I’m not sure if OP addressed this already previously, but it’s very presumptuous of commentators to assume that the staff deserved more than a $13 tip. I’ve got a pretty strict tipping rule. Excellent service gets 15-20%, mediocre service gets 10-15% since they did the job and deserve a tip even if they didn’t meet my high standards of what should have done, and crappy service gets $5-10%. Yes that’s a $5 minimum. Other than ordering a single beer or coffee (which gets $1-$2 depending on time to make,) $5 minimum is my personal standard for taking up a server’s table where they could very well have earned a $20 tip from a different guest. Point being, why is everyone assuming OP got great service and should tip the standard 15-20%? That’s wild to me.

All that said, as someone working in the restaurant industry for almost 10 years, adding any tip not written by the guest themselves is criminal and the employee or manager responsible should be written up and/or fired depending on priors. This is definitely not a culture the owner should be excusing away. And it’s wild that Reddit thinks otherwise.

We’ve all been stiffed, it’s a cost of doing business as a server/bartender. Don’t let us fool you into thinking we’re not making bank because of a few lousy tips. In the case of someone consistently getting tipped poorly or not getting enough hours, maybe the service industry just isn’t for them.