OK not to tip cab?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, I've never heard so many people say they withhold tips regularly! I guess I was raised differently, but there are very few situations where I wouldn't leave at least a few dollars tip to a cabbie or waitress. I also tip hotel chambermaids. In my book these people work hard for their money, and giving them a tip isn't for extraordinary service, it is for the service itself. Unless I thought the cabbie was being dishonest or outright rude I'd tip, even without A/C.

Are you back in the future? They haven't been called chambermaids since 1789 (joking of course, but I think they're just called maids now since there are no chamber pots involved).

I think the price of the service is for the service itself. Tip is for doing it well. It's like a bonus for your employees. Not guaranteed.

Um yeah, I'm aware they aren't emptying chamberpots. Sheesh.

Well, they are cleaning bed chambers, so the name is still appropriate, if a little old-fashioned-sounding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this is why i use uber. im so sick of dc cabs with their roundabout ways, inconsistent fares, bad attitudes and terrible driving. like i should be so lucky to be in their hot, stinky cab listening to their random foreign language conversations. f-em!

signed, someone who used to rely on these assholes all day long to get back and forth to the hill

Tell me about this uber.

[Anonymous]

Is it the driver's fault if the a/c doesn't work?

[Anonymous]

Is it your fault if your car's a/c doesn't work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it the driver's fault if the a/c doesn't work?

Yes. It is illegal to drive a cab without operational heat/ac. So it is his fault, and it is against the law.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it your fault if your car's a/c doesn't work?

No, but I'm not in the business of charging people to take them anywhere in my car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In the US, tips for certain kinds of workers (I include cabbies in this category) are for service, not for exceptional service.

This is absolutely wrong. You are paying the fee for the service, and tip for exceptional service. If your tip was to pay for service, then why is there an underlying fee to begin with? the whole charge would be "tip-based" if your tip is for service.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it your fault if your car's a/c doesn't work?

You think the cab driver owns that car?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:this is why i use uber. im so sick of dc cabs with their roundabout ways, inconsistent fares, bad attitudes and terrible driving. like i should be so lucky to be in their hot, stinky cab listening to their random foreign language conversations. f-em!

signed, someone who used to rely on these assholes all day long to get back and forth to the hill

Tell me about this uber.

online car service with an iphone app. works like a cab. you sign up online. attach your billing information and then order a car. the prices are pretty comp w dc cabs (at least i have found). based on your location they will tell your your eta and then the driver calls when they arrive. no cash needed. nice cars. they bill directly to your account and include tip. i hope they catch on and put these cabs out of business.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In the US, tips for certain kinds of workers (I include cabbies in this category) are for service, not for exceptional service.

This is absolutely wrong. You are paying the fee for the service, and tip for exceptional service. If your tip was to pay for service, then why is there an underlying fee to begin with? the whole charge would be "tip-based" if your tip is for service.

For workers who have to report their tips on their taxes and are paid less than minimum wage without tips, I would consider tips compensation rather than an exceptional extra.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the US, tips for certain kinds of workers (I include cabbies in this category) are for service, not for exceptional service.

This is absolutely wrong. You are paying the fee for the service, and tip for exceptional service. If your tip was to pay for service, then why is there an underlying fee to begin with? the whole charge would be "tip-based" if your tip is for service.

For workers who have to report their tips on their taxes and are paid less than minimum wage without tips, I would consider tips compensation rather than an exceptional extra.

So, you think you should pay for poor service? Where is the incentive to provide good service?