I&#x27;m the opposite.  I want a known fee or fare.  I don&#x27;t want to have to think if I need to tip or not tip.  Is the tip expected or is it optional gratitude for exceptional service?<p>No, just tell me the amount.  Most of the world works this way.  Even in places where bribes are routine, there isn&#x27;t as much tipping.<p>Restaurants are moving away, slowly, from the tipping model, mostly due to increases in base wages, making it unpalatable for all but the rich, to pay a premium price and a tip on top of that.<p>Pay your employees&#x2F;contractors a fair wage and take responsibility for it, don&#x27;t shift wage responsibility to the &quot;fare&quot; (paying passenger).