why is it people tip crappie????

Question

I have bin a bartender/ server for a while and people think its ok to tip 10 and 15%. The truth is im dam good at what i do and I think I speak for the rest of the reastrunt industry when I say all you guys that tip crappie.need to get with the times and start tipping better....in case you all havnt noticed the cost of living did go up!!!

for all you people that tip 20% and over thank you..you rock???

Answer 1

most likely because people generally have no concern for others. They want excellent service, but somehow don't see the need to show appreciation. Not just for resturants workers, but for hair and nails. I even tip the guy who fixes my flat tire for 5 or 10 dollars. Its a small amount, but I tip anyways, because I appreciate that they attended to me swiftly. Yesssssssssss, its his job, but think of the alternative. You would either be home cooking, or doing your own nails, or hair, or fixing your own tire.

Answer 2

I think there are a few answers to your question...

1. Some people are just cheap.
2. Many resturants and bars jam people in, and understaff the bar, so you end up with 2 bartenders serving 80 people. When you wait 10 or 15 minutes for a drink, you don't feel that you've received good service, and therefore don't tip well.
3. The price of drinks has skyrocketed, so many people aren't too keen on giving a big tip after paying $16 for a martini made with about $2 worth of liquor.

I always try to tip well, but I do find that my tips are less when the service is "assembly line" - a bartender running from person to person to person to person without any down time. I should feel more for a bartender in that situation, but it's just irritating to the customers.

Think about if you went to a resturant, and the waiter or waitress came up to your table after you'd been waiting there for quite a while, and then hurried you through your order.

I think if the industry were to realize that the staff's interaction with the customers is an extremely important part of the "experience" of going to a bar, and staffed appropriately, people would enjoy it more, and would tip better... and bars would be able to hold on to talented help longer.

Answer 3

I know I am going to get torn to bits on this, but........

Do I get tips for being an administrative assistant? When I do my job and do it well, does the person who I am helping give me a tip? No. I earn a pay check and that's it.

You should not be expecting a tip from every customer that you serve. I was a bartender/waitress for over 15 years, so I know what you mean and understand your frustration. I will always leave a tip, but the amount is dependent on the quality of the service received. And it is never a percentage of the bill.

Answer 4

I can understand what you are saying....but for some of us that live in the Bay Area, CA the living & gas costs are WAY HIGH. And all of our recreational funds go to that expense. And for a restaurant to charge $11 for a 3ounce martini is a rip off. And its not even premium Vodka...not naming names....ummmm, Cheesecake Factory...... It might taste good but the bars and restaurants are making almost a 500% profit off of one bottle of Vodka and whatever other liquor they are using. Plus it takes almost 15 minutes to get your drinks once you sit down and order.

So my point is that the restaurants are making enough money to pay their servers more than minimum wage so if your tips are crappy at least you'll be making more an hour to compensate for that.

However, I will NOT tip if the server is rude or if it takes 15 minutes to get my drinks. I want to be greated and served with a smile. But if my drink and my food and the service is exceptional then I give what that server deserves.

Answer 5

I used to waitress, and I know what you mean!! I think they are stuck on the 15% is good enough rule...I like to tip more for good service, however, because I did waitress, I expect them to do certain things...if not, tip isn't so hot...at least 15%, but usually no more...
I don't think a lot of people realize that most waitress do not get minimum wage due to the fact that they have to claim tips...not sure how it is w/ bartenders....

Answer 6

I Agree, I am a server/bartender also, and I also believe that I am good at what I do. For all of those people who don't believe in tipping, THEN DON'T GO OUT TO EAT!! Stay at home or go through the drive-thru and stop complaining that you have to tip. 20% is the norm!

Answer 7

I always tip the 15% unless the waitress or waiter is good then I give a lot more. I feel that if the person serving you is good then the better you tip the better they will become or stay. If you tip crappie then they will continue to be crappy.

Answer 8

Because ignorant rude and belligerent people refuse to acknowledge that in this country, when you go into a restaurant, you have basically hired someone to serve your food. This is an unwritten rule, but nonetheless the convention in this country. The government has acknowledged it, that is why restaurants are allowed to pay their staff practically nothing.

Short answer, there's always a jerk that isn't going to do something they're supposed to if they aren't forced to do it. They probably peed on the toilet seat in the restroom before they left too, because after all, they don't have to clean it.

Answer 9

You could be working at the wrong bar. Upper class bars, have richer customers. Hence bigger tips. My friend works at a bar where they cater to people with lower incomes (the beer is the cheapest in town by far). The customers hardly tip and when they do it's a dime here and there. Try switching to a busier/nicer bar.

Answer 10

Do you have that same attitude at work, too?
On the other hand, my niece is a waitress at a local diner... she makes great tips, especially from the "regulars." She recently saved up enough of her tip money to buy her first car... it's a used car, but she paid it in full, in cash. Tip money. Now she's saving for college and car maintenance.
I think you're in the wrong business, if it's good tip money you're looking for.