Do you think the act of tipping is strange?

" I have no problem with the concept of tipping but i do have a problem with servers who feel that tipping is mandatory...  A TIp is a gratuity i give you for doing a good or exemplary job, its not a hand-out you get for free because your an aspiring (insert profession here) that cant get a decent day-job. "

I don't like it when you have to tip multiple people. 
The waiter gets a tip because they did some something.
 Sometimes you have to tip the host, when all they did is point to a table and say "you can sit there if you want." That is not cool

Technically bushiness have to make up the difference if someone is not making minimum wage with tips, mostly they just fire people though. Also it should be pointed out that at a lot of restaurants your tip does not go solely to the server, tips are pooled at the end of the night and some goes to servers, some to the bar and some to the back of the house. My minimum is 15% with 20% for outstanding service, but I know a lot of people in the service industry so it's an empathy thing mostly.

I agree with what's his name on the Reservoir Dogs scene that I'm sure has been posted dozens of times already. I understand it's a tough job and all, but... ya just watch that clip. He says everything I could type out here. That said I will drop a loonie on the way out, but if it was a very busy time that I was in there yet the waitress still managed to give good service then I will add a toonie or a toonie and an extra loonie to it.

" I have no problem with the concept of tipping but i do have a problem with servers who feel that tipping is mandatory...  A TIp is a gratuity i give you for doing a good or exemplary job, its not a hand-out you get for free because your an aspiring (insert profession here) that cant get a decent day-job. "

" @RJay_64: Dude, are you kidding me? Their hourly wage is to do whatever their boss tells them to do. Your tip is for their service. Like how well they treat you. But, the one thing I do disagree on is tipping 10%-20% of the bill. Sometimes I get an ass hole waiter but they want me to tip them a shit load of money? Forget it. "

Why don't they just make the food cost like 1% more if the salaries is the issue here??

" What? No...   You cheap bastards. "

I think anyone who's ever worked in the service industry or understands how it works at all is going to tip. If you don't tip, you're either clueless or an asshole.

" @Phished0ne said:

" I have no problem with the concept of tipping but i do have a problem with servers who feel that tipping is mandatory...  A TIp is a gratuity i give you for doing a good or exemplary job, its not a hand-out you get for free because your an aspiring (insert profession here) that cant get a decent day-job. "

@ch13696 said:

" @RJay_64: Dude, are you kidding me? Their hourly wage is to do whatever their boss tells them to do. Your tip is for their service. Like how well they treat you. But, the one thing I do disagree on is tipping 10%-20% of the bill. Sometimes I get an ass hole waiter but they want me to tip them a shit load of money? Forget it. "

I hear ya!
 
FYI: Tipping is not very common in my country, I tip only if they do an awesome job. The workers here do get nice salaries, so I guess that's one aspect of it.The almost forced tipping is weird when they do a shitty job as a recent visit to T.G.I. F showed me. 
And the last time I was in UK made me aware of the weird "forced" tipping.. they fucking tip you "AUTOMATICALLY"... on the receipt. 
 

Why don't they just make the food cost like 1% more if the salaries is the issue here??

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It's kinda weird. It's basically an allowed form of paying for things under the table.

Waiters and waitresses often do a hard job with little pay, it seems like a nice little gesture to tip them.

" Always tip, those waitresses get paid shit, they make their living on their tip. I always tip AT LEAST 30% "

" It's kinda weird. It's basically an allowed form of paying for things under the table. "

I tip if the waiter does a good job. If not, then no. You don't deserve it so don't even ask why I'm not leaving a tip for you. :)

" It's kinda weird. It's basically an allowed form of paying for things under the table. "

 
I'm fine with tipping its a great way to show that you got great service and to get great service in the future.

" Sometimes I tip.  But I mean they are already getting paid an hourly wage.  I feel like I'm tipping someone to do a job he/she's already being paid for.  What do you think? "

Restaurant services, should tip the server something considering their wage in the US is always under minimum (some weird laws. Go figure), even if it's a penny (my grandpa did this a fair amount of extraordinarily crappy waitresses/waiters). What I've always found weird though is the practice to tip hairdressers. I've never understood it, but I'm been brought up to do it, so I do it. 

