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Originally posted by Stompy
I'd tip just because people would get all bent out of shape about it if I didn't. Doesn't mean I have to agree w/ it 
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On one hand, I totally agree with ya. If I go to a restuarant by myself or a friend who thinks like me and the service wasn't that great or nice, they get no tip. If I'm out with a group of friends, whether the service was note-worthy or not, I'll tip because that's what's expected of me. I'd rather not tip people who don't do much at all, or haven't done anything special to help me enjoy my stay.
On the other hand, I work at a boat-dock, where I mainly pump gas, carry bags of ice, and be overall friendly and helpful to people on the drop of a dime...about once every twenty minutes; we're not a terribly busy place. I get paid $5.50 an hour, yet I generally get afew tips a day, ranging from mere change to $5. I know what my job requires me to do isn't that much and isn't even tip-worthy in my book, but I try to be extremely nice and helpful...and when I get tipped, I thank them for it and it really makes me feel good about my job. My salary is enough, but tips is just good motivation if nothing else.
So I think about this...I'm getting tips on a summer job that I don't even need that badly and pays over minimum wage, and it makes me feel good and motivated. Now, think about the waiters and waitresses who're getting paid diddly-squat in a job they NEED because their parents doesn't help pay for car payments, or college, or whatever else. I don't like to tip that much, but since the restuarant isn't doing their part too much to help them out, I feel like it's an act of kindness that I ought to do more often anyways, assuming the service was good.