What idiot decided who gets tips? Maybe
By heathcliff
@heathcliff (1415)
United States
March 6, 2008 3:45pm CST
that's a little aggressive, but here's the issue. Most of my friends work in companies that have policies where they can get fired if they accept a tip. A couple others work for restaurants that get away with paying them next to nothing because they are expected to earn tips. Is there any justice to any of this? Does either extreme make any sense? And why is it allowed to continue both ways?
3 responses
@hallmarkjl (500)
• United States
6 Mar 08
I honestly dont believe that there is any justice to any of it. A company can say and do whatever they want and you have to follow the rules otherwise they can fire you for disobeying. I have a friend whom was supended from their work because they accepted a tip. They are allowed to accept tips, but only allowed to accept so much each day. He got an extra $2.30 more than what he should of received for his total that day. So for that he got punished. He didnt want to look like a jerk and tell the people no, I wont take your money, but on the other hand he knew if he did he might get into trouble. It is allowed to continue because nobody speaks up against it. How many people do you know are willing to risk their job for tips? Not very many.
@JohnSteel (75)
• United States
7 Mar 08
How did they know how much in tips he got? Is that even legal? If a business did that to me I would have gone to see a lawyer.
@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
12 Mar 08
I don't know who gets tips. I'm glad we don't have to tip medical professionals as i would be totally broke if we did. Not that i'm so far away from totally broke now.
@heathcliff (1415)
• United States
14 Mar 08
That is a statement that sounds so very familiar. Thanks.
@JohnSteel (75)
• United States
7 Mar 08
Can employers legally pervent their employees from recieveing tips? Where do they work, what type of business?
@heathcliff (1415)
• United States
7 Mar 08
As Ishtara says below, companies get around it by saying they are trying to stop immoral influence on decision makers in a company. The problem is, certain companies, like retail companies where the specific friends I mentioned are working, apply this rule to everyone. No matter how good your level of service, a tip would get them fired. The most recent example was a guy who helped load a customer's vehicle with their patio furniture purchase. Sweating, dirty and in no danger of damaging his company's "integrity", he had to turn down an offered tip.
