Do women tip considerably less where you work?
Host’s (or Hoe’s as Silent Jay like to call him) thread made me ponder…
I work in the Toronto bar service industry. While not a rule it’s certainly the standard that women will tip considerably less than men. It’s hard to say the exact number but I’ll offer as much as 50% less than men. With the main factors being that most of those that tip less leave no tip at all and it being VERY rare (about 1/100) for women to give a gratuitous tip of 25% or more. The one saving grace is that allot of women have worked in the serving industry at one point or another and this has educated them on the significance of tipping.
A common trend is rewarding me with flirtation rather than money for my services. Something I’ve learned to avoid and circumvent but it’s still frustrating that I had to do so. The social and sexual value implications of this are rather disturbing to me.
I’ve learned to live with this and come up with many strategies to keep my income at good level while providing great service to all of my clients. However, I love entertaining girls and wish that I didn’t have to depend on the men they are with to reward my services. There anywhere in the world where this might be possible?
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