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In reply to the discussion: "I don't tip." [View all]BobTheSubgenius
(11,591 posts)210. I also tip based on performance, but NOT a fixed % of the bill.
It doesn't take any more effort to serve a $40 plate than it does a $10 burger. Why should one server get $8 and the other $2?
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The last time I was at Denny's, there was ONE wait staff and ONE cook working there that day.
freshwest
Feb 2013
#88
I've edited to be more specific. How is the Democratic party doing in your area?
freshwest
Feb 2013
#248
We are paid $2.13/hr and we are to make that rest of the minimum wage from our tips. What we don't..
marble falls
Feb 2013
#241
We Understand Perfectly, Sir: You Live Off Others' Work, And Want as Much As You Can Grab From Them
The Magistrate
Jul 2013
#271
No, just those employers who take advantage of their employees by paying crap and making lots
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#281
I asked you what you thought of slavery. You may have compared yourself, but I simply asked
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#290
Youn"provide jobs" yet refuse to pay even $7.25/hr. yup, the old "even crap job@shit wages is better
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#278
Yet his starting post was if he had to pay fed min wage it'd be impossible to stay in business.
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#293
If bad wage + tip = good wage with no tip, the customer cost is the same.
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#292
Making employees survive off the charity of YOUR business's customers so you can make more is
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#268
So changing their salaries from$11/hr to $7.25 is a hardship for you, you'd have to raise prices?
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#284
Ah, you edited your first post 1/2 hr later. I told you my history and current current employment.
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#299
Oh, I agree that some " in this forum is just as bad as the Tea Party people that refuse to even..."
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#315
You pay $11/hr, fed min wage is $7.25/hr! You can't afford to pay fed minwage?
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#276
I'd encourage you to give DU another go... this was a somewhat contentious issue.
Agschmid
Jul 2013
#310
Thank you for sharing that piece of information. I appreciate your taking time to do so.
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#317
If the servers were paid a decent wage the cost of the meal would rise accordingly.
alphafemale
Feb 2013
#201
In most of the rest of the civilized world, servers get paid a decent wage, and people don't tip.
backscatter712
Feb 2013
#53
Having served a lot of Brits back in the day in a fish and chips pub style shop I worked in, I
Cleita
Feb 2013
#126
That's the thing though -- you're tipping as a reward, not as a pseudo-employer.
Gormy Cuss
Feb 2013
#105
What you do is complain to the management. Usually, it will get you a free comp meal,
Cleita
Feb 2013
#58
i'm usually willing to cut the server some slack, knowing how overworked they can be..
frylock
Feb 2013
#71
That's only if the employer allows it. I have done payroll for several employers and
Cleita
Feb 2013
#122
Oh sure the employees need to turn in their tips and I believe there is a law passed about ten years
Cleita
Feb 2013
#246
Having worked in the restaurant business in various capacities, on and off, during
Cleita
Feb 2013
#12
I'm not going to flame you, but I will say that if you're going to automatically add
Sheldon Cooper
Feb 2013
#17
Because of the way the restaurant business works and how the income tax is structured.
Cleita
Feb 2013
#25
And they should be getting minimum wage IMHO. Somewhere, the laws got changed to
Cleita
Feb 2013
#30
I agree about the healthcare. Here most restaurants will deduct health care from the servers' wages.
Cleita
Feb 2013
#182
I've worked as a concrete laborer, built houses, remodeled houses and painted houses.
Hassin Bin Sober
Feb 2013
#129
I'll bet the cruise ships did that after hosting the Southern Baptist Judgmentalism Convention.
backscatter712
Feb 2013
#56
I'm OK with that, but don't call it a "gratuity". Call it "subsidizing the server's pay"
maggiesfarmer
Feb 2013
#156
Actually, more accurately it's a service charge. Just like on your plumbing bill or
Cleita
Feb 2013
#157
I worked my way through college on tips: I tip 20% REGARDLESS of performance
alcibiades_mystery
Feb 2013
#20
you kept money that was not yours and you blame the customer for being bad? wow nt
msongs
Feb 2013
#68
I was just making a joke based on all the bar comments. It wasn't very good. Sorry. nt
white_wolf
Feb 2013
#168
There was a time I would have recognized it as a joke, immediately...
Sekhmets Daughter
Feb 2013
#170
I always tip. My objection is that when I give a tip to my waitress for the excellent
mfcorey1
Feb 2013
#23
I always tip at least 20%. Especially since I go to a number of restaruants regularly.
smirkymonkey
Feb 2013
#189
I overtip. Mostly because I frequent the same couple of places and will see them again.
JaneyVee
Feb 2013
#47
Throckmorton Tip Schedule (or why the wait staff at my regular places love me):
Throckmorton
Feb 2013
#51
a danish epal spent 3 weeks in america last spring. once he got to Wi, i had to explain why we tip
pansypoo53219
Feb 2013
#61
"I don't just believe in tipping, I believe in over-tipping" - Steve Martin in "My Blue Heaven".
Gorp
Feb 2013
#70
And that goes double for the people who are proud and vocal about non-tipping
Posteritatis
Feb 2013
#149
You must have struck a few dud places, because most places I go are good...
Violet_Crumble
Mar 2013
#261
I always tip well, but honestly the servers should not have to rely on tips
Bjorn Against
Feb 2013
#159
Meh. If you can afford to eat out you are not the victim here. Get over yourself. (nt)
Posteritatis
Feb 2013
#179
Based on your comment, it appears you don't understand the original post. n/t
MrModerate
Feb 2013
#208
That's what you say. If it's so difficult for me to understand, please explain it to me.
AAO
Feb 2013
#233
in some countries such as Australia and some European countries servers make a more reasonable wage
Douglas Carpenter
Feb 2013
#172
When I was in London, I still tipped 20%. They must have thought I was a total idiot.
smirkymonkey
Feb 2013
#193
omg , what has happened ? tipping -really when people can't afford Walmart ? I know some who are bad
4 t 4
Feb 2013
#200
Fuck that! I don't know if it's criminal to do that but is sure as hell should be. You should get
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#219
I say that as the unlucky recipient of a large wad of hair underneath the cheese on my pizza at
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#220