David Mills: Decent people tip, and well. Bad people don’t.

[Michie]

The story pops up now and again on social media as a subject for the ten-minute-hate, and a justifiable one too. Someone stiffs a waiter or a bartender and tries to excuse themselves for doing it.

Someone signs the credit card receipt at the restaurant and puts a zero in the space for a tip, writing in “I give my money to charity” or “I save my money for Jesus” (those of you with Bibles, see Matthew 25:31-46). Or they give a supposedly principled reason, like “I don’t believe in tipping” or “Your boss should pay you better” or “Tipping lets businesses exploit their workers.”

Or worse, the very worst, the lowest of the low, they scrawl some sneer like “Get a better job.”

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David Mills: Decent people tip, and well. Bad people don’t.

The story pops up now and again on social media as a subject for the ten-minute-hate, and a justifiable one too. Someone...

www.post-gazette.com

 

[Michie]

And for the flip side…

Social Media Goes Crazy for Customer Who Went Above and Beyond to Mail $20 Tip

Going through his receipts, he found that instead of the customer copy, he had taken the signed merchant's copy with the tip amount on it.

www.goodnewsnetwork.org

 

[Gnarwhal]

I get criticism for my tipping sometimes because I tip people who others think shouldn't be tipped because "they didn't do anything"... I dunno what the protocol is so I guess I'm kind of a sucker.

 

[Michie]

I get criticism for my tipping sometimes because I tip people who others think shouldn't be tipped because "they didn't do anything"... I dunno what the protocol is so I guess I'm kind of a sucker.

Me too. I tip regardless unless the service is just horrendous.

 

[Gnarwhal]

Me too. I tip regardless unless the service is just horrendous.

It's kinda funny to tip really bad staff miniscule amounts. Like 8 cents. It's like a half star rating heh

 

[Michie]

It's kinda funny to tip really bad staff miniscule amounts. Like 8 cents. It's like a half star rating heh

Sometimes I think that is worse than leaving nothing.

 

[joymercy]

Just my two cents from personal experience with working for tips

I made less than the minimum wage, but got tips

My tips were so outrageous I could hardly believe it

Every night I worked, I got at least 5 times the amount of the wage I was paid hourly

 

[Bob Crowley]

I think it's pretty much an American thing these days.

I believe Australians have a reputation as poor tippers when they visit the US, but that's because we don't usually tip at home. Hospitality staff are better paid and often have unions behind them.

 

[Gnarwhal]

Sometimes I think that is worse than leaving nothing.

It definitely sends the message if they gave terrible service lol

 

[Michie]

It definitely sends the message if they gave terrible service lol

It sure does!