I would gladly pay an extra $5 for a meal if it meant the waitstaff didn’t have to rely on the mercy of random people to make a living.
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I tip. Having had a whole lot of crappy low-paying jobs before I got a college degree? I tip generously.
Besides I am so grateful to the people who help me. People who groom my 90 pound dog because I can’t and who serve food so I can feel pampered and who carry stuff for me that I can’t carry anymore. And they are nice while doing these things!
Thanks to ALL of you who do the hard jobs and do them with a smile. You ALL deserve a tip. I wish I was Oprah so I could give a tip to you, and you, and you.
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In most cases in the US the wages for tip staff takes into account the standard 15 % tip that is customary.
If you don’t tip, they are not getting compensated as they should.
no i dont believe in tipping.
Like the idea of tipping ranges but it boils down to the boss not giving you what you deserve.
If the job requires customers to tip just so you can eat… thats a messed up job.
You better tip your waiters because they’ll remember if you don’t and spit in your food the next time you come by.
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People get paid here so I usually don’t tip cuz they usually just do the barebone requires of their job
If they do good or something then yea I got no issue tossing a tip their way
It’s not the boss that you’re hurting if you don’t tip your waiter/waitress.
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Everyone? Even in super strict states like Cali there are people eating out constantly.
i dont want to have to hurt anyone but the boss is clearly putting that ball into my court.
the waiters/waitresses should turn right around and throw that ball in the bosses face.
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Sometimes you can make pretty good money if you’re lucky enough to be in the right spot. You could argue that they’d make less with an hourly rate.
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I am a payroll specialist for a major hotel chain, and I can say if you don’t tip your waiters, you are the lowest form of human scum. Well, maybe next to whoever determined that a waiter needs to work off tips.
Tipped staff often makes less than minimum wage, sometimes only $3/hour, because it is assumed they will be making money from tips. (If a waiter does NOT make enough tips, there is a minimum wage adjustment that brings their wage up to $7.25/hour, however)
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Not tipping is the wrong way to go about it. Instead, eat at places that don’t require tips.
I wouldn’t say they “need” tips…most places I’ve seen with an open position here literally pays them at or just under the 65% range for just having a driver’s license, but YES ABSOLUTELY one should tip a restaurant waiter…they make LESS than minimum wage most establishments… Papa John’s for instance is $16 an hour, which for here is even more than the $15 federal minimum wage now. By comparison a restaurant can legally pay their wait staff $7 as long as the tips bring it up to or above minimum wage.
I always tip someone who provides a service, unless they manage to do it poorly and/or are rude.
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So you can justify paying the majority of a group less because of exceptions?
Sounds legit to a businessman!
no. it’s perpetuating a cycle. tips are an archaic system from the days of slavery that made it into a core societal rule. waiters who are underpaid need to fight for a higher wage. to be honest, i couldn’t care less about them when i see how they act towards customers when they don’t get what they want.
I’m not justifying it, but if you’re working in a restaurant where you’re making less than minimum wage including your tips, maybe try another restaurant.
I always tip usually around 15 to 20 percent of bill because I used to be a part time waitress while going to college and I know full well customers can be jerks.
15% is appropriate for average service .
20% if your server is above average.
Above 20% if you received excellent service.
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I used to work in a restaurant, those waiters/waitresses do not get paid much.
I always tip based on service.
I tipped a penny, once, just once.
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One thing I learned from multiple jobs in retail is this: Any retail or service job where you have to interact with a customer is probably gonna at least weekly very briefly make you consider whether it’s worth the assault/murder charges…
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