Im a tipper, and I thnk overall I get A grade service at any place I visit regularly
I tip bar staff at clubs I go to, I always get to skip the line when I get to a packed bar, sometimes get my drink without even asking, the bartender will see me out of the corner of their eye and just make my drink and bring it up, avoiding any "hey I was here first" from others if they come up to me
Overall, service in the states is exceptionally better than it is here. Its quite contrasting and when spending a week over there and then coming back here it can be pretty shocking how rude and careless people are here. Its just get in do the job at the minimum standard and get back out to living life here.
But in saying that, tipping in the states is out of control. Recently with some friends we were in a nightclub getting bottle service and they wanted to charge $5k to my credit card in advance, which is annoying but kind of standard, so I allowed them and then it came back saying it was declined. I said that shouldnt be right, what are you charging? $6,600 they said. Well why are you doing that its meant to be $5k, "oh theres $1,600 mandatory gratuity"
So theyre forcing us to tip $1600 before we even get served. Quite extrordinary. Its the new standard across the board now in night clubs with bottle service, and really really frustrating. I would never not tip, but basically taking it out of your pocket makes you wonder why bother with the system in the first place