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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, I work retail full time, make less than $12 an hour and I really work hard every day, especially this time of year, and I don't get tipped, even though I go above and beyond what's EXPECTED of me.  Why on earth would I tip 15% when I can feel a massage therapist isn't working hard for the $80 I've already paid for their lack luster massage? If I half assed my job and didn't put my all into it with every customer (which is more than one customer an hour, more like 30-40) I not only wouldn't get a tip (which I'm not allowed to accept anyways or I'd face termination), but I'd be fired. 
Summary, I definitely will NOT tip as high as 15% when I can tell my therapist isn't really doing their job well. At that point, I'll still tip, but not because I want the therapist to pay their bills (that's what their wage is for), but because my grandmother, who was a waitress and bartender for years, taught me that if you tip only a little, the worker knows they should have done better, but if you don't tip at all, the worker will think you are just cheap and don't tip anybody and then they won't work to improve their service.[/quote]

While I agree that tipping should be based on the level of service provided (and can't stand this argument that consumers should tip just because the worker is not compensated well - if you don't like the pay grade, find another career), I don't think using retail work as a method of comparison achieves anything as you're compare apples and oranges.  The amount of training and education required should be taken into context.[/quote]

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