Poll: How much do you tip ?
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I dont tip, I dont believe in it, seriously if you take a job below minimum wage well tough shit that was your choice. Your job is to serve me my food/drink its what you get paid for, Im not your employer so Im sure has hell not paying you to do your job.
Oh and by the way I was a bartender for nearly 10 years, I was a bloody good bartender, a regular walked through the door his drink was on the bar before he sat down. I was lucky to get one drink a night. Expecting tips is just being lazy and expecting something extra for just doing their jobs.
Oh and by the way I was a bartender for nearly 10 years, I was a bloody good bartender, a regular walked through the door his drink was on the bar before he sat down. I was lucky to get one drink a night. Expecting tips is just being lazy and expecting something extra for just doing their jobs.
I don't understand the concept of tipping at all. You get paid a wage to do your job, why should the customer "tip" you extra simply because you are doing what you are paid?
Every now and then, if I have some loose change and have had exception service I might tip, but I certianly would never feel obligated to tip, as by using whatever service you're providing I am in fact already paying your wage. It honestly seems absurd...
I'm fairly sure that at the main casino in my city (crown casino in melbourne), the workers are not allowed to accept gifts from customers.
Every now and then, if I have some loose change and have had exception service I might tip, but I certianly would never feel obligated to tip, as by using whatever service you're providing I am in fact already paying your wage. It honestly seems absurd...
I'm fairly sure that at the main casino in my city (crown casino in melbourne), the workers are not allowed to accept gifts from customers.
I think its obvious that the hospitality and service industry in your backwards country need to get off their arses and fix things. Customers pay the business the employer runs the business, the staff are paid by the employer and the government decides upon a fair minimum wage which is to be paid.
If you work a job in the service industry the wage you get paid in the US is a lot lower than the usual minimum wages. So they are reliant on your tips. The employer actually saves on the staff, expecting you as customer to pay part of the wages directly. But yes, for me this is also a very odd concept.Dys said:
But the service quality usually is very high, as they do want and need you to be in a happy, tipping mood.
As a waiter in my younger days, I know how hard you have to work as a server and how you pretty much rely on the tips in order to make a decent wage.
Because of that, my rule is that I start at 20% and it can go up or down from there depending on the quality of service. If it's good, quality service, I tip 20%. Great service, then I'll leave 25+%.
It takes a lot for me to drop below 15%, and I have to be pretty ticked off to leave 10% or less. I couldn't tell you the last time I left NO tip, though. I think if the service is that bad, I've usually figured it out already and walked out before we ordered anything beyond a glass of water.
Because of that, my rule is that I start at 20% and it can go up or down from there depending on the quality of service. If it's good, quality service, I tip 20%. Great service, then I'll leave 25+%.
It takes a lot for me to drop below 15%, and I have to be pretty ticked off to leave 10% or less. I couldn't tell you the last time I left NO tip, though. I think if the service is that bad, I've usually figured it out already and walked out before we ordered anything beyond a glass of water.
Basically this, plus it´s OK in here, since I live in a non-tip culture. Being a waiter isn´t very high paying job, but the salary is adequate enough to justify non-tipping. The bill already includes both the product and the service, so we usually don´t pay for the service separately.RAWKSTAR said:
That's a disguistingly irresponsible attitude of the government, allowing the minimum wage to drop making people rely on charity. I work in a resturant (among other places) and we rarely get/expect tips there, so I don't beleive it should be any different elsewhere. As far as I'm concerned it's a stupid cultural habit and I'd simply refuse to work for any employer that doesn't pay a fair wage. It also means that a sizable portion of the employees wage is 'cash in hand' off the books, which means that in places that tip extra (I assume upmarket places still tip over 10%?) a large portion of the waiters/waitresses wage comes from tipping, so they are potentially paying less tax than they should be.Undo said:
Damn right, TZer0! 
I think it's 10% of your bill or something, but if the waiter is rude or the restaurant is crappy in service I refuse to give anything.
People have to deserve their tip.
I think it's 10% of your bill or something, but if the waiter is rude or the restaurant is crappy in service I refuse to give anything.
People have to deserve their tip.
Most people I know tip because they are afraid of bad service if they don't. It pisses me off, but it's probably true. I tip taxi drivers mostly, in restaurants usually dependent on service and if I go there a lot. 5 - 10% is reasonable for that I think.
It's all bit unfair that lots of other people don't get tips for average work though
It's all bit unfair that lots of other people don't get tips for average work though
I always tip at least 15%. I used to work as a waiter so I know how much it sucks sometimes and nothing makes your night more then getting that $10 tip on a $20 tab. It's a nice feeling to know you did your job well enough to be noticed