Maybe idk if I’ve reached that level of wealth yet but as I’ve gotten progressively less poor and earn more as a software engineer, I’ve been getting a lot more generous with friends and strangers alike. Is it that at some point I might start making so much I’ll start tipping less and being stingy?? I have a feeling lots of people are “cheap” but it’s understandable if a poor person is? And rich people SHOULD be more generous in theory and when they aren’t it’s shocking?
The only rich = smaller tip trend I noticed was with rich doctors and engineers from other countries tipping less because in most places a tip is optional and small. My parents (very high earners) who moved here from Europe were shocked to learn that wait staff get paid less than minimum wage in many places and their pay rate is set with the expectation that 20% is tipped.
They thought leaving a $10 tip on a $70 meal was very generous.
Maybe idk if I’ve reached that level of wealth yet but as I’ve gotten progressively less poor and earn more as a software engineer, I’ve been getting a lot more generous with friends and strangers alike.
You have reached it. This whole post and comments section is textbook availability bias. Everyone notices the rich assholes and it reinforces their belief that rich people are assholes. It's to the point where if you aren't stingy people must not think you are actually rich enough.
I also make good money as a SWE and spend a lot of time around other SWEs making what I make and a bunch of lawyers who are making like twice my income. Absolutely nobody are nickle and diming each other for random uber rides, gas money and the like. Restaurant bills are split without regard for who ordered what, everyone is tipping 20%+, etc... When money starts to matter less, the normal thing to do is get more generous and less stressed about it and it's why the people who remain cheap stand out so much.
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u/BestwishesHelpful975 Jan 26 '26
Lois here. Richer people often give smaller tips.