The new world of tipping

Requests for tips are becoming more common, tips themselves are getting larger, and consumers from coast to coast are confused about the new rules. The onslaught of tipping requests is fatiguing consumers and pushing them to close their wallets — even in scenarios where tips are a critical part of workers' wages.  66% of Americans have a negative view of tipping, Axios' Kelly Tyko reports from a Bankrate survey. 65% say they always tip servers, down from 73% last year and 77% in 2019.