The act of tipping is an often controversial issue amongst waiters, waitresses, and customers. While most believe that the act is mandatory. Several, including myself, believe that it is subject to the quality of service. Unfortunately, the majority of waiters and waitresses in America believe that they are entitled to tips. Many of them would account that to their low pay which is describe as $2.13 per hour. I am a firm believer in rewarding waiters or waitresses for their services, but I do not tip them all. What exactly is a tip? A tip is a sum of money given to someone as a reward for their services, also known as a “gratuity.” Restaurants will usually suggest a few amounts to tip. These amounts are usually fifteen, eighteen, or twenty percent of your tab and are listed on your receipt. If my waiter provides excellent customer service, I would leave a fifteen percent tip. For those who do not provide good customer service, I do not leave a tip at all! Some people choose to pick at the waiter or …show more content…
The manager would simply speak to the ‘Tuder, suggesting them to get through the rest of their shift and lighten up. Aware of the complaint, the ‘Tuder will think of the customer as a “snitch” and will more than likely exert their attitude sneakily now. For example, they may roll their eyes at the customer’s requests, purposely take their time to check back and see if their customer needs anything, and they may even spit in the customer’s refills! There isn’t much that you can do to cure a ‘Tuder besides hitting them where it hurts, their pockets. As a customer, they are now left to kill the ‘Tuder with kindness and stick it to them. By “stick it to them,” I mean to finish the meal and leave without tipping. Doing so certainly leaves a bad taste in a Tuder’s mouth and acts as an immediate repercussion that the manager failed to
Tips usually cover the cost of meals, gas, and gives her a little to save. However, there are times when the tips are only $20. The average wage that an employee makes is $5.15 an hour plus tip that is shared with busboys and bartenders.
The point has been made is that, when salary has going up and tipping is something that isn’t obligated, customers is the one who gonna get worse service, since the waiters not gonna try hard anymore to please customer for tipping money, therefore indirectly making the service quality going down. The customers, who should have felt good since they didn’t need to bother with “How should I tipped this right?” question, are now actually get a worse service because the waiters don’t even have a reason to care anymore. And it really raise a question: should we ban tipping practice or not? Even though Eater has made an extremely solid point that need to be considered, I still believed that the tipping system should be banned since it’s hurting the society on many other perspectives, and as the waiters now got what they think they’re deserved, they may actually perform a better job and provide better services. After all, you can’t give your 100% if you think you’re robbed by your employer, and we can only see how it gonna turns out if we beginning to treat the matter by applying solutions into real life instead of theorizing about
The minimum tipped wage has been the same for years and non-tipped has almost doubled over the years to today. Also the cost of living has went up 75% over the years and the servers are struggling to make ends meet on such a weak salary. Tips are a major part of a servers income and still sometimes it is not enough.
One of the primary reasons to abolish tipping is because tipping has weak correlation with the quality of service provided. According to Archibugi, “personal sympathy, charm, flirtation, and attitude” can play significant role in determining the amount of the tip disbursed (61). Recent research indicates that average tip of waitresses in their 30’s with “large breast, blond hair, and slender bodies” is higher compared to other waitresses who lack these traits (Lynn 743). Thus, this leads to fact that tipping can sometime be unjust. Attractive service provider may receive high tip compared to unattractive service provider even if the latter one had catered with better service quality.
One of the most common reasons for tipping is out of guilt more than gratitude. According to tipping guidelines you should leave atleast 15 percent of the bill as a tip at a restaurant. However, many times people leave more than the acceptable minimum when they know that the servers use this money to make ends meet. Working all day at the office making very little money yourself will leave yo...
Also, servers themselves know that certain things affect tips that aren’t usually included in most research on tipping influences. For instance many servers believe that gas prices affect the amount they are tipped or how busy the restaurant is. The thought is that the higher the gas prices the smaller the tip and vise versa. All the theories similar to this are why many servers and others alike believe that tips are too inconsistent of a form of payment to be able to live of...
