it's still the expectation here despite servers earning the same minimum of $11.50 per hour ($15.64 in at least one city) that every other minimum wage worker earns. i've gotten to the point where i will no longer pay a restaurant bill with cash b/c too often the server just decides on their own not to bring my change back so i'm left asking about it and 9 out 10 times i get a sigh and an 'oh, you WANTED that back-i thought it was my tip', um-no, i'll tip what if/what i want to
(it's one thing for them to purposely bring me back change in way more lower denomination bills to facilitate tipping but to assume that on a $38 bill that they deserve a $12 tip-nope that doesn't sit right with me).