I’m of the opinion that it is not a customer’s responsibility to always tip (a lot) the server at a restaurant or a cab driver or a hairdresser or a bell boy at a hotel. I know they’re underpaid. But isn’t that the responsibility of the employer instead of the customer to share the burden of the employee’s compensation? I, as a customer, am already being overcharged for the services. On top of that, you want me to pay 15-20% of the services to the employees who are working for someone else but serving me for the services that I’m already paying for. I have a great deal of difficulty in understanding this system. I also feel that because the customers are implicitly obliged to pay the tip, the employers are never incentivized to fairly pay their employees. Can anyone share other perspectives?
Having worked in the service industry I tip 20% every time. I calculate it into the cost before making the purchase. If I can’t afford the tip I can’t afford the service. That being said, I do think it is an archaic system that should go away. I’m a fan of no tip restaurants that calculate it into the prices. Or ones that automatically add 20%.
So is it true some of them make >100k ($200-300 every day) on tips alone especially in fancier restaurants? Most of this is tax free as many of them just don’t report it.
@gznV67 that’s maybe once or twice a week Most other days it’s fractions of that and almost not worth the time. That’s why most people in service industry have to have multiple jobs.
You’ve clearly never worked in the service industry. Tipping an extra $2-3 is something you can afford and it means a lot to the people you’re giving the money to.
If you can afford to pay someone or something, doesn’t mean you should. I can afford to buy $100k car, but I won’t because that’s waste of money - not an exact analogy but you get the point. Are you guys saying that all service industry workers are underpaid and all service industry employers are assholes?
Actually I mean that service work is hard and it’s not fun to cater to people. That’s why the tipping concept exists, so you can show some small amount of extra gratuity to someone who just helped you have a good experience. Most waiters for example make min wage and rely on tips for any amount of reasonable income. Some states even pay them less than min wage because they assume tips factor in.
Your description was right in line with what Dwight Schrute from The Office thinks- Dwight Schrute: “Why tip someone for a job I'm capable of doing myself? I can deliver food, I can drive a taxi, I can and do cut my own hair. I did, however, tip my urologist. Because I am unable to pulverize my own kidney stones.” https://goo.gl/images/Nk6Dng
Do you guys tip for takeouts as well?
no
Yes, packing is also work that service employees do.
I actively avoid situations that require tipping because I don’t like having to pay tips. That being said, I usually tip 15% if service was good.
Same, I pick up my own food 😀, very much inspired by dwight schrute
20% on average, typically 15-25% depending on quality of service. But... For the love god, TIP YOUR SERVERS PEOPLE! They are taxed 8% per bill automatically, so if you don’t tip, it comes out of their pockets. Plus, by convention, they’re paid about minimum wage and rely on tips to make a living. Most foreigners don’t realize this, but most in tech make good money, so don’t be cheap and please fairly support the people who serve you. http://archives.cpajournal.com/old/10428232.htm
I tip around 20% and adjust for service. Ive only ever not tipped once (bad exerience). Although i agree that employers should be providing better wages
Large portion of income for the servers at restaurant is from tips. Some hourly rate is as low as 5$. For sit down meals, you should tip 15% to 20%.
Here is a scenario: When I go to pick up my own food, the cashier seems to expect tip and makes me sign the receipt (even through you don’t have to). Say I give tip to the cashier, it goes to restaurant/cashier. Now when I order through third party service like DoorDash, I don’t add a tip to the order but I tip the driver. Does this mean, by introducing this middleman, cashier/restaurant lost their tip? Or may be they built in the tip on extra prices that you pay via DoorDash. How does this work?
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If you want to overturn the system, it's not exactly brave to start by stiffing some working class ppl doing you services. Tip 20%
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