Originally Posted by
flyinghome
I have a question. I order room service a lot as I do not like to dine out alone. Marriott puts a 20% SERVICE FEE on the bill. I have asked the server if that is their tip. I have had a couple say yes and I have had some say a very small part of that. It is divided up with the cooks and others.. What is the truth and should I be adding additional tip. It is ultimately the company's money so I don't really care. I just want to be fair.
I used to ask that question to, but have come to the following conclusion (even though it is the company's money). I no longer will add more to the tip because it is just a way of Marriott and all other chains to have us subsidize the wages they pay their people and it has only been creeping up. I remember not too long ago it was 10%, then 15% and now I'm seeing 22.5% in some places!
I would rather just pay higher prices for the food then have these chains openly tell me that I am subsidizing their labor force. Why do we in the U.S. feel that everyone everywhere deserves a 20% tip anyways? It isn't custom practice in most other countries...but that is another topic.