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AudreyLeigh
03-09-2008, 04:51 PM
Hairstylists that work completely off tips deserve to be tipped of course as the nature of the job. And then there are stylists like Audrey that get minimum wage but still expect tips because if one stylist is getting tipped, they should both be tipped even though they have different pay set ups.were hired.

In my own defense - heres how I took it.

- Hairstylists that only get tips (like her friend - supposedly) deserve to be tipped.

- Then there are ones like ME who are already getting paid (to do their job) BUT expects tips because others are tipped.

I took it as comparing a waitress to a fast food worker in reguard to receiving tips.

But I was wrong. Sorry, I apologize :sorry:

BrunetteGoddess
03-09-2008, 04:53 PM
Noooo, I meant no matter what, both scenarios deserve tips and should be tipped just as much as the other.

PhillyDancer1982
03-09-2008, 05:05 PM
No I do not. Fast food drive-thru workers already get paid an hourly wage, unlike most typically tipped employees such as waitresses or bartenders, whom usually get paid $2.83/hr + tips. Generally working the fast food drive-thru with a "team" of other employees(most fast food jobs are teamwork based) isn't as skilled of a job as waitressing like 5 tables at the same time in one's own section. If the fast food workers want to make more money via tips, they should strive to seek employment elsewhere.

More importantly -- and I know this from working at McDonalds and related businesses in the distant past -- the employees are not allowed to collect tips. If the manager sees them accepting a tip, he/she will tell the employee that they are not allowed to accept tips and to give it back. If it persists, well...there's a chance the employee might get fired or written up!

I might get flamed for this, but -- to be honest, I think a lot of strippers overtip. Most of my dancer friends will tip everyone in sight -- the guy who pumps their gas(in NJ, it's mandatory full serve at ALL gas stations), the convenience store cashier, the Dunkin Donuts guy, etc. They tend to do this ESPECIALLY on their way home from a busy work shift. I think it's a bit ridiculous. It's almost as if they're still in a trance from their long late night hustle-bustle shift, and they've become so accustomed to tipping every door guy, bouncer, DJ, etc for every little thing done, that they don't know when to stop tipping people OTC and just accept a decent act of service as "a nice gesture" or simply "part of their job." That's one of the things I hate about the whole "tip out everyone and pay house fee" mentality that most strip clubs have these days. It's good to tip servers nicely(i.e., 20%), and I'm not a cheap tipper when I believe the person deserves a tip, but I really think that some dancers take it way too far. Just my two cents.

BrunetteGoddess
03-09-2008, 05:11 PM
Yep, exactly Philly.

PhillyDancer1982
03-09-2008, 05:19 PM
tipping is getting outta control. the only people i tip are the usual, and only if they deserve one, servers, bartenders, stylist, nail tech and pizza guy.

i DON"T tip the for take outs, drive thrus, gas stations, ect....why???

YES! I agree! That's what I was trying to say in my post on this thread, but thankfully Ruru said half of it in less words.

hardkandee
03-09-2008, 06:31 PM
I might get flamed for this, but -- to be honest, I think a lot of strippers overtip.

I think that's just because people who have worked jobs that rely on tips know how fickle some customers can be at giving them.

hockeybobby
03-09-2008, 06:49 PM
Philly: There's no need for flaming as it is just your opinion like everyone else here. There's no right or wrong really in this question.

crizgolfer
03-09-2008, 07:53 PM
You should ALWAYS tip Crizgolfer because a tip to Crizgolfer is a donation to help feed a hungry stripper. Perhaps they are even tax deductible?

PhillyDancer1982
03-09-2008, 08:43 PM
I think that's just because people who have worked jobs that rely on tips know how fickle some customers can be at giving them.

That is true. However, I have a slightly different perspective(I was telling my friend about this earlier tonight). I worked low wage jobs like fast food drive thru for years and I wasn't allowed to accept tips nor did many people try to tip me. I had to work my butt off to obtain jobs that paid better than McDonalds, but I still made it...so if I had to work without tips and still made it, why can't people today? I actually have a similar logic with Welfare...I don't support most Welfare programs because back when I made way under the poverty cutoff and struggled, I still was able to stabilize myself without relying on Welfare...therefore I do not want all my hard work to go toward paying Welfare for others when I never received Welfare or even support of friendship during my hard time yet I still made it. Selfish?...possibly. Capitalistic?...most definitely.



Philly: There's no need for flaming as it is just your opinion like everyone else here. There's no right or wrong really in this question.

Thank you! :) I realize this, but please realize that sometimes people forget this and I still get flamed for opinions.

Bunny
03-09-2008, 11:39 PM
Nope, never even thought about tipping at the drive-thru. I tip when I pick up takeout from an actual restaurant where most people sit down and eat though, like sushi or italian or whatever.

SnakeBabe
03-11-2008, 09:48 PM
How about tipping at a buffet?
How much is right for the person that picks up the plates and brings drinks?

