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Nobody's going to agree on with my opinion on tipping.
See but the great thing here is, as Americans (land of the free), you don't have to live with the system! If you don't want to tip.........don't. There are a ton of people worse off than the servers of the world, but they don't expect a tip. You want to be a good Samaritan, send the hundreds or even thousands of dollars per year to Africa, South America or The Mid-East. Or are you just like the rest of the passport-less Americans that think we actually have poverty in this country. If you can't find a job that makes more than $10 an hour, it's your problem not mine. I've grown up in the restaurant business and everybody I know makes over 400K per year. You think restaurant owners can't afford to pay their staff? They are just happy they don't have to with all of the "do as your told" drones out there that will tip because they think they have to. The restaurants that go out of business because they have to pay a little bit more payroll will make room for the guys that up the customer service game.
Nobody's going to agree on with my opinion on tipping.
Some of you are trying to make this out to be more than it is. It's very simple, if you get great service and you feel like tipping the server, have at it. If you get anything less than great service, don't feel obligated to tip. People seem to forget that it is after all their decision. Think about the hundreds of nights you've eaten out and see if you can remember the servers that made an impression. Those are the people you tip, the entertainers. The people that make you want to come back and enjoy not just another meal, but an experience. Not the useless "order takers" that expect a tip at the end of the meal no matter how they perform.
It has gotten to the point in this country where customers are guilted into tipping even if they don't want to. Can you not leave a tip at a restaurant you like because the service sucked that night, and come back feeling comfortable? No you can't, you're now afraid of strangers bodily fluids being a new spice.
Certain restaurants in the Bay Area (food capital of the world!) have started a no tipping policy. They pay their staff better, the vibe is more relaxed come bill time, and to be honest the staff seems to be more enthused to be working there.
So, I either tip or I don't. More often, I don't. I don't need some server giving me the big "begger" smile. I smile back knowing that the fake smile will turn into rage when they see their tip. Hopfully it's a gut check for them and they will try to do a better job. Realistically they will continue to do what they do and the not so guilt free suckers will keep throwing down 20% when they deserve..........well minimum wage!
Lastly, you would think the restauranters would realize that they are giving poor service, because their staff knows they will still get paid. Good motivation.
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A lot of good operators make great money in the food business. I have a feeling Bobby Flay makes a bunch more than 400K. It's not that
It's not that I'm so concerned about the poor, I was just trying to make a point that didn't really sink in for you. I will try to simplify it for you. I think you said
"not by punishing the individual waiter unlucky enough to serve your table, and who, before tips, is unlikely to be making anywhere close to $10/hour."
The point is everybody always makes the server out to be the hardest worked, most unlucky, poor SOB in the world. Thats the problem, everybody tips them out of pitty. Even if the waiter makes more than you!
I know a girl that works at a pretty nice restaurant, $40 a head or so. She makes almost $4K a month, lives in the most wealthy county in the country and she has a runner and a bus boy. All she does is learn the menu.
Also, I didn't say that I don't tip at all. I said I don't tip unless I feel like the waiter actually cares. Unfortunatly, more often than not, the waiter doesn't care.
So.....like I said, tip if you want, just don't do it because you think you have to. There is no law that says to give money to people that don't deserve it. If a server does a crap job, how is tipping him any different from giving money to the bum that washes your windshield without asking.