stingy to give them proper pay ??
2006-09-03 13:20:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
waiters/waitresses to be PC...!
2006-09-03 13:20:48 · update #1
CUSTOMERS for US folks !
2006-09-03 13:27:23 · update #2
Slaq : I know the industry too....a lot of owners are really loaded and rely on customers to pay their staff on top of service and food.....Do you give tips to bank employees, shop tellers ??? That is the point I am trying to say.
2006-09-04 02:05:24 · update #3
Griotte : comme tu me suis partout LOL..je vais le faire en français même si il est tard maintenant !!:-)
2006-09-06 14:16:42 · update #4
It seems like a bit of a convention that everyone tends to follow without much thinking about it. I've talked to some people in the service industry and yes, they don't get paid a lot and they often have to share their tips with the cooks, busboys, etc.
But in the end I tend to think the opposite of most people when it comes to tipping. If I'm in an overly expensive restaurant I don't feel obliged to give the standard 15%; because that would amount to an enormous amount.
But if I'm in an inexpensive restaurant that gives me good food for at a great price (i.e. my favourite Chinese restaurant!) I'll give a 20% or 25% tip because they've done me the ultimate service of giving me value for my money.
Edit: Yeah you are right! I didn't answer your question properly, but you know what to expect from me... The system of obligatory tipping doesn't make any sense - it should be up to you. But it's become so ingrained in the system that people now depend on it over here. I know if I leave a lousy tip in a certain non-English speaking part of the country I'll either get the "1-finger salute" or I'll not so politely be told to "never come back 'ere again!!"
2006-09-03 15:20:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When someone provides an excellent service it is good, I think to give them recognition for this. I agree that managers/owners should not have their meanness subsidised, but this only happens when tipping is conducted as standard. If it done as recognition of someone doing their job really well, then I don't think that is wrong.
Why not tip in other areas; I don't know. Few professions offer a situation similar to that of serving food. I suppose convention dictates this part
2006-09-05 08:02:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What? Football playing waitresses?
2006-09-03 20:26:20 · answer #3 · answered by 345Grasshopper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traduis-moi en francais,s'il te plait.Merci.
2006-09-06 12:49:47 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