Do you tip your doctor 20% of the medical bill?

Question

You should, 20% if you can get cured, 15% if there is a slight chance of a relapse, 10% if you aren't cured and 5% if you are still gonna die. If you don't leave a tip, your doctor will think you are just cheap.

If you can't afford it, then just stay at home and eat an apple.

Digital Ghost, that is my point. What has a person's minimum wage got to do with the customer? Do I own the establishment? How would I know what the staff of the establishment makes? Why should the customer be responsible for the wages of the staff? Isn't that the responsiblity of the establishment?

How can watiers not be professionals? Granted that you don't need a degree to be a waiter, but many other "professional" occupations also don't need a degree. Like actors, sportsmen, entertainers, dancers, performers, etc.

"Nobody who waits tables in any restaurant makes even close to minimum wage."

That's not true and you know it. Now the point is how do I know which restaurant do and which restaurant don't?

Answer 1

... you probably should tip your doctor; it sounds like you do not tip in restaurants; does your food sometimes taste "off"?
Yes... tip your doctor, unless you can think of a better solution.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Answer 2

I think I see what you are getting at and the difference here is that your doctor isn't making less than minimum wage and working for tips.
If you don't want to tip your wait staff, then you should stay at home.
When you tip your wait person, you are paying for their service, because the establishment they are working at is paying them a PITTANCE!
You sound cheap...

EDIT: Well, now you know and henceforth, you have no excuse for being a cheapskate. Nobody who waits tables in any restaurant makes even close to minimum wage. YOU are paying them for the service they are providing. If you have a problem with paying for said service then do not "employ" them. If you show up and expect them to serve you then you should be prepared to pay for the service. It's as simple as that.
Your "they should be happy I'm paying them anything" attitude sucks.
Peace

Answer 3

I used to think that wages were the responsibility of the establishment, but with this method, the clients decide the wages of the server based on service.

With your method, you would see prices go up 20% in order to cover the cost. The main benefit of this method is that if you receive bad service you can tip lower and only pay for the service you receive.

The problem with this is the general population gives their tip at the same amount no matter the service, therefore the server does not have to provide excellent service anymore.

Answer 4

You don't tip doctors. It's not proper ettique. If you leave a tip the doctor will think you are nuts. Doctors don't make minimum wage or anywhere near it, therefore a tip is not something you do. Tips are for the hotel busboy, the waitress, the chef, the barista, and not much else. Doctors are professionals, not laborers. Thus, no tips for professionals.

Answer 5

No. Good point though. A friend went to the doctor with what was obviously a tumor that could be felt through the skin. The refering doctor did his job, said it wasn't normal, and sent her to a surgeon. When his bill came she paid it. She went to the surgeon who felt the tumor, declared it gone, and wandered off to talk holy roller nonsense with his secretary. When she got his bill she wrote on it that she wasn't paying it and included a letter as to why she wasn't paying it. So to get back at her and try to force her to pay the bill, they took the money she sent to pay the good doctor and applied it to the bill she refused to pay and billed her a second time for the good doctor. She never paid it and it was never resolved. It took 3 years to find a doctor to remove that tumor. They get paid more for fruitless condensending conversations than most of us make in a month. I'm personally not inclined to tip them a damn thing.

Answer 6

Now you are being completely ridiculous. Servers make MUCH less per year than a doctor and typically have little or no education.

Just for a history lesson, doctors did get tipped by their patients. Back in the day, doctors in small country towns were paid or tipped in goods and services because their patients were poor. Now,doctors get "tips" or "kickbacks" occasionally from drug cmpanies for prescribing certain brand medications or participating in promotions.

Answer 7

How about working it this way: There is a set schedule of fees for medical care, just as there is now. If it works and you are completely cured, you pay 120% of the bill. If there is 'some' improvement, you pay 60%. If there is no improvement you pay nothing. If you die, it won't matter to either one of you.

Answer 8

WHAT??? Tip a doctor????

They are professionals not laborers...Irrespective of whether you live or die, you need not tip the doctor. You can send a bunch of flowers with a thank you note in it....that is the maximum you should be doing. Otherwise it looks very awkward.

Answer 9

NOO!!!
espicially if its an expensive one
they probably add a tip on there themselves without telling you and will be VERY happy if they trick you into giving them almost a 1/4 of the bill
so my advice is no.
look cheap. its better than paying 1/4 of the medical bill

Answer 10

Doctors don't get tips. That would be too weird. They already charge way too much. Tips are designed for workers who don't get a good salary to start with. Docs don't fall into that category.