Reply to Can we talk about tipping?

Forum Index » Off-Topic

Reply to "Can we talk about tipping?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP people who feel as you do should boycott all restaurants and other places where the tipping culture makes you feel uncomfortable.  There are plenty of places to get food that do not require tips.  You act as if you were not aware that tips are expected for good service.  Or that you were not aware that many people's livelihood depends on tips.

As much as you might not like it, it's a fact.  All the whining on DCUM in the world is not going to change that.  So stop punishing people who rely on tips for their income just because you happen to disagree with it.

My daughter works in a fine dining restaurant and makes great money because she works hard and does a great job.  Not every customer tips well but the ones who do more than make up for the ones who don't who are actually a small minority.  Most people who frequent an establishment like that do actually get how it works.

I can see where servers in lower end restaurants ought to make more in their hourly wage because unfortunately there are a lot of cheap people like you who want others to serve them a meal but don't want to compensate them according to the present system.[/quote]

Op here. I’m not sure you get my point. I don’t have a problem with wait staff getting tips. I even talked about my own experience as a waitress. My issue is that more and more employers are doing tip jars for counter service in lieu of decent wages. We should not be expected to tip someone for scooping ice cream or pouring a soda. I am also saying that decent tips for wait staff should be earned, not assumed. I got stiffed plenty of times as a waitress. Sometimes it was because people didn’t think we earned tips since we didn't take their order. Sometimes it was because the customer was just not a tipper. But it was usually because I didn’t do a great job for them. As I cleared those tables, I could usually figure out what went wrong (i.e. table full of dirty plates and empty glasses). It made me try harder and do better. Waiting tables meant constant feedback on how I was doing at my job. I learned so much from that. I hope it’s the same for your  daughter. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics