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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

iata for being upset that i wont get tips

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“Am I a bad person?”: Service worker expresses guilt after being forced to give up their tips

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

married couple servers at texas roadhouse

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‘I’m not feeling guilty about my tipping anymore’: Married couple who serve together at Texas Roadhouse reveal how much they make each night

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

2 panel image. Digital checkout details at Texas Roadhouse with caption that reads: "What would you tip???" on left. Texas Roadhouse sign on right.

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‘So we shouldn’t tip you anything’: Family of 6 questions how much to tip on $80 bill at Texas Roadhouse. Then they ask the server

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and the investigative editor of the Daily Dot&#8217;s Hi-Res division. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

Woman with blond hair and a nose piercing in her car, Chili's restaurant@ Signage

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‘Expecting $480 to bring some plates is absurd’: Chili’s server says Barstool personality racked up $2,400 tab. Then she sees the tip

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Screenshot from Reddit user u/Sometypeofway18 of the ThaiTanium Resaturant & Bar sign; Screenshot from Reddit user u/Sometypeofway18 of Tiktok user @hennnesssyyy2020's deleted Tiktok of a couple seated at ThaiTanium with the caption "THATANIUM - INDIANAPOLIS,IN - TOLD UPON ARRIVAL THAT WE CANNOT DINE IN UNLESS WE TIP. WHO SAID WE WOULD NOT? OTHERS WERE NOT TOLD THE SAME"

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Couple goes to restaurant. Then server makes them agree to tip before seating them

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Ziosk Tablet(l), Man talking(c), Chili's(r)

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‘Ziosk is taking a cut’: Man gets the check on Ziosk tablet, used at Olive Garden and Chili’s. Then he uses his iPhone calculator to verify the tip percentages

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

2 panel image: on the left is a Subway Restaurant and on the right a person explains.

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‘Did I hear that right?’: Woman leaves 20% tip at Subway on iPad. Then a worker steps in

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot. She graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Screenshot from Reddit user @syzygee_alt with the caption "This restaurant place a sticker over the 'No Tip' option to force customers to leave a tip".

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‘It is very clearly stated by law’: Man dines out. Then he realizes the restaurant put a sticker over the ‘No Tip’ option

man shares what he received from server at outback steakhouse(l) Outback steakhouse restaurant(c) Person handing out check(r)

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‘Am I wrong?’: Outback Steakhouse customer gets the check for carry-out. Then he sees what the server wrote on it

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Person giving tip(l) woman shares reasons to give a tip(r)

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‘Why am I not tipping them?’: Woman questions not tipping retail workers who help you while shopping in-store

Two panel design with a woman looking to the side, next to an image of a Texas Roadhouse sign

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‘I can’t’: Texas Roadhouse server says she can tell if you’re a bad tipper. Here’s what she looks for—and how it’ll affect your service

Amelie Allen is a trending intern at the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a senior at the University of Arizona, where she studies political science and journalism. In her free time, she enjoys reading, puppetry, and watching old movies.

Amelie Allen

Two panel design with a woman looking at the camera, next to an image of someone paying at a restaurant with their phone

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‘I’ve seen cash before’: Woman pays for food with $10 bill. Then the worker puts it in her tip jar

Costco Wholesale Store Front(l) Woman shares what happened to her after doing her uber eats run(c) Uber Eats Delivery(r)

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‘Don’t know whether to be more upset at Uber Eats or the customer’: Woman offers $50 tip for Costco run. Then the order gets delivered

Two panel design with a woman talking to the camera in her car and a Subway sandwich sign in the other panel.

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‘As I’m pulling out the cash’: Subway customer tries to tip in cash. Then the worker says this when she asks for a bag

Two panel Design with panel one a close up of a woman who is talking in her car and panel two is a person using a checkout screen at a restaurant.

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