Most waiters and waitresses get paid below minimum wage. They are expected to make the rest in tips so yes you definately should tip.

" @Azteck said:

" It's kinda weird. It's basically an allowed form of paying for things under the table. "

Depends on what the server does with the money.  They are expected to report all earnings, but that doesn't typically happen.  You're right for the most part.  I'm not sure I ever knew a server who reported all earnings. "

My friend makes about 30k a year just with his hourly wage as a waiter. With tips he makes about 60k a year.

" My friend makes about 30k a year just with his hourly wage as a waiter. With tips he makes about 60k a year. "

" @Majkiboy said:

" @Phished0ne said:

" I have no problem with the concept of tipping but i do have a problem with servers who feel that tipping is mandatory...  A TIp is a gratuity i give you for doing a good or exemplary job, its not a hand-out you get for free because your an aspiring (insert profession here) that cant get a decent day-job. "

@ch13696 said:

" @RJay_64: Dude, are you kidding me? Their hourly wage is to do whatever their boss tells them to do. Your tip is for their service. Like how well they treat you. But, the one thing I do disagree on is tipping 10%-20% of the bill. Sometimes I get an ass hole waiter but they want me to tip them a shit load of money? Forget it. "

I hear ya!
 
FYI: Tipping is not very common in my country, I tip only if they do an awesome job. The workers here do get nice salaries, so I guess that's one aspect of it.The almost forced tipping is weird when they do a shitty job as a recent visit to T.G.I. F showed me. 
And the last time I was in UK made me aware of the weird "forced" tipping.. they fucking tip you "AUTOMATICALLY"... on the receipt. 
 

Why don't they just make the food cost like 1% more if the salaries is the issue here??

"

Because then the service would be shit, whether they have great or poor service they would get paid the same. There is no incentive. "

Employers will justify a lower wage (think Minimum!) based on the fact that they will be collecting tips. I've got lots of friends who work as Waitresses - tips are where the majority of their money comes in, don't be a dick, just tip.

Waitresses make below minimum wage and if they provide good service and are friendly they deserve a tip.

" Sometimes I tip.  But I mean they are already getting paid an hourly wage.  I feel like I'm tipping someone to do a job he/she's already being paid for.  What do you think? "

Waiters and waitresses are paid less than minimum wage, so tipping is completely normal. I typically tip around 20% or so.

I tip too much. I don't like actually calculating the % like my friends and family do, so I just give them a bunch of bills.

Hmmm okay well maybe it is normal to tip a waitress then.
 
I would argue though that the system is broken if the employer is allowed to pay below minimum wage. 

" @RJay_64: I love tipping, i will provide you a pic of how i do it
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i didn't know this until recently, but waiters and waitresses in the US make less than minimum wage hourly, so they rely on tips for a good amount of their income.

" Hmmm okay well maybe it is normal to tip a waitress then.  I would argue though that the system is broken if the employer is allowed to pay below minimum wage.  "

" Waiters and waitresses are paid less than minimum wage, so tipping is completely normal. I typically tip around 20% or so. "

" What? No...   You cheap bastards. "

" @metalhead87: Unlikely, though, since restaurants would prefer to pay their employees less than to raise the price of the food and raise employees' wages. "

I think the act of one industry barely paying their staff and then expect the public to do it strange.

" @StarFoxA said:

" @metalhead87: Unlikely, though, since restaurants would prefer to pay their employees less than to raise the price of the food and raise employees' wages. "

What they prefer shouldn't matter.  They should have no choice but to pay employees, at least, minimum wage. "

" @metalhead87 said:

" @StarFoxA said:

" @metalhead87: Unlikely, though, since restaurants would prefer to pay their employees less than to raise the price of the food and raise employees' wages. "

What they prefer shouldn't matter.  They should have no choice but to pay employees, at least, minimum wage. "

It's just a different kind of minimum wage. Obviously they have to prove to the state that their employees make a considerable amount in tips before they pay their employees the reduced wage.  "

" I think the act of one industry barely paying their staff and then expect the public to do it strange. "

I tip on occasion. New Zealand doesn't really 'do' that kind of thing. Only in the really fancy places.