For context, he works at a small ritzy place that dies out around 7:30-8pm most weekday nights.  He and I are both servers for the same chain, just different locations. 

Some nights after class I’ll metro over and go see him, and because I’m an employee at the same chain I get 50% off. I can get a burger/fries for 4 bucks  on a Wednesday night (they’re already half off these nights, burgers are 14-18 bucks normally). 

I come after my 8pm class, so he’ll usually have one table or so left. I’ll sit either at the bar or one of his tables and he’ll grab me a drink/put my order in. That’s it though. 

I’ll even bus my own table at the end. He knows he doesn’t have to wait on me, I can just chill out while he works. 

He says I don’t have to tip- and I know if the roles were reversed, I wouldn’t want him tipping me either. At the same time, something deep down I can’t shake is telling me I’m the asshole. If I tipped him I wouldn’t want to be cheap, and I’d tip on the full amount before the half off. Only thing is most nights I’m not prepared to spend too much on dinner by going out (I’m trying to save), and I feel weird giving him money when this has become a weekly thing. 

AITA for not tipping my SO when he serves me at his restaurant? 