Last night I met up with a friend at a club neither of us had been to. I gave the bartender my credit card and told him to run a tab for me. At the end of the night I went to check out and the total seemed a bit high. I asked the bartender about it and he pointed out he added the tip! And he had the nerve to tip himself 25%. I work in the service industry and it is customary to tip 20%. But it is not required. As a service provider I am not now, nor have I ever been permitted to tell or suggest to a client how much they should tip. If they ask, I say it is typically 20%. And when I go out, I usually tip in cash. My thought process is that person may need gas money to make it home, or could have kids to feed. But last night when the bartender decided how much my tip should be, and selected it for me, that irked me. I had cash in my purse but I didn’t take out. I cleared the 25% tip option off of the total and selected 20%. That way it will be taxed and he will have to wait for the money until he receives his next paycheck.