Is it normal for server to ask for tip at Sheraton Club Lounges?
Mar 13, 2014, 9:00 am
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Mar 13, 2014, 9:22 am
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My thoughts exactly. Especially if you're in a developing country where salaries for such jobs are so low to begin with. Giving small presents for exemplary service is also a good strategy. It makes them feel good, they do a good job, and they'll remember you for next time. Everyone wins. ^
Mar 13, 2014, 10:01 am
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I would expect 3rdworldresident being Thai meant the American tipping culture, i.e. tipping for no apparent reason - because everyone else does(TM).
Mar 13, 2014, 10:03 am
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Mine is, but not in the direction they intend.
Mar 13, 2014, 10:03 am
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Well the nurse who has several years training and some valuable skills and who might earn less than the hotel waiter before even considering tips doesn't - almost all salaries are low in developing countries, not just those of people employed in the hospitality industry.
http://www.payscale.com/research/IN/...f_Nurse/Salary
http://www.payscale.com/research/IN/...c_Hotel/Salary
I don't have anything against your charity/generosity but there is a bigger picture and it is not a case of Everyone wins - if you can make more money and tips on top in a low stress/low skill/low responsibility job then why bother trying to advance yourself/developing skills of great value to society - remuneration has to in some way reflect that. Yields soapbox to next speaker
Mar 13, 2014, 10:29 am
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Well the nurse who has several years training and some valuable skills and who might earn less than the hotel waiter before even considering tips doesn't - almost all salaries are low in developing countries, not just those of people employed in the hospitality industry.
Mar 13, 2014, 10:49 am
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My thoughts exactly. Especially if you're in a developing country where salaries for such jobs are so low to begin with. Giving small presents for exemplary service is also a good strategy. It makes them feel good, they do a good job, and they'll remember you for next time. Everyone wins. ^
We gave a $20 tip to a driver in Bali who spent the day touring us around the island (9 hr tour cost us $60). His eyes and stunned look said it all. Loved it.
Mar 13, 2014, 10:52 am
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I, as a Thai citizen, do tip the staff who deserve it. (I'm not a rich guy at all, especially by the US standard or other 1st world countries)
By the way, sorry for my poor English. I'll try to improve it for communicating efficiently.
Sometimes I want to explain my opinion clearly but I don't know how to express it in English. So I ended up posting in a very short sentence.
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Mar 13, 2014, 11:05 am
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I think this thread has gone off topic. The issue is not if you think it appropriate to tip or not (and we've already established there are two schools of thought on that).
The issue is it appropriate to solicit a tip and in that case my opinion is that even if it a tip is deserved/warranted it is NOT OK to request one in a club lounge. And it is especially crass to present a $0 in an attempt to solicit one.
The issue is it appropriate to solicit a tip and in that case my opinion is that even if it a tip is deserved/warranted it is NOT OK to request one in a club lounge. And it is especially crass to present a $0 in an attempt to solicit one.
Mar 13, 2014, 11:17 am
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This whole thread was off-topic. Am I the only one who finds the title misleading (yellow press material) - where does OP in his post say someone asked for a tip directly? I don't think a $0 bill is asking for a tip straight off the bat - it might be a statistical thing or whatever.
Mar 13, 2014, 11:50 am
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Brilliant
I guess there are no other Tarantino fans in these parts... 
I don't tip because society says I have to. All right, if someone deserves a tip, if they really put forth an effort, I'll give them something, a little something extra. But this tipping automatically, it's for the birds. As far as I'm concerned, they're just doing their job.
Mar 13, 2014, 7:28 pm
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I think the thread has been one of the most entertaining thread in years. I have laughed a lot. Off topic or not. Also helps me understand people that are selfish. Hope that $2 or $3 makes a big difference in your life. The staff might not be making minimum wage but a lot less than most staying at the hotel. If they are giving you a slip to write in a tip, they are asking for a tip. If the hotel is giving them the slips to hand out, then probably they expect guest to supplement their salary. You show the hotel by not tipping the people that need it. Great job.