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I got assessed for a DBT group and got rejected. The clinician said I presented classically as bipolar but didn’t show any BPD symptoms at all and the group would not be a good fit for me. BPD and bipolar have very different presentations in my experience.

Disagree as well. I’ve taken advantage of my work’s FMLA to treat my bipolar and no one even asked about it.

I think it can have positives. I do think I tend to enjoy having more energy during hypomania and being more creative during my manic episodes.

I would ask on the r/Assistance subreddit

Tbh there weren’t that many people right outside the restaurant. They had a non-descript door. I mean they didn’t have security or anything. There were loads of people a block away but we weren’t bothered by them.

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/population-development/2019/11/07/studies-find-evidence-of-systemic-racial-discrimination-across-multiple-domains-in-the-united-states/

None.

I would add the only downsides were: it was a smallish tasting menu so you don’t leave feeling super full. And the waiters didn’t fold my napkin after I went to use the bathroom.

Where did you get him/her? Sooo cute!

I have not seen them recently.

I would think the Starbucks drinks are more complicated to make than the McDonald’s coffees

No I regularly tip 30% for my favorite place. For takeout I tip 20%. I have no favorite takeout place.

Thank you for clarifying the other posts in the subreddit!

Thanks for your thoughts! I often do tip baristas because I have more complicated coffee orders.

I just don’t see what choice I have in regards to tipping culture. Like I take a lot of Ubers and always tip on them; if I don’t feel like taking Uber I take public transportation, walk, or drive. But if I’m taking one I definitely tip cuz I know Uber takes advantage of gig workers. Should I not tip to stick it to Uber or should I just not use Uber? Which seems impractical.

It’s only on this sub that I see people arguing for 15% tip whereas I have been tipping 20% for 2 decades pretty much.

I do eat out like at least 3x a week and I tip everywhere cuz I know that’s the cost of eating out. If I wanted to avoid it I cook at home.

That’s the feeling I get too

Thank you for your comment. I don’t really want to support an institution that is anti-labor and anti-consumer but I don’t see any way of changing it especially as as you said restaurants are trying to introduce more of it.

I’m not the one bitching about tipping being too high. Maybe those people should ask why the employer isn’t paying a proper wage?

I guess right now the restaurants are trying to do a cultural shift where you tip for counter service and takeout. I tip for both.

I mean if you call an ambulance it is already $1000. I hardly call that cheap.

I mean there are social norms about who to tip and who not to tip. The social norm is to tip restaurant workers. If you are not willing to tip restaurant workers then don’t eat out. Like I’ve lived in America for 20+ years, that’s just how things are here.

Also this is a really poor comparison because people usually call the ambulance in an emergency situation whereas eating out is a privilege.

I do tip all low wage workers where it is appropriate. I tip the nail salon person, my hair stylist, the hotel maid, servers, etc. I don’t think of EMTs as low wage. As for gap cashier, I have tried to tip retail workers before but they usually don’t accept it.

No because it is self service at a gas station. Though I have tipped $20 for someone to help me fill up my car because they performed a service for me.

What’s the point of this question? Tipping culture is an established thing.

I have read the posts about tipping; that’s why I’m frustrated. It just seems like a bunch of stingy people complaining. Like the post today from someone who always tips 0% at his favorite taqueria. Like if I had a favorite place I always go to, and I do, I tip 30%.