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How much do you tip?
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hejbelle Wrote:I have also lived in Europe, and big tips where not expected (just a few euros added on to the whole bill), though they were given for very good service. Also, in most countries the tip is already built into the prices or added as a "service charge."

Cheating servers here in the US is not hurting The Man, nor is it making a difference in the amount servers are legally paid. I recommend joining a Service Employees Union to make real changes to the practice of requiring patrons to tip their servers so they can survive off gov't assistance.

It would make a difference if most everyone stopped. That's just plain economics. The cost would either be worked into the price of the food or tacked on as a service charge. Either way, this benefits the servers with a steady paycheck, better overtime pay and possibly better benefits. With the cost worked into the price, restaurants still have to compete with each other which means the increase will not be dollar for dollar for long as competition would dictate better prices for the consumer.

My mother was a career waitress (yes her entire working life), and she herself gave me the advise of not tipping for the sake of tipping. She was always a proud worker and worked hard no matter what she was tipped and had a great disdain for her fellow servers who did the bare minimum and confronted customers who didn't tip to the server's liking. And yes, back in the states I DO tip, but only if it is worth it. If not, I'll happily leave a penny for garbage service and leave a note to managment on why I won't be returning. It is NOT my job to pay someone's salary just as it is not your job to pay mine (at least directly). Employment is a contract between the employer and the employee, not the customer, or else the server would be considered an independent contractor. And a percentage of the bill is such a random nonsense baseline. Why would a waiter at a diner who works just as hard get less money then a waiter at an expensive restaurant for the sole fact the food costs more at one? If I'm expected to enter into this contract with the wait staff, it would be nice if I had an a la carte menue for service, 2 bucks for just plates, an extra buck for refills, or star service, so if I wan't the waiter to leave me the hell alone, I'll pay for the standard 1 star service for 5 bucks, if someone else wants to be waited on hand and foot, they can order the 5-star and maybe spend 50 bucks or more. That is a lot more fair than some random "customary" percantage that seems to be arbitrarily increasing every year.

I really hate it when people say if you don't want to tip, stay home. That argument is nonsense. I can take the same argument and flip it around and say, if you don't like not knowing what you'll get paid every week or depending on the kindness of strangers then don't be a waiter/server.
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