Tipping

Nov. 3rd, 2010 11:01 am
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Read an article on tipping (with, yes, quite a lot of discussion about Aussies) this morning, and got interested...


Poll #4972 tipping
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 27


How much should you tip in restaurants?

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0%
0 (0.0%)

0% ...but then, I'm Australian
4 (14.8%)

5%
0 (0.0%)

10%
5 (18.5%)

20%
15 (55.6%)

25%
0 (0.0%)

30%
0 (0.0%)

50%
0 (0.0%)

ridiculously huge amounts
0 (0.0%)

it really depends on the service
3 (11.1%)

Tipping...

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sucks
5 (19.2%)

is great
5 (19.2%)

is annoying, but can't be helped
12 (46.2%)

I'm Australian, and laugh at people who tip
3 (11.5%)

I'm a waiter, and glare at people who don't tip
2 (7.7%)

why be stingy?
15 (57.7%)

why not just pay the waiters properly?
17 (65.4%)

ticky!
12 (46.2%)

tip!
7 (26.9%)

ticky again!
9 (34.6%)




My general position:
- America, for some insane reason, underpays people and expects them to earn most of their salary through tips. Were I in America, I would (reluctantly) tip everyone. After all, it's not their fault their work conditions stink.
- Luckily, I am in Australia, where tipping is not expected. So I don't tip - unless the place was really brilliant, in which case I might add my spare change to their tip jar...

Date: 2010-11-03 12:37 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] snowpuppies
I didn't participate, because I tip about 15%, which is more or less standard. Sometimes I do more, if I felt the server was very good.

That said, I totally agree that the system in America is crap and that restaurants should just pay the damn servers a decent wage and save tips for actually doing a job well done (not just being there).

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