Donte Jackson, the Carolina Panthers second round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, should probably pay his servers more. The rookie was called out on social media last night by his server for leaving a $5 tip on a $120 bill.
I’m going to give Jackson the benefit of the doubt here, based on his response, and assume that he doesn’t know that most service staff at restaurants aren’t paid wages like they would be for any other job. Instead, they rely on tips to make up the vast majority of their income.
You got 5 more dollars then you had be grateful ♂️ https://t.co/tiJIwCQ7WY
— Donte Action Jackson (@_DJack01) July 9, 2018
Tipping is a controversial part of the cost of eating out in America. Our friends over at eater.com have talked a lot about this issue in the past. Check out this article if you want to get a larger grasp on the issues with tipping.
Regardless of how you feel about the practice, I think we can all agree that the 4% tip that Jackson left is not enough. Hopefully, he’ll learn from this and leave better tips in the future, even if for no other reason than to earn the respect of his team mates. Right now the rest of the Panthers have to be asking themselves how they can expect Jackson to give 100% on the field when he can’t even give 20% off of it.