Joe's Crab Shack Drops Tipping [UPDATE: Policy now abandoned]
Nov 11, 2015, 6:20 pm
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I did the same thing once; horrible service and terrible manager. The waiter made sure to stand by the door as we were leaving and told us never to come back again. Not a difficult hardship when there are so many better places to eat in Vail.
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Nov 11, 2015, 6:24 pm
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In addition, the servers will have no incentive to provide good service..
Nov 11, 2015, 9:35 pm
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Good, as long as they state that tips are no longer necessary (on the menu, for example).
Tipping has apparently gotten crazy (I live overseas) - when I was young it was 15%, and when I was in uni I would tip the Papa John's guy 25% or so as it was like $10, plus they knew me. I see people talking about 18% or 20% - honestly, just pay the servers a reasonable wage. Also, tipping at events/bars is also crazy as the bartender poured me a drink that took all of 30 seconds.
Tipping has apparently gotten crazy (I live overseas) - when I was young it was 15%, and when I was in uni I would tip the Papa John's guy 25% or so as it was like $10, plus they knew me. I see people talking about 18% or 20% - honestly, just pay the servers a reasonable wage. Also, tipping at events/bars is also crazy as the bartender poured me a drink that took all of 30 seconds.
Nov 12, 2015, 12:37 am
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Seems like a slave owners mentality, when faced with freeing the slaves.
Nov 12, 2015, 5:10 am
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every place adjusts prices from time to time.
a wage that plenty of people will be willing to sign up. Also, someone who operates on tips may be tempted to comp a drink or other spiff just to garner a nicer tip. Mystery Diners on Food Network showcases this. That behavior no longer is incentivized.
a wage that plenty of people will be willing to sign up. Also, someone who operates on tips may be tempted to comp a drink or other spiff just to garner a nicer tip. Mystery Diners on Food Network showcases this. That behavior no longer is incentivized.
Nov 12, 2015, 5:49 am
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What you don't want as an owner is comping to get tips. Which is just a nice way of saying embezzlement.
Nov 12, 2015, 8:33 am
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I think it is a win-win.. for the restaurant chain. I am pretty sure $2 + tip is actually better than $12 per hour here in So Cal. In 'n Out workers with no working experience get $11 an hour here. A waiter in JCS will probably wait on 3+ tables of 2 to 4 an hour dinner time and getting $8 to $15 in tips per table. So that would be minimum $24 + $2 = $26 per hour.
What it means is that the good waiters/waitresses will go work in other restaurants and the new inexperienced waiters/waitresses will take over the $12 per hour jobs. The restaurants will get more business because of the unpaid advertising from the media. Good move JCS!
What it means is that the good waiters/waitresses will go work in other restaurants and the new inexperienced waiters/waitresses will take over the $12 per hour jobs. The restaurants will get more business because of the unpaid advertising from the media. Good move JCS!
Nov 12, 2015, 8:48 am
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Nov 12, 2015, 8:52 am
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I think it is a win-win.. for the restaurant chain. I am pretty sure $2 + tip is actually better than $12 per hour here in So Cal. In 'n Out workers with no working experience get $11 an hour here. A waiter in JCS will probably wait on 3+ tables of 2 to 4 an hour dinner time and getting $8 to $15 in tips per table. So that would be minimum $24 + $2 = $26 per hour.
What it means is that the good waiters/waitresses will go work in other restaurants and the new inexperienced waiters/waitresses will take over the $12 per hour jobs. The restaurants will get more business because of the unpaid advertising from the media. Good move JCS!
What it means is that the good waiters/waitresses will go work in other restaurants and the new inexperienced waiters/waitresses will take over the $12 per hour jobs. The restaurants will get more business because of the unpaid advertising from the media. Good move JCS!