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**lmHVYs8e** · 05-02-2009, 07:39 AM

You have made this argument before and it still doesn't hold any water. As I explained a while back people in the service industry almost entirely rely on tips as their hourly wage consists of a couple dollars at most. I made a little over $2 an hour when I worked two different waiter jobs in GA. If they are crap at their job, they get poor tips but here in the US if they are good at their job, they deserve to be compensated.

I have absolutely no problem with people leaving little to no tip if the service was terrible but then you have people like Little_Lenny that "may not agree with the pay structure" but use that as an excuse to be a cheap ass. Sure you may not agree with the way payment is handled, I know I didn't at all when I offered great service and received very little tip from some but by not tipping or tipping very little, you aren't sticking it to the system but the server trying to make money.

You could look at your argument from the exact opposite perspective as well why would a server go out of their way to give excellent service rather than passable service if they are receiving a flat rate?

Yes I have said it before and I don't mind saying it again. Like I've said countless times people should be payed properly for the job they do. In most other professions you don't get paid extra for doing a "good job"; you do a job and get paid for doing it. If you don't do a good job you get the sack.

At a couple of places I frequent regularly you order your meal and drink and pay for it there and then and then they bring your meal to you afterwards so there's no opportunity to tip. I show my appreciation for good service by giving them my continued custom.

05-02-2009, 07:39 AM	#40
lmHVYs8e Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 392 Senior Member	You have made this argument before and it still doesn't hold any water. As I explained a while back people in the service industry almost entirely rely on tips as their hourly wage consists of a couple dollars at most. I made a little over $2 an hour when I worked two different waiter jobs in GA. If they are crap at their job, they get poor tips but here in the US if they are good at their job, they deserve to be compensated. I have absolutely no problem with people leaving little to no tip if the service was terrible but then you have people like Little_Lenny that "may not agree with the pay structure" but use that as an excuse to be a cheap ass. Sure you may not agree with the way payment is handled, I know I didn't at all when I offered great service and received very little tip from some but by not tipping or tipping very little, you aren't sticking it to the system but the server trying to make money. You could look at your argument from the exact opposite perspective as well why would a server go out of their way to give excellent service rather than passable service if they are receiving a flat rate? Yes I have said it before and I don't mind saying it again. Like I've said countless times people should be payed properly for the job they do. In most other professions you don't get paid extra for doing a "good job"; you do a job and get paid for doing it. If you don't do a good job you get the sack. At a couple of places I frequent regularly you order your meal and drink and pay for it there and then and then they bring your meal to you afterwards so there's no opportunity to tip. I show my appreciation for good service by giving them my continued custom.
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