Waitress provokes fed-up customers after claiming that ‘gratuity’ isn’t a tip — and why they should give even more

Here’s a tip that no one asked for.

A self-identified waitress recently took to social media with a simple message for patrons: gratuity is not a tip.

“Gratuity is gratuity, and a tip is a tip,” the woman said in a TikTok video that’s made the rounds on social media, reigniting the heated discussion surrounding America’s tipping customs.

Though the terms “gratuity” and “tip” are often used interchangeably, the waitress said that the automatic gratuity charge some restaurants tack onto bills is sometimes split between members of the waitstaff.

“Out of that gratuity, the waitress has to pay the bartender, the person making your drink. Out of that…

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