Poll: Would you stop tipping if they made minimum wage?

[Genocidicles]

I only tip people who do things I cant do.

I tip my barber, I tip my cab driver (I cant drive), and I only tip in restaurants if there is a tip jar (so I know some of that money is going to the cook).

I do not tip waiters. Bringing food over isn't a special talent. If I had to I could get the food myself.

Plus, waiters make minimum wage or more in the UK anyway.

 

[DarkRyter]

Tipping is one of the more elegant forms of employee compensation.

From a certain perspective, a waiter does not work for the restuarant. A waiter works for the customer. They are dependent on the customer's needs more than anything else. Makes sense that it is the customer who ultimately decides their compensation.

Only in a tipping system can a waiter genuinely double their income by working twice as hard. Being paid a flat rate for a set standard level of work does not encourage going the extra mile.

Tipping as a percentage of the bill is downright ingenious, from an employer's perspective. A higher bill corresponding to a higher tip rewards waiters for being effective salesmen, which helps the restaurant out. A waiter who works at a higher class restaurant, which is more demanding in skill set, will be paid more thanks to larger tips on larger bills, then an Applebees and such.

 

[Spinozaad]

I'm from a society where waiters make minimum wage, and where it has become common practice to add 10% to the bill for service anyway.

If the waiter was friendly, the food was good and I had a great time, I generally tip an additional 10% (or the "keep the change"-routine, if I pay cash and don't have enough on hand to reach 10%).