I only tip if the service was above and beyond expectation. As you said: it’s not meant to subsidize their actual pay. It’s a tip. And if I tip, I make sure the person I am tipping gets cash directly in their hand. Under the table if necessary.
That would be a valid point in cases where the employee isn’t being paid below minimum wage. In restaurants in America, it literally, legally, does subsidize their pay.
I only tip if the service was above and beyond expectation. As you said: it’s not meant to subsidize their actual pay. It’s a tip. And if I tip, I make sure the person I am tipping gets cash directly in their hand. Under the table if necessary.
That would be a valid point in cases where the employee isn’t being paid below minimum wage. In restaurants in America, it literally, legally, does subsidize their pay.