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greytone · 06-16-2003, 05:46 PM

It seems like just about everything has been said on this issue, but I will add my pennies for the hell of it.

I have worked just about every job in a variety of eating establishements. I have been dishwasher, cook, waiter, and even a janitor. The system is screwed up, but it seems we are stuck with it for now.

I understand that tips are part of the cost of eating out and a large part of a waiters income. I tip well and it frequently comes down to having the correct change. I round to the nearest quarter. I start at 15% and frequently go to 20 to 25%. Outright rudeness is about the only thing that will bring less. Incompetence leads to the low end. Keep my tea full (and don't fill it with sweet tea....or syrup at some places near hear) and you can keep me very happy.

But I WILL NOT tip for counter service. That is included in the price and those people earn far more an hour than waiters. In a busy Starbucks or smoothie place, if everyone left a dollar, they could make more an hour than I do as a physician....really.

06-16-2003, 05:46 PM	#55 (permalink)
greytone Junkie	It seems like just about everything has been said on this issue, but I will add my pennies for the hell of it. I have worked just about every job in a variety of eating establishements. I have been dishwasher, cook, waiter, and even a janitor. The system is screwed up, but it seems we are stuck with it for now. I understand that tips are part of the cost of eating out and a large part of a waiters income. I tip well and it frequently comes down to having the correct change. I round to the nearest quarter. I start at 15% and frequently go to 20 to 25%. Outright rudeness is about the only thing that will bring less. Incompetence leads to the low end. Keep my tea full (and don't fill it with sweet tea....or syrup at some places near hear) and you can keep me very happy. But I WILL NOT tip for counter service. That is included in the price and those people earn far more an hour than waiters. In a busy Starbucks or smoothie place, if everyone left a dollar, they could make more an hour than I do as a physician....really. __________________ I was there to see beautiful naked women. So was everybody else. It's a common failing. Robert A Heinlein in "They Do It With Mirrors"