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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Compulsory tipping is dumb. I do it when I am being served by a tipped wage worker (but I'd like to end the tipped wage and will be voting yes on I-82 in DC to help make that happen) or when I get exceptional service that merits it.

But as a general matter, I think all industries should function based on the following model:

A. Business owner hires staff and pays them both (1) a livable wage, and (2) an amount that still allows for a profit. Finding the balance between those two motives is a classic employment issue and if you don't want to figure it out, my suggestion to you is: don't start a business! Because you will have to do this for everything from staff to rent to capital improvements, and it's one the basic features of owning a business.

B. Staff take those jobs knowing how much they'll get paid.

C. Business communicates to me how much service/products will cost with all overhead (including staff salaries) built in, and I decide whether I want to purchase their service/product based on whether that price is worth it.

D. Businesses that can offer service/products at a price that people are willing to pay survive, businesses that can't figure that at don't.

E. Government can set some basic parameters that prevent workers from being exploited or customers from being screwed, like a minimum wage or health and safety requirements.

At no point should I be negotiating a salary with an individual worker based on my after-the-fact impression of their service or the product I consumed, that's obviously not going to work. I repeat: compulsory tipping is dumb.[/quote]

I used to work in bars and restaurants. It's hard not knowing how much you'll earn. The two potential downsides are 1) the staff who earn a lot in tips at higher end places could end up earning less and 2) there's less incentive for wait staff to do an excellent job if they're not going to earn any more than the mediocre server.[/quote]

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