its different out here...
the cash goes straight in the pocket of the beneficiary - i've checked. i've even seen peoples names written on notes in their absence.

Asides from that companies will get away with what they can. no one aspires to work as a waiter on shit money - its a stop gap. we shouldn't be complicit taking advantage of those who need such a stop gap.

bung em a tip ya tightwad

;-)
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 16:21, 1 reply)

^
Tipping wouldn’t be so objectionable if it weren’t for the expectation. Have you ever tipped less then the server felt entitled too? I have, and I was chased down the street like I ran out on the bill.

Instead of appreciating the money a server gets, they feel entitled to a percentage amount. Fall short of what they think they are entitled too and nasty things are said behind your back, or even worse, your food may be tampered with should you return.

Tips should start at zero. If a server does an extraordinary job, you give them a little something to show you liked the level of service. Tips nowadays start at 15% and you go higher to show appreciation. Even if one gets terrible service, you still feel obligated to put a percentage down… just maybe not more than 15%.

It is unfortunate that servers don’t get paid more, but tipping exacerbates the problem. Why would a restaurant owner pay more when the onus of wage shortfalls is picked up by the patron? Let the market set wages. If you don’t make enough doing what you do then go elsewhere. If good employees leave because the wage is not enough, then owners will pay more. If you are so easily replaced with another employee, then you are getting paid what your level of skill dictates.

To the airport taxi driver: If you don’t make enough money, get a new job. You drive to and from the airport for Christsakes. Don’t blame the Government, blame yourself for accepting a position which pays less than you can live off of.
(powervator and NONE SHALL PASS, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 16:29, closed)

ah!
i suspect you may be a merkin.

the US and the UK conventions on tipping are quite different. It is quite acceptable not to tip in the UK if you feel the service or the food is not up to scratch... much more civilised.

anyone who chased me down the street looking for a tip would get one - how to best avoid a broken nose the next time
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 16:33, closed)

I am not a pubic wig!
I am as british as that bloke who played rumpole in 'rumpole of the bailey'. However I have lived in the states. Damn! I appear to be corrupted.
(powervator and NONE SHALL PASS, Sat 25 Oct 2008, 16:41, closed)

"I am as british as that bloke who played rumpole in 'rumpole of the bailey'..."
So, not in the slightest, then.

Leo McKern was Australian.
( flake has nothing against your right leg, Sun 26 Oct 2008, 9:13, closed)

Damn you and your internet trickery!
...
(powervator and NONE SHALL PASS, Sun 26 Oct 2008, 10:31, closed)

Damn being stuck at work for 12 hours on a Sunday...
...with fuck-all else to do except read b3ta.
( flake has nothing against your right leg, Sun 26 Oct 2008, 12:53, closed)

sunday is a work day here
weekend is friday sat

works well

sundays are alwasy a bit relaxed as half the staff are ex pats conditioned to the idea of sunday as a day off - so we tend to ease into the day

monday aint a chore cos well - it's not really monday

tuesday - new hump day!

wednesday - hurtling toward the ends of the week

thursday - the new friday YAY
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Sun 26 Oct 2008, 17:49, closed)

"It is quite acceptable not to tip in the UK"
... hence the not uncommon attempt to shoehorn one onto the bill with an "optional service charge"
(haberman is singing in the changes, Mon 27 Oct 2008, 12:28, closed)