As a Christian I sincerely apologize for ones who do that. Not tipping a waiter if they've been shitty is one thing, but making a good waiter excited only to see a piece of paper which is worth like ten cents is a douche move. Leave a track WITH the tip, not like this and deceive them into thinking they maybe got a good tip only to find that.
And why not talk to the waiter while you're at it? They might already be a Christian! It's much more personal and meaningful if you hear from a person instead of a piece of fake money.
But those job pay a reasonable wage. Waiters and waitresses depend on their tips in most cases because their actual wage is only a few dollars with the assumption that tips make up the rest. If you short tip then you are screwing your waiter out of a big chunk of their pay.
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Because it's their boss' fault for not paying them a legal and minimum wage. Would you allow this on any other job if it wasn't already stablished?
I agree with celticrose. People bitch about waiters and waitresses getting/wanting/earning/deserving a tip, but they never bitch about how the restaurant industry doesn't pay the servers minimum wage because they are not legally obligated to do so. And then there is the flip side, we change the law, and then restaurants have to raise prices to cover the cost of their employees. And then you would just be paying more than you would have if you would just tip.
I'd also tip my mechanic if I had a regular one, just like I tip my barber, a dude to carries my groceries (I don't need that very often), and the guy who pours my coffee. The tips not much, but it's always to thank that person for their services because I use to do those same jobs and people in those jobs get shit on... A lot.
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You would end up paying more?
I'm sorry, but on the rest of planet earth where tipping is not mandatory, waitresses earn enough for a living and the prizes are still okay.
Darkanhell, you're absolutely right about the rest of the world, but that's flawed logic. First, tipping isn't mandatory, it's custom. Secondly, not tipping in other countries is the custom businesses in those countries have had for a while, but not in the United States. So, if the wage of an employee is raised, or in this case a lot of employees, the cost of doing business is more, that cost is often passed onto the customer either by lowing the quality of service because you have to fire staff, lowering the quality of product, or by raising the cost of service provided. It would also force a lot of smaller establishments out of business because of the cost.
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That was exactlly what i was saying. The rest of the world can and does work without tipping as a norm (not in the same way anyways), and they have the same people, equal cost of service and equal quality of service.
Plus, you are enhancing the customer's expirience (aka: you know what you'll pay, no worries about x% of tipping. With or without taxes?), and your employees can rest assured that they will earn enough to eat that month.
I can give more studies defending my position if you are not convinced
I understand what you are saying and hell, I'm not even arguing if a no tipping policy isn't a better way to do business. My point is directly related to how a business operates in states where the minimum wage for waiting is 2.13. Say you have 20 employees all working one hour, that's 42.60. Now say you have 20 employees working for an hour at the 7.25 which is minimum wage in some states, that's $145. If those employees are all full time that's around 4 grand extra a week. That cost increase for businesses in those states would have to be passed on somewhere, in service quality or payment for service. It's Not that it doesn't work, it's that the change would place a financial burden many businesses who rely on customer tipping, especially smaller privately operated places, wouldn't be able to handle.
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Sorry, but 20 employees is very far from a small business. At that point, you should be able to handle the minum wage for them and more.
And on the really small ones, you are still making enough money in proportion to the number of employees to handle their wages.
Also, please watch Adam ruins everything episode on restaurants. Funny and educative on the matter (and other on more episodes )
I find this to be a very odd way of witnessing the love of Christ to someone. It's like trying to hoodwink someone into your religion. If they aren't a Christian, it's only gonna make them hate Christians for being ass clowns, and if they are Christians, it's gonna make them embarrassed that anyone of our faith would consider this a good idea.
Have you ever tipped the mechanic? The teacher? The bus driver?
I'd also tip my mechanic if I had a regular one, just like I tip my barber, a dude to carries my groceries (I don't need that very often), and the guy who pours my coffee. The tips not much, but it's always to thank that person for their services because I use to do those same jobs and people in those jobs get shit on... A lot.
I'm sorry, but on the rest of planet earth where tipping is not mandatory, waitresses earn enough for a living and the prizes are still okay.
Plus, you are enhancing the customer's expirience (aka: you know what you'll pay, no worries about x% of tipping. With or without taxes?), and your employees can rest assured that they will earn enough to eat that month.
I can give more studies defending my position if you are not convinced
And on the really small ones, you are still making enough money in proportion to the number of employees to handle their wages.
Also, please watch Adam ruins everything episode on restaurants. Funny and educative on the matter (and other on more episodes )
Priceless.