Generous Tipping

@JudyEv that is awesome to hear Judy.

@JudyEv, tipping is common in any sort. It is better to have no tip at all

@JudyEv In the United States, particularly when it comes to waiters and waitresses, who are paid less than minimum wage, when most are asked whether they would prefer a fixed wage or a wage that includes tips, almost all of them say they make way more money getting paid less when you allow for the tips. In most cases an assured wage is a limited wage. No matter how hard you work, no matter if you are good at what you do, you will make less money overall. Not ALWAYS the case. But an assured wage is a great way to ensure you may never get paid an amount you are actually worth.

@porwest yea,but they have to get the employer to back off on that one..which they're not likely to do in my area cause then they'd have to pay them a living wage.which they don't like to do with any job if they can get away with it honestly.

That is awesome

@scarlet_woman Mandatory tips I COMPLETELY disagree with. The tip is for good service and is supposed to be an incentive for good service to be provided. If a person is paid a guaranteed tip regardless of the service they provide, what's the point of providing good service? When you work in the service industry you are there to serve people. It's your job. And you should be paid commensurate with the quality and level of service you provide the customer. If you say it's mandatory, it is no longer a tip. It is a FEE. And in no circumstance do I feel it is appropriate to charge me a fee to eat at your restaurant. If you want to do that, just pay your waiter or waitresses a standard wage, do not allow tipping, and incorporate the FEE into the cost of the meal.

@porwest That's what she deserved.

So long as service is good I'll tip accordingly. There was a shuttle driver on our last trip that never got up out of her seat to help us like almost all shuttle drivers do...she received a thank you but no tip.

@just4him, you can save if you do not always travel. Tipping in Ph is also a practice and the recipient of the tip feels so happy.

@porwest better practice cutting your hair just follow steps from YouTube.

@porwest Very funny, Jim!!!

Incidentally, lately I have gone back to cutting my own hair as well. I forgot to mention I also, along with his regular salary, tend to tip my chauffeur. I mean, when it's not on the road he keeps the limo nice and tidy for me.

If service is on par a 20% tip for me is usually in order. It IS funny to me how the tipping standards have changed over the years. It went from 10% to 15% to 20%. In another 20 years you might have to tip the whole bill.

@MommyOfEli2013 I remember one person I talked to who was a waitress who said about people who are subpar tippers, "If you can't afford to tip appropriately, you should stay home and eat rather than stiff the people that are working hard for you to have a good meal and great service." I SOMEWHAT agree with that sentiment, but I also understand the situation some are in that they cannot tip the appropriate amount. So long as service is good, I will tip the 20% standard.

@porwest I still stick to the 10% I think...just cause we don't have a lot of money to use on tipping. If we do have that kind of money someday, then might tip more. Tipping the whole bill though? Wow! Not sure what to say about that haha.

So long as people work hard for their money, I am not unwilling to add a little extra thanks to my bill.

@sophie09 I suppose you can only offer what you can offer.

@porwest if i had more money to my income, i will surely add extra tip

@porwest gee,that sounds like our electric company. they pretty much DO do that.and the state lets them.

The living wage idea is a misnomer. The reality is that waiters and waitresses are paid what they are paid due to the type of service they work in. They know the story before they accept the job. AND if restaurants and other establishments were forced to artificially inflate wages, they would go out of business OR they would hire less people. It's just the reality. Jobs like these, anyway, are not and WERE not ever intended to be careers. These are jobs for new workers entering the workforce, and for people wanting to make a little extra side income, or as supplementary jobs (such as the hubby working a full time good wage paying job while the wife goes out to just make a little extra income for the household). It has been shown time and time again, when you artificially raise wages businesses shut down or hire less people. AND prices go up. No one is entitled to a wage of any kind, but everyone is entitled to seek out a job that pays a wage that satisfies their needs. It is not the responsibility of the business owner to do anything other than provide a job that pays a wage in line with the kind of work an employee is doing—if the employees don't like the wage, it is up to THEM to seek out a better paying job. Not to expect the employer to make up the difference. You want to see one HUGE example of the damage done by artificial wages just take a look at unions. In the past 20 years unions have cost more workers jobs than helped anyone have better pay. Think about this another way. You get your electric bill and one month it happens to be $100. The next month it is $200. You ask why and the electric company tells you that they just decided that you needed to pay a fairer price for your service. They just decided your $100 was not enough. "But I don't have the money," you say. "Too bad," says the electric company. "Pay us or we shut off your lights." This is exactly the same thing as expecting an employer to simply offer a higher wage without taking into account what's in the bank to pay it. You either sit in the dark, or the company shuts its doors. It's pretty much the same thing.

Generally we do the same, but it typically works out to 20% unless the service is just horrible.

@LindaOHio really? i spent an hour and 20 minutes in a trashed room the other day.they tipped me 1 penny.i can't tell you how angry i was. granted not everyone is such a jerk they'd do that(and i'm not saying you would),but people that leave a huge mess should at least have some dignity.the hotel charges and over and above cleaning fee sometimes,but we don't get any of it.

@scarlet_woman Anyone that leaves a trashed room has no class and should definitely leave something for the maid. A penny is an insult. I'd be angry too!!!