Is tipping dead?

More Americans are refusing to leave a gratuity. Should you, too?

Illustration by Dustin Elliott

Is tipping dead?

And by tipping, I mean leaving a mandatory 20 percent gratuity on every restaurant meal and obligatory tips for housekeepers, concierges and tour guides.

It is dead for some Americans.

And if you want to know why, just ask Gerri Hether. She’s tired of the attitude that all service workers are entitled to a ti…