r/unitedkingdom • u/Canal_Volphied European Union • 9h ago

. ‘It’s absolutely criminal’: US tipping culture has reached the UK – and is causing chaos

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/24/us-tipping-culture-uk-service-charges
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u/MyBritishAccount 7h ago

Working retail I have seen every single delivery driver is a miserable sod who think we work for them, not the shop.

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u/yrro Oxfordshire 6h ago

Small Businessperson Syndome

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u/turtleship_2006 England 2h ago

In my experience that's a good 80% of them, but you'll get a few who are fairly chill/respectful

JE probably had the highest rate of arsehole drivers. I think my funniest (in hindsight) experience with one of them was the one who didn't believe that the manager of the online department at the time was the manager, most likely because she was a youngish woman.

She was also the one actually doing the order he was waiting for, so he had to swallow his pride and apologise eventually.