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Default To Tip - Or Not?

On Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 9:06:19 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Dec 2018 21:02:28 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
> >On 2018-12-08 8:47 p.m., wrote:
> >> On Sat, 8 Dec 2018 18:23:21 -0500, Dave Smith

> >
> >>> There may not be a guarantee that they server would get, but you want to
> >>> be able to hold the purse strings like you would the strings of a puppet
> >>> to make sure they dance to your tune to get their tip. You want to be
> >>> able to withhold the tip and deny them a good wage if your server gets
> >>> stuck with a table of 15 that leads to the kitchen and wait staff having
> >>> to deal with their orders.
> >>>
> >> Er no. I go for a meal and if the server is pleasant, does not
> >> continually hover over me, but smiles and is just - nice - then I
> >> leave a nice tip. If they are hung over, or sharp, or crash the
> >> plates down in front of me, then I do not leave any tip.
> >>

> >
> >Knowing that they are making minimum wage and expected to make it up it
> >tips, you stiff them on the tip if you is something displeases you about
> >the service?
> >This is an example of the sort of thing that makes me question the
> >tipping culture.

>
> It's interesting that Lucretia has the right-wing view he Underpay
> them and only if they please people enough, will they make enough to
> live off.


Every job is like that. If I don't please my employer, I'm out of a job.

Cindy Hamilton