iM going to work as a waiter, so I NEED to raise people awareness about tipping 50%?

Question

ALL THE TIMES! DO you think it's a good idea?

PAY UP PAY UP PAY UP! I SPIT INDISCRIMINATELY, I SPIT ALL THE TIMES!

Answer 1

actually...i have tipped 100% and on more than one occasion...i can't guarantee that everyone in the world will, however, be super nice to the people...pay attention to what they want, refill often, and do everything you can to accomodate them. you might run into people like me :)

Answer 2

Wow, thats a touch over the top.

1 - Tips are given for good service. Otherwise its a service charge which most people do NOT like, and will not tip if there is a service charge.

2 - 50%??? Are you crazy??? If people have to pay an extra 50% they will no eat there. Frankly I think 20% is too much, in the UK the norm is about 10%, but then I imagine waiters get paid more.

Having worked as a waiter I know that if someone left 50% on the table as a tip I would be suspicious, and would query them. To do otherwise is tantamount to theft, as it may have been an honest mistake (possibly a tourist not used to the money).

Answer 3

I'm a pizza delivery driver, so I'm a tipped employee. As such, I am, in general, a good tipper (I believe in karma, what goes around comes around; therefore, if I tip well, I will get tipped well). I will usually do 15% as a bare minimum, even if the service wasn't great (There's been two occasions in my life where I have not tipped, and both times were due to truly atrocious service) and I've been known to go up to 30% for truly excellent service. But 50%? You've got to be kidding me.

If you're going to work in the industry that receives tips, you HAVE to be realistic about the tips you will receive. For me, it would be ideal to receive at least two dollars per delivery, more if they ordered more food, but in reality, some days, I'm lucky to get the leftover coins. For you, I'm sure 50% off all your tables would be nice (if that were the standard tip in restaurants, I'd go back to being a waitress in a heartbeat), but the fact is, 15% is considered the norm (less if you give bad service, more if you give better-than-average service).

Answer 4

Not unless the price of food drops about 50%!
Only once did I come close to tipping 50% on anything over 5 bucks- and that waiter was so friggin spectacular he deserved it. We also had him both times we went to that restaurant on vacation and it was the second time we tipped him so much because he had wowed us both times. I doubt I will find anyone else who will do such a great job again and come close to earning that money. Most service I get hardly deserves the 15-20% I normally tip.

Answer 5

Ive worked in the waiting/bartending business for ten years. I've gotten 50% tips, and I've given 50% tips. In no way shape or form will it or should it ever be 50% at all times. As a guy currently working behind the bar I can expect to get a 50% tip from maybe my 2 favorite customers. And one of them bartends down the street and that 50% goes right back to him when I'm at his bar. But if you think 50% should be the norm...while it would be awesome for my wallet...i think you are either drunk or insane

Answer 6

I think raising people's awareness is a bad idea right now. I think starting a waiter job and seeing what the reality is what you need first. With high gas prices, high insurance costs, high food prices, high everything---I don't see the revelancy in making a stand for increasing the percentage of tip for service workers after a hundred years of the 10-20% standard.

Answer 7

I'm sorry, love -- but that idea won't work for two reasons.

The first reason is, if you are expected to tip half your bill every time you visit a restauraunt, customers will dwindle, and you'll end up making MUCH LESS than you intended.

What is better? Six 20%-15% tips from six tables, or two 50% from two tables?

And second -- I work as a waitress, and I love my job -- and its always great to see customers appreciate your service and go above and beyond the usual tip. (Say, 40%.) It cheapens the experience when everyone is forced to give half their bill.

They'll treal you like a pickpocket, and you won't get any 'regulars' that way, I guarantee.

Just educate the masses about the usual 20% tip, and we'll all be a bit higher on the hog, eh?

~_^

Answer 8

In this day and age, everyone that can afford to go out to eat already knows that their server is depending mainly on tips more so than the salary from their employer, so be kind to them with this in mind. If the service wasn't up to what you expected, perhaps that person was just having a bad day, and you could be the one to change that around for them. Remember "do onto others as you would have them do unto you" It is never wrong to set a good example.

Answer 9

okay, but make sure that you give them extra napkins, free re-fills, a nice table near the window away from the stinky bathroom and always smile showing ALL of your teeth.plus say "Yes, Sir!" no matter what their requests are:) i would recommend using those teeth whitener kits to make your smile brighter.it also helps if you're more people friendly by showing some sexiness. if you're a girl, such as wearing a skin tight skirt & blouse or if you're a guy, wear one of those backless aprons to show that you mean business.after work, go to the gym and work out to keep your body toned & in shape.most people are shallow and won't give extra tips to unattractive people with bad service.if you follow these suggestions, that 50% tip will be easy as pie.

Answer 10

I think it's brilliant, And to show just how serious you are, start by doing the same yourself. But why stop at the "waiter" industry? You could also give a portion of your salary to the guy who hands you your change at any store too; isn't that a service?

Answer 11

If you are foolish enough to work for less than a living wage, you do not deserve any tips whatsoever. I won't insult you by tipping you as though you are a menial laborer.
Go to Japan and observe that the workers refuse tips and maintain their self-respect. The services are priced honestly, and staff are paid a living wage.