Do most employees actually get electronic tips (for counter service)?

[Anonymous]

It has been several years but the owner took a percentage of all electronic tips, but not any cash tips received. A percentage was also given to other employees on shift.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Asking because my kid had a summer job (which she quit) at a mom-and-pop food place and the owner pretty much admitted to her that electronic tips are used to cover business expenses. I've since asked a counter worker at another independent food place if she received the electronic tips and she shook her head no. How common is this? Should I be tipping exclusively in cash?

It's decided by the customer.
Most customers are Aholes and will tip on credit and debit cards rather than giving cash now. Especially younger customers under 50s.
Those customers get the extra spit service quite often.

Nonsense and delusion.
Customers don't choose whether the top goes to the restaurant. People don't carry cash around just to tip servers $4. Most people are almost always digital payment now. Servers have no ideas how someone is paying before the food is served, so there is no opportunity for the "spit service".

Get a life.

What a strange bubble you must live in.
Cash is king for tips.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Asking because my kid had a summer job (which she quit) at a mom-and-pop food place and the owner pretty much admitted to her that electronic tips are used to cover business expenses. I've since asked a counter worker at another independent food place if she received the electronic tips and she shook her head no. How common is this? Should I be tipping exclusively in cash?

It's decided by the customer.
Most customers are Aholes and will tip on credit and debit cards rather than giving cash now. Especially younger customers under 50s.
Those customers get the extra spit service quite often.

Not carrying cash make someone an a hole???

Also, why does someone get a tip for ringing me up and pouring my drink into a cup? Is there anyway they could possibly do that better or worse than anyone else such that it deserves a “tip“? Arent tips for people that make below minimum wage and provide service?

[Anonymous]

Our family owns a hair salon, and the amount of the electronic tip gets noted for each individual stylist. My family takes none of that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Asking because my kid had a summer job (which she quit) at a mom-and-pop food place and the owner pretty much admitted to her that electronic tips are used to cover business expenses. I've since asked a counter worker at another independent food place if she received the electronic tips and she shook her head no. How common is this? Should I be tipping exclusively in cash?

It's decided by the customer.
Most customers are Aholes and will tip on credit and debit cards rather than giving cash now. Especially younger customers under 50s.
Those customers get the extra spit service quite often.

Not carrying cash make someone an a hole???

Also, why does someone get a tip for ringing me up and pouring my drink into a cup? Is there anyway they could possibly do that better or worse than anyone else such that it deserves a “tip“? Arent tips for people that make below minimum wage and provide service?

They don't. You don't seem to understand the reasons for tipping. That's not one of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Asking because my kid had a summer job (which she quit) at a mom-and-pop food place and the owner pretty much admitted to her that electronic tips are used to cover business expenses. I've since asked a counter worker at another independent food place if she received the electronic tips and she shook her head no. How common is this? Should I be tipping exclusively in cash?

It's decided by the customer.
Most customers are Aholes and will tip on credit and debit cards rather than giving cash now. Especially younger customers under 50s.
Those customers get the extra spit service quite often.

Not carrying cash make someone an a hole???

Also, why does someone get a tip for ringing me up and pouring my drink into a cup? Is there anyway they could possibly do that better or worse than anyone else such that it deserves a “tip“? Arent tips for people that make below minimum wage and provide service?

They don't. You don't seem to understand the reasons for tipping. That's not one of them.

Then why do places like sweet frog, five guys, etc. have a tip jar? They’re getting paid minimum wage at least. I’d rather tip a lifeguard than the dodo at sweet frog. He just sits there and weighs my ice cream.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Asking because my kid had a summer job (which she quit) at a mom-and-pop food place and the owner pretty much admitted to her that electronic tips are used to cover business expenses. I've since asked a counter worker at another independent food place if she received the electronic tips and she shook her head no. How common is this? Should I be tipping exclusively in cash?

It's decided by the customer.
Most customers are Aholes and will tip on credit and debit cards rather than giving cash now. Especially younger customers under 50s.
Those customers get the extra spit service quite often.

Not carrying cash make someone an a hole???

Also, why does someone get a tip for ringing me up and pouring my drink into a cup? Is there anyway they could possibly do that better or worse than anyone else such that it deserves a “tip“? Arent tips for people that make below minimum wage and provide service?

They don't. You don't seem to understand the reasons for tipping. That's not one of them.

Then why do places like sweet frog, five guys, etc. have a tip jar? They’re getting paid minimum wage at least. I’d rather tip a lifeguard than the dodo at sweet frog. He just sits there and weighs my ice cream.

Same reason bums on the street hold out their hand. There are plenty of suckers out there who give them money for nothing. I expect at least a dance or jig from them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Asking because my kid had a summer job (which she quit) at a mom-and-pop food place and the owner pretty much admitted to her that electronic tips are used to cover business expenses. I've since asked a counter worker at another independent food place if she received the electronic tips and she shook her head no. How common is this? Should I be tipping exclusively in cash?

It's decided by the customer.
Most customers are Aholes and will tip on credit and debit cards rather than giving cash now. Especially younger customers under 50s.
Those customers get the extra spit service quite often.

Not carrying cash make someone an a hole???

Also, why does someone get a tip for ringing me up and pouring my drink into a cup? Is there anyway they could possibly do that better or worse than anyone else such that it deserves a “tip“? Arent tips for people that make below minimum wage and provide service?

They don't. You don't seem to understand the reasons for tipping. That's not one of them.

Then why do places like sweet frog, five guys, etc. have a tip jar? They’re getting paid minimum wage at least. I’d rather tip a lifeguard than the dodo at sweet frog. He just sits there and weighs my ice cream.

Why on earth would you ever tip at sweet frog? You literally do all the work yourself.
At five guys at least they are making to food. But I still don’t tip. That’s fast food and I don’t tip for that.