From my experiences on the eating side, I&#x27;m not surprised that business meetings tend to be large tippers. Everyone is (usually) having a good time on the company dime and the tip is other people&#x27;s money anyway. The problem with a group of individuals--specifically where everyone is paying for themselves--is that some people often don&#x27;t end up chipping in enough and after a couple rounds of &quot;we&#x27;re a bit short here&quot; the waiter ends up eating the shortage.<p>Even if it doesn&#x27;t happen a lot, the effect on the waiter who makes 5% off the group of 25 they&#x27;ve been serving all night can be considerable.