<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jabez:
The fact that bad service from these servers upsets you, helps prove that these jobs are important not "unimportant".I agree that I dislike the roomservice %'s, but I also dislike not having a salaried front desk clerk or manager not upgrade me when I am suppose to be. There are jobs that depend on tipping or these jobs either disappear or the establishment will raise their prices. That's a fact whether you like it or not. As long as any of us see these people as not "experienced" and "unskilled" I suppose we have a problem with letting go with a few dollars.The alternative is simple:cafeterias.But then again, some of them have unskilled unexperienced laborers that refill your glass and take up your plates as you get up for your next helping. Wouldn't want to leave them a buck.Certainly wouldn't want to "subsidise" them.</font>
If you read my whole post, I first described the rational that makes tipping appropriate for some jobs, i.e: table serving.
Then I explained that the expectation has spilled over into other jobs that clearly have no business asking for tips. They are getting paid to do the job. Yea, its a low paying job, but it is not the customer's role to subsidise the wage of these people.
If you disagree, kindly allow me to forward an address where you can send me a small check every week for doing my job.