Everything You Din't Know About Tipping.

[3mmaria]

waitbutwhy.com/2014/04/everything-dont-know-tipping.html

    I was out to lunch one day with a friend, we didn't order much and when we received the check my friend asked "Do we even have to leave a tip?"... I was about two seconds away from slapping her across the face. "Of course you have to leave a tip!" This is where many people go wrong and don't leave a tip. It's not always because they're cheap people, but because they truly don't believe it is necessary. Being a waitress myself, I can tell you that it is 100% necessary to tip.
    The most frequently asked question is "why should we have to leave a tip when they're just doing their job?" What most people don't know is that many waiters and waitresses salary's rely heavily on tips and that the customers pay more of their salary than the employer does. Many cafes and restaurants pay their "tipped employees" below minimum wage because they assume customers are tipping them. Regardless of how much your servers salary is, it is COMMON COURTESY. They run back and forth carrying heavy trays filled with YOUR dirty dishes, they clean up after you, and constantly check on you to see if "you would like anything else" or if "everything is okay." So please next time if your contemplating wether or not to leave a tip...Leave it!

[10zqueena]

I agree I feel like even though it is there job to serve us it's not there job to actually treat us nicely when the serve the food or ask us how we are doing. In addition to this many workers have low salaries that they cannot live on so the tip we leave is their only way of paying for their food or rent. Its not only restaurants that you have to tip the workers but also in places like nail salons or hair salons. It's not cool to get a really nice job done on either your hair or nails and not tip the person it might save the person money but it just makes them look like a female dog. So people always have to tip a worker like they would tip a friend if they were the worker.

[6REmily]

I agree that is is necessary to tip workers, like waiters, waitresses, or anyone who spends their time making something and transporting food especially for you. They should not only be tipped for their service, but also for their act of kindness and being patient with you. Tipping them would not only make their they happier and make them feel like they did their job perfectly, but also it helps them tremendously with their rent, food, clothes, and shelter. It is important to know that the person serving you and is willing to put their time for YOU deserves a tip. Consider waiters and waitresses-- you walk in a restaurant and the first thing you encounter is the waiter/ress coming up to you and lead you to a clean and comfortable seat. They wait a little bit for you to settle down, set the table, give you a menu, give you recommendations/daily specials, and make sure you have what you need and want. When you desperately need something else, such as a napkin, a bowl, a fork, or even a new dish because the dish you are eating doesn't taste good, the waiter/ress is willing to do it for you. You call for them to come over and guess what.... they come right there to your service. Also, they transport your food as fast as possible so you do not have to wait forever. They have to carry and balance heavy plates of food here and there. Now this kind of thing deserves a tip.

Not only do waiters/resses need a tip, but like the other comment said, you need to tip workers in nail salons and hair salons as well. They are also willing to spend time perfecting your hair and nails to make it worth what you paid for. Making your hair and nails to your satisfaction takes a lot of work and skill than you might think. Being precise and perfect, making you beautiful, and making your trip to the salon worth it are the workers' main priorities. Tipping them generously makes them feel like they did their job well and it is a form of gratitude that makes them think that their service is worth it.

Not only is tipping common sense, but is makes the person serving you happy. Also, tipping helps them pay their bills, as well as pay for food, shelter, and clothing.

[3kmichael]

The issue is that the restaurant and café owners pay little to their staff, which forces them to need tip in the first place in order to survive, and that is somewhat vicious, because that is a great way to force waiters to always do their job 200%, but even so, there will always be that one person who doesn't understand that. I believe in Europe tipping is just courtesy, because the waiters get paid more than their 'Murican counterparts. It is somewhat of an unfair job, if one was to think about it, that the salary provided for a shift of service is not enough to suffice, and one is left at the unjust mercy of customers, many of which simply go cheap and save the almost-mandated 20% on something else. The tip is supposed to be extra, a sign of gratitude, but it is turning into the means of survival because of this system.

[10dsara]

Tipping is something that I think you deserve. If you preform the task you are meant to do well and efficiently, then you deserve your tip. This doesn't mean you have to mean all smiles and such, but that dies earn you a bigger tip. But if you do the opposite, then you deserve to earn no tip. There was a time my family and I went to a Mexican restaurant in Park Slope. I don't know if the waitress was in a bad mood or didn't want to treat as nicely because we were also Hispanic, but she was very rude when my dad asked her where the fajitas section on the menu was, with ther replying with sarcasm. We were so upset we left her no tip, not even giving sign that we were leaving after paying. I understand that people who work in jobs that require some kind of service, they rely on tips, but if the want to assure that they'll always be tipped well, they should know how to carry out their job properly.