Posted By: Don the Norski
Posted On: 9 hr, 13 min. ago
Views: 11
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Tipping
Those $2.00 and hour jobs aren't allowed in Oregon, where all waitstaff
are covered under Oregon's minimum wage, currently about $7.50/hour.
Granted, its still not enough to live on, even with a few tightwad
tippers.
It would be nice, of course, if "industry standard" was to pay employees
a living wage, and then charge accordingly, so that tipping wouldn't be
necessary, or expected, but solely as a gift for exceptional service IF
one could afford it. The attitude of many staffers now tends to suggest
that tipping is mandatory, regardless of the level of service or one's
level of wealth.
Maybe its a matter of "if you've gotta figure out what the tip will be
to see if you can afford to eat out, you can't"!
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Posted By: Phil
Posted On: 12 hr, 44 min. ago
Views: 23
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tipping
I usually tip high, if service is good I tend to tip 20% or more i think
that stems from my father never tipping bover 10% and the fact that I am
training to be a chef. I also ntend to tip higher at places i regularly
go less chance of something disgusting happening to your food.
I do however have a trick for dealing with bad servers. I do not tip
under 5% most of the time but i tend to carry alot of change and
especially pennys so i leave a load of change on the table.
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Posted By: Katie
Posted On: 17 hr, 28 min. ago
Views: 43
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Tipping
I'd like to hear from one of those 2-3 people who only tip 10% or
nothing at all. I worked as a waitress for several years in all
different kinds of establishments, including the fancy ones and the less
expensive restaurants. What makes people think that tipping less than
15% is acceptable (for great service??) I have come across my share of
patrons who didn't seem to understand the point of tipping decently a
server who makes $2 an hour. It is not the fault of the waitstaff who
is paid such a wage, like someone else said it is the industry standard.
Are these people just cheap, or do they really think that it is not
their responsibilty to tip the waitstaff?? That is just how it is, and
if people don't understand that, then they really should not be eating
in restaurants where they are waited on.
Another point to make is that a waitress who works full time, i.e. on
the busy days and the less busy days (weekdays vs. weekends), a great
night for tips will be made up for the nights they made next to nothing.
It is all relative, and in my opinion waitstaff come out about even.
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Posted By: Lucy
Posted On: 1 day ago
Views: 66
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Tipping
I know a nurse that works weekends in a fine restaurant and she keeps
all her tips. She makes more in two days than she does full time as an
RN.
I also know a high school girl that works buffets. All she does is make
sure the tables have coffee and water. Her tips is 18% of the dinner.
She says it is the easiest job she has ever done. Besides her small
hourly wage she rakes in about $160.00 in 5 hours. That's $32.00 an
hour....not bad for a high school kid.
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Posted By: Shar
Posted On: 1 day ago
Views: 89
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Tipping
Veggie, what you are not taking into consideration is that the waitress
in the nicer restaurant is required to split her tips with the busboy,
the girl who actually brings out the food and sometimes the kitchen
help. In many restaurants, I understand they now pool the tips and
split them up at the end of the evening.
But knowing how poorly wait staff are paid, I find it hard to understand
why some make it a practice of not tipping. No, it's not the best
system, but it's the one we operate under.
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Posted By: Veggie Goddess
Posted On: 1 day ago
Views: 93
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Tipping
I tip more, percentage-wise, in restaurants with a low-cost menu.
Tipping 20% at a high-price venue gives servers a lot of money (which I
don't think they've necessarily earned), whereas it nets very little at
a Mom & Pop diner.
That waitress who served you a luncheon special in a diner or truck stop
worked just as hard--if not harder--than the waiter in a tux who had a
bus girl, wine steward and hostess to do part of the duties. (Add to
that, those poor truck-stop servers have probably cleaned up after your
kids - something less common in a fancy restaurant.)
They earn much less than minimum wage and the restaurant--and our dining
culture--is set up such that the patron makes up the difference. This is
understood by all but a few people.
People who withhold a decent tip are cheating good servers, excusing
themselves with inane remarks about how the restaurant owner should
increase wages. How is that fair to the wait staff?
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Posted By: Tammy
Posted On: 2 days ago
Views: 146
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tipping technique
We always double the tax when we tip. It comes out pretty close to 20%,
sometimes more/less. If the waiter/waitress is fantastic, we round up.
It's a great rule of thumb rather than doing the math.
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Posted By: Dan
Posted On: 2 days ago
Views: 155
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TIPS
Troudy thank you for tipping a penny That is something I have wanted
to do for years No Tip the waiter may think your Cheap or do not Tip.
Tipping one penny gets the point across.
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Posted By: Troudy
Posted On: 2 days ago
Views: 212
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tipping
It depends. If the service is very good, he/she gets 20 + %. I also left
one time 1 penny on the table, because the service and food were
lousy.
I went back to that restaurant, just to see if they remembered me. Yes
, they did! :) And guess what? The service and food were excellent.
Have a blessed day
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