Tipping in the US has always been a controversial topic, and the question that has been continously brought up in every diccussion about this matter is that: Should we abolish the tipping system? With the two article of Eater Staff and Saru Jayaraman, we has given a chance to look into the problem in two opposite standpoint, and in my opinion, Saru Jayaraman article has made it very clear about the negative side of tipping and the point has been backed up by lots of valid evidences and argument, therefore, making me support the idea of banning the tipping system. First and foremost, Saru Jayaraman showed us that he analyze the problem of tipping in an objective view, while on the other hand, Eater make his argument on a personal level, …show more content…
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 commonly used practice of tipping has been receiving backlash, nothing new there. Do we really know what a tip truly mean? What effects it has? Brian Palmer explains to his audience that tipping has become a moral obligation rather than what it is perceived to be: gratitude. In Brain Palmer’s “Tipping is an Abomination”, he argues that while tipping has grown into a common habit for many, tipping is a bad habit because no one knows what tipping actually means. Brian Palmer begins shows his credibility with personal inputs and reliable sources, using convincing facts and statistics, all while using some emotional appeal to help his argument.
After a long day in school and studying, every student needs a night off to just relax and enjoy a meal at a restaurant. In this modern time, some aspects of a restaurant can be the deciding choice. Many choose their restaurant of choice based on either those they are with, their personal, cultural appetite, their routine eating habits or their mood. Some of these preferences are similar yet others are the deciding differences. Two common franchise restaurants that pose differences are Applebee’s and Olive Garden. These two restaurants present their differences in environmental and food options causing a choice between them.
The dining experience in America is a completely unique one. We all rely on our waiter or waitress when we go out to a sit down restaurant to take care of our needs. Many people do not realize the amount of work their server does for them in the hour they sit at that table, causing servers to be grossly under paid in comparison to other tipped professions. Server minimum wage should be raised because it is inconsistent payment, it is a poorly understood tradition, and it is a contributing factor in the stress levels of the servers.
Tips are generally a small amount of money given to a person as gratitude for a service that has been provided. There are many times throughout our everyday lives in which we are put in a position to leave a gratuity. Whether it be dining at a restaurant, getting your hair cut at the salon, or having a few drinks with friends at a bar. In each case there was a service provided to you, now you have a decision to make, how much of a tip is considered acceptable and should you tip everyone that provides a service to you? There are many guidelines for consumers to follow. With modern technology there are convenient tip calculators available as features on most new cellular phones. When deciding on the tip amount the service is one of the major determining factors along with whether or not you plan on visiting the establishment again , and how the tip will play a role in your further dealings with said business. Michael Lewis explores a few interesting reasons why tipping is getting out of hand in a recent essay. I strongly agree with many points and examples he provides.
The argument from the 2 letters "Server Wages Should Be Increased"&"Server Wages Cannot Be Increased", are comparing wages in New Mexico and the United States.Both letters has great information supporting both of their roles in the federal tipped minimum wage and non-tipped minimum wage.In my personal opinion; Server's who are paid tipped minimum wage are being under paid, as to those of non-tipped workers.
Customers should be paying for the experience as a whole not for the food and service separately. It creates a divide between staff that could be based on their wages if it were to seem unfair if say a cook was earning more or less than a server. Employees are less happy with their pay at work because it seems unfair. Customers should not have to pay the employees, that should be done by the business. If tipping were abolished then businesses like restaurants could focus more on customer satisfaction, which in the end would make a better business model that would help the business to grow. Without tipping, employees would receive better pay, customers would be satisfied without having to pay a separate fee after dinner, and employers would have happier staff and less accounting to do every pay period.
...ced their unethical behavior outside of the restaurant, firstly the Equity Theory applies to Harry’s influence to join Tommy collecting change. His motivation stemmed from the fairness in the situation, and the input-to-outcome ratio compared to his referent. The Reinforcement Theory influenced the brothers curiosity of how much money they could make, not thinking about the negative consequences from their behavior. When Tommy, Harry, and Dick were later seen at home, Dick was furious about his son’s receiving spare change. Tommy explained that it was by fault, however once they saw the outcome of receiving the change, they became motivated. Their explanation to Dick reinforced that he must realize that tipping incentivizes employees, it’s a reward for good service. Tipping employees motivates them to work harder, providing the customer with better service as well.
Tipping is an outdated way to allow a business to not pay employees a consistent fair wage. Group pressure and situational pressure push this idea that you must tip and it is the wrong thing to do otherwise. Tipping is not only what pushes our wait staff into poverty, but what helps them get there. The restaurants are in the long run not even gaining as much as they are losing, and in most restaurants are only there as a staple of the past. With low employee job satisfaction and low inconsistent pay, the cost for re-training and hiring new employees often outweighs the cost of giving the wait staff a proper consistent pay. Tipping also breeds a dichotomy between the wait staff and the customers that is unhealthy, with the wait staff doing
I think both sides support good facts as to why the pay should increase and why it should stay the same from tipped to non-tipped employees. The cost of living is higher now a days, but the pay is staying the same meaning you have to work double to make ends meet. Servers depend on tips as a major part of there income, if the people being served don't tip or don't give generous tips. It's a possibility that servers may not have enough to make ends meet as far as cost of living. Being paid a well enough hourly wage will ensure the servers will be able to make ends meet with the cost living rising.
Server wages should be increased to at least minimum wage because it's still a job just like any other job.
I believe that regardless if you recieve tips or not, that extra money should not dictate whether or not you should recieve minimum wage. All employees deserve equality, compliance, and gratitude. Which raising the minimun wage of tipped employees would accomplish!
Restaurants are a necessity satisfying citizens in modern society. Whenever people have meetings with friends or customers, having food in restaurant is one of the best options. Due to the development of countries and growth of population, restaurants become more than the past as the demand increases. However, there is a serious problem that employee theft and cheating are more common in restaurants.
However, not only the high quality standards of food affects the business, the staff who are presently providing the service are entitled to establishes him or her self with their tone (the sound of the voice), manner (the level of maturity), language and body language well enough to satisfy the customer and to make them appreciated of feeling more welcomed and values them as a proper customer. E.g. if a customer was about to speak the staff operating the till would say hello, may I take your order please,' and when their products are given Thank you and please come again.'
· Fast food is losing its sense of appeal to the large group of customers who frequently eat out
What they don’t take into consideration is the kitchen crew, and when they do, it’s when their food is not to their liking. So, when customers tip the waiter for their good service the crew who actually made the customers food is not getting their share. I carhop Sonic Drive In, and I make tips while working. None of the tips I make ever goes to the kitchen staff. I make drinks, take orders, handle rowdy customers, and deliver the food out to cars. I’d rather do all of those things that slave away behind a grill and fryer during a happy hour rush. The cooks are the unsung heroes at restaurants and do not get the same compensation as the waiters. Now, some establishments share the tips waiters collect with the kitchen. However, this is hardly fair for the waiter, who is still getting paid the two-three dollar hourly waiting wage. There is no balance where both the waiter and entire kitchen crew is compensated. The banning of tipping will make it fair for the cooks who are working hard to cook delicious meals and for the waiters who provide great service to the consumers as