Hugs and Hissessss,
Maria

Bridgette
03-11-2008, 10:07 PM
At fast food, coffee shops, regular stores etc, the employees are paid at least minimum wage. The service is included in the price. NO tip.

At sitdown restaurants, bars and such, the employees are typically paid HALF of minimum wage. The service is NOT included in the price. TIP.


I tip better for better service, but I always tip at least 10% even on the shittiest service. Mostly I tip around 20%, more for exceptional service. It's also appropriate to tip for takeout at a sitdown restaurant, because even though they may not be serving you at a table, the employees still have to take time to take your order, send it to the kitchen, package the food to-go, collect your money and make change for you. This takes away from the time they would otherwise be spending on their (tipping) tables (and they are still only getting paid HALF of minimum wage for the trouble), so HELL YES a tip is warranted.

The whole tipjar trend at every fucking cashier counter is obnoxious, tacky and RUDE.

cameron_keys
03-12-2008, 09:01 AM
How about tipping at a buffet?
How much is right for the person that picks up the plates and brings drinks?

Hugs and Hissessss,
Maria

I always tip at a buffet..they might not be bringing your food, but they are running their asses off cleaning up and bring new plates and such. Just as much work. So, even though they are cheaper...say the buffet is $10 per person...I'll leave a $5 tip. Thats 25%

Paris
03-12-2008, 10:02 AM
nope. Drive thru window employees are not a tipped position. In home delivery, yes.

michele_b
03-13-2008, 12:50 PM
I tip better for better service, but I always tip at least 10% even on the shittiest service. Mostly I tip around 20%, more for exceptional service. It's also appropriate to tip for takeout at a sitdown restaurant, because even though they may not be serving you at a table, the employees still have to take time to take your order, send it to the kitchen, package the food to-go, collect your money and make change for you. This takes away from the time they would otherwise be spending on their (tipping) tables (and they are still only getting paid HALF of minimum wage for the trouble), so HELL YES a tip is warranted.

Thank you for that. Most restaurants I worked at had their own take out person, except for one restaurant I worked at. I waited tables and had to do take out orders for people as well. I worked at a restaurant in the mall, so people would come in ALL THE TIME for takeout food. I would only get tipped from about 1 out of 8 people. It took time to ring in their orders and get everything they needed, which took away time from my tables that would tip.

Callyish
03-13-2008, 12:55 PM
I consider any establishment that serves me food or drink to be part of the hospitality industry, and people who work in that industry are poorly paid IMO. When I pull into the Tim Horton's at 6am for my morning coffee, the staff are all older women. They don't make much there, and they friggin' work!!! They are fast, efficient, and very friendly. They are worth a little consideration, just like a waiter bringing your beer or food or whatever.

I tip 20% normally. For these people I routinely give much more than that. For instance, for a coffee...$1.35, I'll give a twonie ($2.00). Big Deal 65 cent tip. It's not going to break the bank here, but it makes a difference when those people split the tips up at the end of their shift. The smile alone every time is worth it. :)


Umm... I used to work night shift at Timmies and I made $9 an hour starting out... plus I had benefits... lol. That with full time hours was awesome. I mean its not the same money I make dancing lol but it was still damn good.

Timmies pays their employees really well. If I wasn't dancing id so be working there again.

hockeybobby
03-13-2008, 01:34 PM
Umm... I used to work night shift at Timmies and I made $9 an hour starting out... plus I had benefits... lol. That with full time hours was awesome. I mean its not the same money I make dancing lol but it was still damn good.

Timmies pays their employees really well. If I wasn't dancing id so be working there again.

Did you get much tips at all Cally? If you did, or didn't, how did you feel about that? Did you feel you worked pretty hard for the money, as compared to others?

Haha...it's close to unanimous that most people don't tip at drive-thrus. I guess I'll do it anyways since it feels good for me. lol :)

AkashaM
03-13-2008, 08:33 PM
nope. Drive thru window employees are not a tipped position. In home delivery, yes.YUP.

Speaking of annoying situations. my friend and I have been going to this one dancer gear shop for a long time. When busness is good, we'll walk out with 3 or 400 worth of merchandise. On one shopping trip, they were nice enough to keep the store open 1 or 2 hours longer for us. We both tipped the salesgirls $20 each for staying afterhours and left.

A week later, my friend calls me and says,"I just went to starlight and bought some shoes and the salesgirls all the had the nerve to ask for tips!"
When we stopped in there again salesgirls who werent even there that day were asking for tips, i guess it got around that we had tipped them. It was a big turnoff.

hardkandee
03-13-2008, 08:37 PM
That is true. However, I have a slightly different perspective(I was telling my friend about this earlier tonight). I worked low wage jobs like fast food drive thru for years and I wasn't allowed to accept tips nor did many people try to tip me. I had to work my butt off to obtain jobs that paid better than McDonalds, but I still made it...so if I had to work without tips and still made it, why can't people today? I actually have a similar logic with Welfare...I don't support most Welfare programs because back when I made way under the poverty cutoff and struggled, I still was able to stabilize myself without relying on Welfare...therefore I do not want all my hard work to go toward paying Welfare for others when I never received Welfare or even support of friendship during my hard time yet I still made it. Selfish?...possibly. Capitalistic?...most definitely.


