my man doesn't tip restaurants

my man doesn't tip restaurants Sept 8, 2020 21:59:12 GMT

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Post by Toasted Cheese on Sept 8, 2020 21:59:12 GMT

Sept 8, 2020 21:14:03 GMT avocadojoe said:

Sept 8, 2020 9:17:52 GMT Toasted Cheese said:

Tipping should not be a necessity, nor a requirement. It is a fabricated social entitlement in many countries and is only born out of businesses paying their staff meager wages.

A price is a price and that is all the cafe/diner/restaurant and staff is entitled too. Any tipping need be left up to the customer'(s)/diner'(s) and NO negative stigma should be EVER be projected onto a customer who pays their bill as quoted from prices listed + any tax. The rest is a conceited expectation. Change the pricing, so staff can earn better wages if its a problem.

The main thing is (and you've already stated it) is that restaurants pay their servers a wage that is obscenely low. When I worked in a restaurant (late 80s/early 90s - as a busboy), the waiters were paid two dollars an hour. And they work their butts off. This is way lower than minimum wage. I know it all varies from country to country. And I guess it's just a built in understanding where I live that the customers are going to tip around 15%. Sonetimes more, sometimes less- it would be a factor of the server's competence + the customer's generosity. I've never questioned it. Except when I went to Amsterdam and my friend (who lived there) said you weren't really supposed to tip.
But it is kind of an expectation here. I can't explain it any better than this. All I can say is when in Rome...

While it is perceived as customary, the wages being paid is exploitation and it then becomes about exploiting the customer by expecting them to pay a tip, especially when it is added onto the bill. It is a corrupt business practice that has unfortunately become a traditional “norm” especially in Nth America.

I rarely tip, unless out with a big group and the bill is shared evenly and if the prices are reasonable it’s not a problem. Wages in Australia are relatively higher too. Any tipping is a bonus, prices in many places can be high and there is no expectation placed on the customer. Heck, a local Indian prides itself on giving a discount on the bill. What’s the point of tipping? They are happy for the patronage and takeaways are the big business. Pre-paid online including delivery fee. Any cash tip will go to the deliverer, yet again, not anticipated. With cashless transactions being a new norm, it will become more difficult to tip cash as well. I very rarely have a note in my wallet.

Like you mentioned though, when in Rome do as the Roman’s do. Accept or disapprove the custom, one will just have to humble themselves into it depending on where one is visiting.