Originally Posted by imnotalawyer

I suppose I am beating a dead horse at this point but it's wild to me how many people tip because of blind allegiance to custom and who are overlooking the possibility that CL bartenders may already be compensated very well.

As an exercise in hypotheticals, would you tip a bartender if they made $100 an hour? $50? $20...?

Are you tipping because of some assumed obligation to make up a shortfall in staff wages or because you appreciate their service? The answer can of course be both, but my point is that if you are tipping because of a perceived obligation then that perception may be wrong. Again, setting aside my hazy memory a job posting specifically identifying these as non-tipped roles, the fact that there is no overt mechanism for tipping (like you would find when closing out a tab at a bar/restaurant) suggests that CL staff are paid a decent base hourly wage. Just to hash out that logic again, if customers are not overtly prompted to tip they are less likely to do so, which means that CL staff are likely to take in fewer tips then their counterparts. It stands to reason that CL staff would job hunt unless there was some perk (adequate and predictable wages, benefits, etc...) keeping them happy.