They Get You Coming and Going

It's not fair, but the corporate world doesn't care about fair. They care about profits and that's it.

I always try to tip a decent amount especially if I know the person is relying on tips to offset their wage.

Does the employee have to show what tips they get to the employer?

Actually, the employer has to do a sheet every three months showing the wages of an employee who could make tips along with their base pay and if the base pay and the tips don't add up to enough, the employer must make up the difference. I worked as a manager for a Ken's Pizza and always helped the employees figure out if they were making enough in tips or if the store had to give them a "helping-hand" every three months. There were always some employees who made well over the amount and always a couple of employees who didn't. (The employees who had trouble reaching the specified amount in tips usually got moved to a non-tipping job if they were good employees and might be showed out the door if their work was below what was expected.) You realize that the drivers are paid a base wage for the distance they drive to deliver something, right? They may not expect a tip if you aren't very far from the store. Do I think that's right? Of course not. Every employee should make the same amount from the employer and tips are a bonus from customers thanking the employee for great service.

I'm glad we don't have tipping here. It sounds a nightmare.

I heard that there is a no tipping rule in some hotels. And it makes me wonder if those hotel workers are paid enough.

That doesn't sound right nor make sense . . . you'd think the tip is supposed to be "extra" from the customers - not part of the wage.

That means we are paying to the employer by giving a tip.

Should be paid a living wage and tips are an extra if the customer is happy

If employers can’t be trusted, it’s fair on paper only. It would be easier if “tipped” employees just didn’t exist.