RE: The Nasty Get Nastier
January 31, 2013 at 5:28 pm
(This post was last modified: January 31, 2013 at 5:35 pm by frankiej.)
(January 31, 2013 at 5:25 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Is tipping customary and necessary where you live?
Nope, it isn't
Quote:It is here. Wait staff aren't paid nearly enough to live on here (often a fraction of minimum wage) and absolutely depend on tips to survive. It's customary here for large groups to be charged a minimum gratuity because a) large groups consume a large amount of wait staff's time, and b) large groups are otherwise notorious for stiffing on tips.
It's also worth noting that in the US, people who work for tips are taxed based on a percentage of the gross receipts (i.e. what they would be expected to make in tips), so not tipping doesn't just not put money in their pocket, it takes some out.
It must really suck living in America... nothing seems to be done right.
Most restaurant staff here get a wee bit more than minimum wage as well.
Here in Dundee, most of the eating establishments in the city centre get most their business from students and if there was an included tip, then they would probably lose tons of business.
Cunt
