tipping your waiter/waitress

[hco516]

^Darlin', since you're new here, I should probably explain Telstra to you.

You see, nobody ever explained to him that you're supposed to sniff poppers, not drink them.

Telly is a sweetheart, but he's a few clowns short of a circus. We keep him around because he has a nine-inch tongue and he's missing three pairs of ribs.

It's a sentiment I've heard many times before. I just like debating this issue a lot lol.

Plus I bet he's got an awesome accent, that's a +1 in my book.

 

[Telstra]

While I understand where you are coming from, it's not nearly as easy as you think to find good people who want to work in a restaurant.

If restaurant employees were paid a salary there would be no motivation to work hard. I bust my ass every day. The only thing that keeps me motivated is the thought that the harder I work, and the nicer I treat people, the more money I will make. Would you want the lady that works the cash register at walmart serving you your food? Because if the restaurant industry was a minimum wage job those are the people that would be working in a restaurant.

And it slightly offends me that you compare working for tips to begging for money. I'm working hard to ensure that you enjoy your meal, whether it's a five dollar lunch or a 25 dollar entree doesn't matter to me. It's a give and take. The better your treat me, the better your overall experience will be. That is why you are tipping me.

I have a college degree, I CHOOSE to work in a restaurant because I like being around people, I like the hours, and of course I like the fact my salary is determined by how hard I work.

I do very much appreciate that you adhere to our customs while living here. I just wish more people would realize that just because I work in a restaurant doesn't mean that I'm less talented, less motivated, or less intelligent than you.

nope, i respect low paid workers more than the CEOs.
Also, most low paid workers are much much hotter than rich people.

As i said, its a cultural thing. Tipping to me means ... i have an image in my head of a hand putting out for a few coins ... that is why i think it is demeaning.

But don't worry, i'll follow the custom.

 

[chrisrobin]

As i said, tipping is cultural. I never tip in my whole life and its foreign to me.
Over here, people don't tip, its demeaning like begging for money.

But i will tip if that is the norm. I don't want to be the odd one out.

Cultural it is. In Japan, there is no tipping. Tip is built in to the cost of the meal. If you have a big group (15+?), a tip is added to the total.

 

[Telstra]

Cultural it is. In Japan, there is no tipping. Tip is built in to the cost of the meal. If you have a big group (15+?), a tip is added to the total.

Thats what i want.
No more arguments from both customers and workers.

 

[zoltanspawn]

Generally:

A tip is a Carrot.

Service-included-in price is a Stick.

Which donkey serves better? Which is happier?