Hmmm...I work as a bartender part time (CF jobs in these parts don't pay all that well, and are very sparse) and I was hesitant to weigh in my biased opinion.
First I must say that like most stuff in this country, the system is broken. Tipping is supposed to be just that, a tip for something over and above, but it has become an expected part of the process. Used to be you start at 0, you do something extra, you get a tip. Now you do what Jeff said, which is you start with an expected amount and work your way down. Has anyone thought about how screwed up that is? Makes no sense. That being said, I get paid crap by my employer (I think I might be up to $4.00 per hour, waitresses are at $2.35 ish), so if I only got tipped when I did an outstanding job, then I would be screwed. In fact, I wouldn't even bother. Fix the system, I say. But that would require restaurant owners to pay us more, and probably have to raise their prices, which people wouldn't have. So, we stay the way we are. The cycle comes full circle. But seriously, tip us! It's not our fault that the system sucks! Ray At 05:22 PM 1/10/2005, you wrote: >At 05:04 PM 1/10/2005, you wrote: > >Subject: [didyaknow] #3 To Tip or Not to Tip: That is the Question. > >From: "David Churvis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:02:41 -0500 > >Thread: > >http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm/method=messages&threadid= > 15507&forumid=5#141933 > > > >Good old Tightwad Gazette :) > > > >I always leave a decent tip unless the service was noteably terrible, and my > >reasons for doing so are based on my understandings of minimum wage. > > My system: > >A) You start w/ 20% >B) The first mistake you make drops you down to 15% >C) Good or bad things along the way can bump you up or down a point. > > I have had people who never made mistakes. I don't ever remember leaving >the dreaded "1 penny" tip for horribly bad service. > > > >The > >minimum wage for someone who can get tips is much less than the minimum wage > >for someone who doesn't make tips. > > I think that is the best reason I've heard for tipping. (And I've heard >it before). > > > >However, employers don't often make up the difference fairly. In addition, > >I know enough people who don't tip well to know that waiters in most > >restaurants don't make enough from their tips to make up the discrepancy. > >I used to have a roommate who could easily pull in $400-$500 a night in >tips (on the weekend). While I wouldn't consider that living it up, it >tops minimum wage. He worked for a TGI Fridays, so it's not like he was at >a fancy place where the average plate was $100+. > > On a completely separate note, that same TGI Fridays (where my old >roommate worked) is being sued by an ex-worker there, who complained that >time spent doing "extra duties' such as filling ketchup bottles and salt / >pepper shakers prevented her from properly servicing her tables, thus >resulting in lower tips. This was the topic of conversation at a radio >morning show recently. > > > >-- >Jeffry Houser, Web Developer, Writer, Songwriter, Recording Engineer >AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 >-- >My Books: <http://www.instantcoldfusion.com> >My Recording Studio: <http://www.fcfstudios.com> >My Energetic Acoustic Rock Band: <http://www.farcryfly.com> >-- >When did Reality Become TV > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:141965 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
