Originally Posted by
pacer142
Sorry? Inflation increases the price of a meal. Thus, the value of a tip increases as well. Why should it increase the percentage?
Increasingly miserable employers who won't keep up with cost-of-living increases is more likely the explanation.
Neil
I agree, that gallon of gas that was a quarter say
40 years ago would have generated a 2.5 cent tip per gallon at 10% if you tipped the attendant.. today would be earning ~30 cents per gallon which IMHO would not require an increase from the 10% to the current 15-20% extortion rates that are now attempted
since more often than not they are covering multiple tables.. 10% should be more than enough
Originally Posted by
cepheid
Quite arguably, neither are you - there is a huge difference between actively pushing for change (lobbying the state legislature, organizing a grassroots movement, petitioning, etc.) and simply "bucking the system" by not tipping. The former requires a lot more motivation, namely caring about the servers' wages enough to put in that work... from your statements, it would appear that you don't really care whether servers are underpaid or not, but rather only about not having (or being expected) to tip. And, while I disagree with that sentiment, I can't fault you for it... but please don't couch your refusal to tip as a "push for change" - you aren't pushing for change, you are simply refusing to participate in a voluntary system.
While I could care less about pushing for change on this topic (thats not to say I might not sign some sort of petition), i have no issue whatsoever if a server hates me, tells all his co-workers, friends etc that I'm a big cheap arse jerk etc.. No I don't care about a servers wages, just like I don't care about those wages of minimum wage workers.. there is a reason people are working in these jobs; while there are always peripheral reasons such as needing to work at night, transportation, certain benefits etc.. the odds that a person can get a significantly higher paying job at that moment in time are not that great... I'm not out here to worry about the compensation for unskilled labor. Thats the business owners duty. Not mine
When I was in undergrad, I chose to work in "other" low paying jobs b/c I didn't want to rely on tips, rely on dealing with the masses etc.. I knew I would work X amount of hours and receive X amount of pay. I also knew if I did my job half arsed I'd be canned.
this comment goes to whomever posted that servers or backroom personnel would spit or otherwise damage food if they wanted to get back at a customer that wasn't liked.
Not only should that person who did the deed be canned and prosecuted; any employee who knowingly let this slide and failed to report the incident should be canned and prosecuted right along side the criminal who did the deed.
depending on the restaurants reaction; I might even go to the extent to publicize it in every possible way.. again depending on how the restaurant handled it