Todd Radcliffe says this change in the standard tipping rate needs to happen as soon as possible so he, and others, aren't the latest victims of the down economy. Also, he is supposed to pay his parents back for the out-of-contract iPhone 4S he had to have even though he wasn't eligible for an upgrade.

San Francisco—While many restaurant employees here have recently sought to raise the standard tip by customers from 15 to 25 per cent, one man said he feels that an increase like that is still woefully inadequate compensation for their hard work.

“Twenty-five per cent tip? That’s a joke,” said server Todd Radcliffe, who has been waiting tables for four years now since graduating from UC Berkley with a history of fine arts degree. “For all I do for those idiots who eat at my TGI Friday’s? When I drop their food, I’m always sure to pick it up and put it back on their plates within 15 seconds, 20 seconds tops. When they ask for refills on their watered down drinks, I always get it for them as soon as I’m done with my cigarette. Getting any tip less than 45% is an insult.”
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