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02-10-2014, 12:36 PM
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Tipping
I was having a conversation with a co-worker that used to work as a waitress. She said it is rude not to tip. I commented that I only feel inclined to tip, if the service was above exceptional. I thought that was the point of a tip, to give for exceedingly great service. Otherwise, they are just doing their job as agreed by the restaurant. I compared it to my job. If I come in and do just well enough, I don't expect a bonus so why should a waiter/waitress? Thoughts.
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02-10-2014, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Dominic Toretto
I was having a conversation with a co-worker that used to work as a waitress. She said it is rude not to tip. I commented that I only feel inclined to tip, if the service was above exceptional. I thought that was the point of a tip, to give for exceedingly great service. Otherwise, they are just doing their job as agreed by the restaurant. I compared it to my job. If I come in and do just well enough, I don't expect a bonus so why should a waiter/waitress? Thoughts.
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Becuase their income is based of tips. I always leave something. Usually around 15% on the norm. For great service I will do 25-35%. Point being i always leave one. THey only make 2:15 an hr and depend on that money. Eithe way they are serving you. LOl I bet you dont even tip at Sonic?
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02-10-2014, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by re-rx7
I bet you dont even tip at Sonic?
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I don't. I always go through the drive through though .
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02-10-2014, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Dominic Toretto
I don't. I always go through the drive through though .
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Damn you got me!
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02-10-2014, 12:58 PM
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sonic depends if it's a pretty girl lol I usually try and tip something but there are days where I have no cash or anything :/
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02-10-2014, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by re-rx7
Damn you got me!
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I never tip at Sonic because 1) I hardly go there, and 2) most of the people that serve me at Sonic act as if they don't want a tip.
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02-10-2014, 01:08 PM
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I never tip at Sonic. Then again, I never have cash plus it feels weird since its fast food.
I always tip at a restaurant. If they do their job then I usually give close to 20%, will do more if it's a bartender or someone that was really good. I don't really mind since their income is based off that unless they're just a huge asshole or something.
But not tipping at all unless they do EXCEPTIONAL? That's pretty cheap bro.
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02-10-2014, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by brtnstrns
But not tipping at all unless they do EXCEPTIONAL? That's pretty cheap bro.
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ROFL, it's not a matter of money. I just look at it as doing a job, versus doing a great job. Like I said, I get paid to do a job. I get compensated differently if I come in and do just enough to not get fired versus going above and beyond. Seems logical to me.
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02-10-2014, 01:18 PM
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If I get great service, I tip very well. For bad service I don't tip.
I don't tip at Sonic because I don't eat there. There is nothing for me to eat there anyways even if I did. Everything there is fried, filled with meat or heavily processed. The food at Sonic is repulsive. Whatever oil that they use gives off a weird smell and I can't stand it.
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02-10-2014, 01:33 PM
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my wife used to be a waitress so its a sore subject for her when we talk about it. i dont like to tip but do it mostly because its customary. i'll tip 15% unless i have no complaints, then its 20%. its an industry that people go into knowing what they will be making an hour so its not like its a surprise. if they dont like it, go somewhere else to work. no other industry that i can think of "requires" their customer to help pay a salary.
ive tipped 10% or less on poor service because that's exactly what it should be based on...the type of service provided.
i go through the drive through at sonic just so i dont have to tip because its ridiculous to tip for someone to bring you a bag of food...once. if they were coming back again and again like in a restaurant, id give a real tip. otherwise, its drive through time.
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02-10-2014, 01:35 PM
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I agree with Alex. Well maybe they should get a better job that pays more than $2. I think all waiters/waitresses think they are entitled to and think they deserve a tip everytime. I grew up in CA, and over there they get paid 8+ an hour so it's a not a big thing to tip over there. Then when I moved to TX it was this big deal about tipping.
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02-10-2014, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by pohnjarker
its an industry that people go into knowing what they will be making an hour so its not like its a surprise.
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This man knows the truth.
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02-10-2014, 01:42 PM
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Cheap motherfuckers in here
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02-10-2014, 01:54 PM
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I don't think anyone goes into waiting on tables thinking yeah let's go earn $2 bucks an hour. I think those people tend to think that the service they provide they can maximize their earning potential by giving excellent service rather than a flat fee per hour to where bad waiters earn as much as the good ones.
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02-10-2014, 02:01 PM
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No, most kids nowadays I feel go into waiting staff positions thinking they can do very minimal, subpar to okay service, and they still expect to see a tip, a nice one, at the end of the meal, because it's customary to tip well. It's the entitlement issue again. They think they deserve a tip no matter how bad they are.
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