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Tips are ridiculous
Career / 7:41 PM - Wednesday June 11, 2008

tips are ridiculous

I personally think tipping is RIDICULOUS. I mean, isnt that their JOB!?!?

I used to be a waitress, and I hated working for tips. I didn't care. I could never work for tips again. Seriously, isn't it their JOB!! You don't see nurses, or the mailman, the car repair man, or fitness instructors, or librarians getting tipped!!!! ITS THEIR JOB, whatever it is that they are doing! Why is it that waitresses, or hairdressers, or cab drivers get tips? I really don't get it. They are all in the service industry along with the librarian and mailman. Why do these people expect tips???

- Asked by Female, 29-35

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I use to be a waitress when I was young and made great tips, but what is worse than working for tips, are those jars on the counters Everywhere wanting tips.....

- Response by kmf1, A Life of the Party, Female, 46-55, Indianapolis, Administrative

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So basicly what you're saying is word problems aren't your forte?

That's OK gf.

- Response by llafsroh, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 36-45, Boston, Science / Engineering

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The thing is that the base salary for waitstaff is very low that tips are necessary. It's stressful working for tips, just like it would be working for commission. If they didn't get tips, there would be very few waitstaff out there and it would be all buffets.

- Response by italiangypsy, A Thinker, Female, Who Cares?, Philadelphia, Other Profession

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B/c, back in the day, what happened for services like these, is that people started tipping when it wasn't necessary, and the employers realized this... a hairdresser, cab driver, waiter, etc, would get paid equivalent to lets say a lawyer... so, in order to keep things leveled... employers began to cut pay and make most of their income rely on tips... so, blame this on the general tipping public, not those who are actually doing the service.

- Response by A Thinker, Female, 22-25, Financial / Banking

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I like tipping..I like showing my appreciation for a job well done..The tipping is more for personal service and the way they handle you..of course its their job ..but the way they do their job affects te tip i give..

- Response by springishere, A Thinker, Female, 36-45, Other Profession

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because they make low pay and it is nice to be friendly to everyone.

- Response by pepperman46, A Mr. Nice Guy, Male, 46-55

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do you realize waitresses get paid substantially less than minimum wage and cab drivers make 40% of their take for the day and then deduct from that whatever they paid for in gas! Get a grip, Leave a tip!!!

- Response by cindylouwho, A Sweet Sarah, Female, 46-55, Who Cares?

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Certain jobs, like cabbies and waitresses, pay lower wages BECAUSE of the tip ratio there. They absolutely should be tipped. That's their income, their bread and butter.

I always tip well if all was well with the service. :)

- Response by southjerseygirl, A Thinker, Female, 36-45

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Sadly it is perpetuated in certain industries and the wage rates reflect the level of tipping that normally goes on but I don,t like it either,brings out the worst in people.

- Response by tiddler, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 46-55, Lawyer

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Do you realize that the cab driver pays a rental fee for the car and communication devices its using from the company... as well as for gas, AND not to mention the money they make, they only actually get a percentage of, and the cab company gets most of that amount. Don't get me wrong, they make good money, but they have to work literally 24/7 in order to get that... their tip is just a little extra take home... and trust me, their tips aren't anything to write home about... I use to work at a cab company, so I know.

- Response by A Thinker, Female, 22-25, Financial / Banking

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Prolly cuz their base pay aint shit! HELLO

- Response by lulu0101, A Life of the Party, Female, 22-25, Indianapolis, Medical / Dental

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because those working for tips are not paid the same standard wage rate as those who are a librarian or mailman. I can't believe you don't remember the wage rate you got paid as a waitress. Wasn't it like $2 dollars and some change? So, if you worked an 8 hour day you'd be guaranteed a whopping $16 dollars, thereabouts. Big difference from minimum wage.

And the librarian and mailman have CIVIL SERVANT jobs whereby YOUR TAXES pay their salaries. Bet you'll now bitch about how your taxes shouldn't be used to pay their wages! And I don't consider my nurse in a service position, nor the pilot of the airplane I'm flying.

- Response by msadvise, A Thinker, Female, 46-55, Transportation

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THEY ARE NOT SALARIED EMPLOYEES BUT MAKES THEIR WAGES ON COMMISSION AND WHAT TIPS THEY GET FROM THEIR CUSTOMERS! THAT'S WHY YOU HATED THAT JOB THAT DID NOT PAY YOU A 100% SALARY! PLUS, AS THE DAUGHTER OF A CAB DRIVER, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY REGISTER THEIR OWN VEHICLES WITH THE CAB SERVICE TO DRIVE YOU AROUND; THEY ARE NOT SUPPLIED BY THE CAB LINE AND THEY GET PAID NOTHING IN SALARY! THUS, THEY TAKE EVERY BIT OF THE LOSS IN THE EVENT OF A BREAKDOWN AND PUT OUT OF COMMISSION OR SHOULD THEY BE IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVING YOU AROUND TO THE SAME END RESULT!

IF THE WAITRESSES, MAIDS AND SUCH WERE NOT THERE TO DO WHAT THEY DO FOR YOU FOR THE 15% TIP THAT YOU'RE ALREADY PAYING THE ESTABLISHMENT THAT'S NOT DOING IT FOR YOU, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ANY SERVICE; AND IF THE CAB DRIVERS DID NOT PUT THEIR OWN VEHICLES ON THE LINE TO GET YOU WHERE YOU NEED TO BE WITHOUT HAVING TO WASTE TIME WAITING FOR A BUS, YOUR LITTLE NARROW-MINDED BUTT WOULD BE SITTING ON THE CURB!

SO, THINK ABOUT THAT THE NEXT TIME YOU THINK "IT'S THEIR JOB! WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY THEM TO PUT THEMSELVES OUT FOR ME?!"

- Response by thedaimler2006, A Hip Hop Girl, Female, 46-55, Atlanta, Artist / Musician / Writer

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I tip when I feel they give me great service,be it a gas jockey,a waitress or even someone that takes out my groceries to my truck.But at the same time,I hate those damn tip jars,more so if they are businesses that are owned and operated privately.

- Response by honeywillow, A Life of the Party, Female, 36-45, Edmonton, Who Cares?

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Are you kidding me??? As a server, I make $3.50 an hour. That's barely half of minimum wage in my state and the next one over. I'm lucky if I make $100 on a paycheck. because I don't even get a chance to work 8 hr days because of shifts. Yes, it is my job to deal with what I'm assuming are customers like you who will make me bend over backwards and do cartwheels to keep you happy and then leave me nothing on the table because it's my job to do whatever you want me to, or you'll bitch to my manager. The tip is for what I deem as good service to compliment my paycheck, and sometimes putting up with bad customers. After all, if we didn't have the tipping system, all the food prices would probably go up to support the fact that establishements would have to start paying their staff minimum wage.

- Response by torchy, A Trendsetter, Female, 22-25, Artist / Musician / Writer

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