I have no idea what that had to do with what I said.

StrawberrySwitchblade
03-13-2008, 09:00 PM
I tip the food delivery guy, the bar tender, the waitstaff, and special occasions. I DO NOT tip the baristas, the cashiers, plus anyone who outright asks me fore a tip when either they've done no special service for me, or they tell me to tip. (I mean this for people who work a non-tipping job) I've had baristas, who made me a soy latte, nothing special, moments earlier as per their job, suggest leaving a tip. I tell them it's rude to ask. That's my tip. It makes me so angry because it's rude. Luckily my local starbucks doesn't do that. They don't even have a tip jar.

maryjade
03-13-2008, 09:08 PM
I don't tip at fast food places and I also don't like those tip jars that seem to be everywhere. But I've never been sure what to do when I get a take out order at a regular restaurant, like Olive Garden. I usually tip there, but not as much as I would if I were eating in.

SexyJess
03-14-2008, 02:47 AM
I eat at Taco Bell a lot when I'm on the run because I can get fairly healthy vegan food there. When it's me, my husband, and our roommate the order can get pretty complicated and it usually takes the person a long time to get it and it's hardly ever right. One time we were in a hurry and ordered and this women put our long, complicated order in at lightining speed, called it back to us like "zip, zip, zip...please pull around". It seriously took like 10 seconds total. We were so impressed that after I paid I handed her a $20 and said, "You are freaking awesome" and she was ecstatic. It probably made her week--it would have mine! Not just the money, but the recognition.

Wow, I probably would've done that, too! I don't want to sound like a bitch, but a lot of those people are idiots. I only eat fast food once or twice a month, and 90% of the time, my order is wrong. And it's always something incredibly simple. I actually want something other than what I order half the time, but I think, "No, there's no way they're going to remember to leave the mustard off." I understand to a point- I probably wouldn't care too much about customer service if I was only making minimum wage- but WOW. Save your weed for after work like I do. :)

That being said, I always tip the server when I order something to go from a sit-down restaurant. Here's why: I worked at a Shari's for two years (in one of the worst towns in the world where a 10% tip was amazing- no joke- ugh). When someone called in a to-go order and I rang it in, it would show up on my sales record. At the end of the night, we'd print these records. If I sold $500 worth of food, I was expected to claim at least $60 in tips or "allocated tips" would be taken out of my paycheck- basically, tips the goverment assumed I was making and not claiming. So if I rang in 5 $30 to-go orders per night, and nobody tipped me, it could potentially screw me into claiming money I wasn't actually making.
I realize this wasn't the fault of the customers placing the orders, but it wasn't my fault, either. Also, there is more prep work than most realize in getting those orders ready. At least give the server a buck or two- I tip 15% for takeout normally. I am a more generous tipper than most, though, because I have experience in the industry and I know a lot of people are demons from hell who take out their bad days on these people. And unlike strippers- they can't fight back without being fired. :(

Bella21
03-14-2008, 03:04 AM
I have no idea what that had to do with what I said.

Yeeeaaaa, me too.... /:O

As for me, I'll tip the guy at the sushi place when I get take out because he was nice on the phone and remembered my name... and I'll tip the guy at the *berto's taco shop because I'm sure they don't get paid much, have mouths to feed, and it's really just my leftover change anyways (because it's really not for their stellar service... ever). Generally, when they aren't doing a service for ME (my hair the way I like it, my nails the way I like them, keeping my glass filled at dinner, etc). You know, something on a personal level... then I see no reason to tip.

Brendita
03-14-2008, 03:11 AM
I don't tip at the drive through, but I sometimes tip at places like Subway and Chipotle. My boyfriend worked at a sandwich shop, and it is common to get minimum wage there ("plus tips"....though most people don't)
I will tip for sure if I walk in like half an hour before they close, or if they are nice and make my food super fast.

hockeybobby
03-14-2008, 07:23 AM
Just went to Tim's for a coffee (free from rolluptherim yay) and a frosted toasty cinamon roll. Went to the counter and a lovely older lady gave me the sweetest smile and greeting. I left a modest tip, she thanked me and said "see you tomorrow". I left feeling good. Life is simple like that sometimes.

Now happily munching my treat. :)

Starfire
03-14-2008, 09:56 AM
I don't see the point in tipping at the drive thru- I do tip at the coffee shop, but that is usually just whatever my change is like if the total is 3.50 and I get .50 back I'll stick that in the change jar. I tip very well at restaurants though, I used to be a waitress.
This might be a little off topic, but someone mentioned earlier how they get mad when their friends who are waitresses or bartenders bitch about bad tippers because "the other tips will get them to minimum wage" or some shit. Minimum wage is not enough to live on, and it is certainly not enough for the bullshit waitresses and bartenders put up with on a daily basis. Tip your waitresses people!! Lol.