each like to also issue a (micro-tip). Some downsides with this are that 1) people might hit "like" less if it comes with a tip and 2) the decision of how much to tip would add further friction.
For that reason, I think people should set a standard tip per like themselves (potentially they could even set it to 0) and the default should be super small, e.g. 1 cent.
It would be awesome to have a quadratic funding mechanism active that provides revenues for creators (so the tips are mostly a signal of whom to fund + basic disincentive for like-bot farms).
0Others still are poor because, while they have some notion of science, they have
0When it comes to tipping, it's important to consider the level of service you received. If the service was exceptional, you may want to tip more than the standard percentage. On the other hand, if the service was poor, you may choose not to tip at all or to tip a lower amount. On average, I tip 15-20%.
1Some places don't have this habit, but I think the service attitude is better in places that have this habit
0In the US i usually give a 20÷ tip. For many they are essential to increase their often way too low basic salary. Interestingly, the amount of tip seems to be a geographically dependent quantity. In Europe it seems, people give a lower tip amount, e.g. 10-12÷, maybe based on the fact that the base salary in the service industry is (expected to be) higher there. But im oc just guessing here. Just my personal experience.
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