Although tips can often lead to servers making well over regular minimum wage per hour, overall, tips are very inconsistent and are completely dependent on restaurant customers. Not only does the customer decide how much to tip based on his/her enjoyment of the dining experience, but also servers need busy restaurants in order to make good money.
Have you ever wondered how some athletes have gotten so good at a certain sport? Have you ever thought about what they did in order for them to get this good? For some the answer is simple; workout and train. But for others the answer is different; the use of performance enhancing drugs such as steroids. There are some people that argue that steroids should be legalized and allowed in professional sports. Other people argue that steroids should not be allowed. Today I am going to state my opinion and justify my reason. Steroids should not be allowed in professional sports because it can be very dangerous to the athlete’s health, it is a way to gain and un-fair advantage and it can be dangerous in both social and physical aspects.
I do not think I deserve nowhere near $15 an hour for what I do. There is people out here who work way better jobs and do not make near that much money. I am okay with the amount I am making right now because it is covering all of my necessities. There are older individuals who work at that particular business who complain about their salary and how it is not enough to live on. Experiencing making small pocket change like that makes myself wonder why a grown man or grown up woman is wasting their time working full time at a place that is offering so little amount of
Clincher: As Robin Williams would say, have a good night and be sure to tip your waitresses.
The average customers in a restaurant fall under the “Stick-to-the-fifteen-percent, tippers.” They have the attitude of “I’m just here for the food.” These average customers can be heard saying, “Looks good, I just need ketchup.” and “When you get a chance, may I please have a refill?” The “Stick-to-the-fifteen- percent tippers” have a more serious, laid-back face and stay quiet. These customers are average maintenance and average tippers. The only time they leave more than a fifteen- percent tip is when they need to round to the nearest dollar. Their server is mellow and polite because he is thankful for the expected tip. A server walks away from the table cool, calm and collected with no need to complain.
Servers’ Problems Throughout the restaurant industry and within many individual restaurants, tipping varies from each server and each table; every table starts over as a blank slate. Sometimes, consumers forget that some servers only make a small amount from their paychecks, and majority of their money comes from tips. There are many customers who stiff their servers or do not tip at all.
Some restaurants insist that a customer has to pay whatever she/he is interested in taking, then proceed with the receipt to the ordering section to get served according to the contents of the receipt (Dickson, 2008).
When entering a restaurant, I usually expect to leave full, satisfied, and wanting to come back again. I believe that many people expect the same thing. The way people react to service can be very different from person to person. Depending on the way the customers are feeling, or the way that the server is feeling can be a big factor for the way service comes across. Service is an important part of everyone’s lives because majority of the jobs that people preform are service related. Poor service is an unfortunate part of life that everyone comes across. The way that I react to the poor service I receive is important and can change in the blink of an eye. Whether I react in an outspoken way, by getting loud and voicing my opinion. Or if I react in a quiet or apologetic way, it can affect my server, and the people around me, and myself.
It was a very nice waterfront restaurant featuring both indoor and outdoor seating. I read Yelp reviews before going and wasn’t sure exactly what to expect as some reviews were great whereas others were absolutely awful. I chose to sit outdoors due to the amazing weather and view the restaurant had to offer, along with live music. I went around noon and had to wait about five minutes for a table which wasn’t an issue but it took approximately ten minutes for a waiter to even come over to my table to offer me a drink, which in my opinion, is not great guest service. The service was overall very slow they were not very well organized and seemed very understaffed. My waiter was a very nice, young gentleman but was very uneducated when I proceeded to ask him a few questions about the menu and what he recommended to eat since it was my first time dining here. I ended up ordering the blackened salmon salad and it was pretty tasty but nothing really exceptional. I asked for a side of dressing and the waiter completely forgot about it and by the time he was reminded, I was already done and ready to get out of there. He apologized and offered me a free desert due to the poor service I was receiving and I decided to decline the offer and told him I’ll just take my check. There were many guests around me who have been waiting for