If you don't tip, I'm not really interested in your opinion. I'm also not interested in hearing a debate on why you shouldn't tip. I lived in Canada for four years and know the whole other side of the tipping argument. However, American culture dictates it (and in a restaurant where they make 2 bucks an hour and are taxed 10% on sales you are a massive dickfuck if you don't tip at least 15%). So therefore, we are talking about tipping itself. Not why it shouldn't exist at all (which is more of where I am with it for restaurants...raise the prices and pay workers fairly).
Originally Posted by Missy Mariposa
Missy Mariposa ...Bless your heart honey.
From an American Waitress.. blowing you a BIG KISS! MWAH!!
I'm a tipper, I tip people without expecting anything, or ever seeing them again. If my budget is tight I tip what I can at the time so hope it is appreciated. If I am too broke to tip, I don't go to places that have servers. Before being a waitress I had no idea or understanding, especially about the wages. For me the better I tip actually makes me feel good. On your honor kinda thing. When I waited tables I used to tip the busboy and bartender even though we had to tip them out at the end of the night anyway a certain percent. The cooks got paid well, and the dishwashers were, well they were freaking dishwashers. Not always, I had bills too. But so many other servers would be greedy and go blow their wages at the bar after work. I'd randomly pass out dollars here and there on my good nights just to make my co-workers smile and say go get yourself a free beer tonight, because you deserve it. (You know the guys felt special, like Krystal just bought me a drink, I'm the sh!t at washing these dishes haha.) Even to the other servers if they helped fill up my table's drinks or small crap. So next thing I know busboys are clearing my table before I pre-bus so that my tables are filled faster. The bartender would refuse my tip and I'd still drop it in their jar, and they'd surprise me with sweets and shots after we closed up. The cooks don't give me dirty looks when I've messed up an order and ask them to fix it on the fly. Of course side work and closing duties were usually helped, by all the love Karma returned to me. Eventually everyone's hands reached out to help me. I loved working in a restaurant, just talking about it tempts me to go back lol it was a lot of fun!! High pressure and excitement and a lot of love and bonding with friends from work. I miss it. Anyway.
For me with receiving tips: I don't expect it. I appreciate the appreciation, I'm very reciprocal period. Either way if we're about to get it on I'm gonna rub it up, flip it, smack it down and rock your world. But yes a tip makes you feel special and intentionally not mind as much if they go over their time. Different people have their situations and maybe just my fee was splurging for them, so I appreciate business in the first place and will give my best each time either way. Now that you bring up the topic, I've noticed that my few friends from Eccie that do tip usually give me the tip at the beginning.