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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8357303" data-attributes="member: 7023840">Briefly-1. Square does not have a default 10% setting. <a href="https://squareup.com/help/us/en/article/5069-accept-tips-with-the-square-app" target="_blank">Source</a>. Give that it is not a default setting, and I've never seen it customized to that in the wild, I have to assume you have either a mistaken memory, or a very bizarre and self-selected set of places you visit.2. Given that I live in an area where places routinely print suggested tip amounts on checks, and given that I just visited another area that did the same, and I have never, ever, ever, ever in my life seen 10% listed as an option (and it is getting more rare to see 15%), I have to assume that you have encountered this as well. At a certain point, people fully know what is expected- they just are choosing not to do it.3. Yes, it is technically a violation of the law for an employer to take advantage of the tipped wage credit if the employee doesn't make the minimum wage with tips; as with many things (classification of employees as exempt or non-exempt, or classifying employees as independent contractors) it is rarely observed. The point is that these employees (who rarely get benefits) are, in many states, operating at a deficit to minimum wage prior to making tips.4. As a side note, I have yet to meet someone in real life who worked in the service industry who is a "10%er." Weird, huh? Now, given that this is the internet, and people are anonymous, I am sure that someone will claim that they totes worked tables to support themselves throughout high school and college and they are all about the 5%, buddy, because bootstraps. Uh huh.It’s a useful principle in life … What matters is how you treat people that you don't need to be nice too.I've actually used that in all my dealings, and it's the best way I've found to judge a person's character. It's like the old saw about integrity (how you act when no one is looking). How people treat waitstaff, how people treat those that they don't have any obligations to, that's how I view a person's character. It's a pretty good indicator, so far.And to move it to the subject...If you want to tip designers, just support patreons (for example) or kickstarters. It's not something I'm really used to, but I did it for a forum member making an inclusive OSR game, gave at the highest amount, and I feel pretty good about it.</blockquote>

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