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I leave an amount depending on the bill. Why should a person working at Ruth's Chris serving $300 dinners working just as hard as the person at Applebees get so much more? It it was a $120 meal I would maybe tip $12, but if its a $4 drink I tip a $1 or more. So 10-35% depending on the price of the bill.
I'm not at a higher end restaurant by any means, but..
I've done the desk job thing, and I'd prefer it to serving people ANY day. I work at a Baskin Robbins in a crappy part of town, and let me tell you, it's complete crap. Putting up with a customer's BS attitude is not worth minimum wage. And that's only if they speak english. Don't get me started on the VERY large majority of my customers that only speak spanish and treat me like crap because I don't, too. But in general, customers are cranky, and then take it out on whoever is serving them.
And I only get tipped on average, MAYBE $4 a day after serving several hundred customers.
I leave an amount depending on the bill. Why should a person working at Ruth's Chris serving $300 dinners working just as hard as the person at Applebees get so much more? It it was a $120 meal I would maybe tip $12, but if its a $4 drink I tip a $1 or more. So 10-35% depending on the price of the bill.
I wouldn't expect regular tips at Baskin Robins, I think we're speaking of conventional restaurants. Besides, usually the tips are split within the servers at places like that, or coffee shops, l which I would compare that establishment to.
I wasn't so much complaining that I don't get tips. It's ice cream, I definitely get that much! I was more saying that I don't think servers get overpaid for the work they do. It might not be hard manual labor or anything like that, but it is usually extremely strenuous mentally and emotionally. When a server is doing their best to have a positive attitude towards a customer and all they get back is rude remarks and being treated like crap... that's not easy to deal with several hours a day, several days a week. So I think they deserve the tips given to them (usually).
Sorry, should have clarified in the first place.
What is the point of a tip? They make minimum wage. If they want more money get a better job. The most I leave is a couple of dollars (2-3) even on an 80 or 90 dollar tab and thats only if they go above and beyond. Tipping is so over rated. Who else do you tip? Do you tip the guy at the gun store who helped you select a gun or gives you advice on what ammo to feed your guns. :huh:
The only problem with that thought is that the whole reason they are only paid minimum wage is because it is expected that they will recieve tips in addition to it. The expectation runs so deep that they are taxed on the tips, whethor you leave one or not, so if you dont leave a tip, they are essentially paying the goverment for the pleasure of dealing with you (be sure to thank them for thier generosity).
I understand you are trying to make a statement, but the only one hearing it is the server, and thier probablly not hearing the message you meant to send. If the notion of tipping really offends you, join an orginization that boycotts restaraunts or something, or just refuse to go out to eat. By enjoying the service and not tipping, you're just free-riding on the efforts of others.
They pay taxes on the tip you don't leave, as for pooling tips do you mean my good tip makes up for your bad tip?The notion of tipping really offends you????
No, thats not it at all. When you leave a tip most times they are put together with all others from that shift and the divided up between the cooks, servers and sometimes management (ie: starbucks) that is why I only give small tips if at all. so then who else do you tip? The man pumping your gas, or the checker at the store, drive thru.... I dont get tips in my line of work nor do I expect it, either should they.
As far as the government those laws needs to be changed.
This is not my personal arguement, just something I think about when I am tipping.
I walked in on a conversation at my son's football game. The guy talking was saying that he did not like to tip because he did not agree with the custom. He said something to the affect of why would you tip a kid $5.00 for delivering a $15 pizza to your door but a guy who delivers a 300lb television stand to the back bedroom on the second story of your home barely gets a thank you. Apparently, he dielivered furniture for a couple of years in college.
I tip the furniture delivery drivers that dropped of and installed my stuff.