Paul Sancya / AP 10 hours Raise the Minimum Wage? Foes Say They'll Stop Tipping???

**signalmankenneth** · 02-27-2014, 05:46 PM

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/cons...tipping-n39011

**The Dude** · 02-28-2014, 09:27 AM

Certain segments of the pulsation already don't tip!
Oh the horror

**canceled.2021.2** · 02-28-2014, 12:34 PM

Well, wasn't the idea of tipping being that they made so little an hour and tipping was a way to compensate them? If they are being paid $15/hour why do I then need to tip on top of it? Can you explain?

**maineman** · 02-28-2014, 01:46 PM

those non-tippers need to realize that there will be extra added ingredients in their orders the NEXT time they dine out.

bon appétit!

**zappasguitar** · 02-28-2014, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by maineman

those non-tippers need to realize that there will be extra added ingredients in their orders the NEXT time they dine out.

bon appétit!

Simply astounding.

Do these greedy, self absorbed douche nozzles understand the people MAKING minimum wage had NOTHING TO DO with it being raised?

Of course not...but then, the greedy and selfish can always find an acceptable excuse for their selfish attitudes.

**DigitalDave** · 02-28-2014, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by Teflon Don

Well, wasn't the idea of tipping being that they made so little an hour and tipping was a way to compensate them? If they are being paid $15/hour why do I then need to tip on top of it? Can you explain?

Yeah, that does really negate the purpose of tipping. My wife makes like $3.60 an hour in wages. She makes it up through tips. She does well too, not great, but well. She makes more than $15 an hour through tips and most of her paycheck goes straight to taxes. She'd quit if they all made the same, because it would lessen the value of her work, and would probably make even less because people wouldn't tip at that point. Though, there are some nights when all the 'WWE' fans come to the bar... and she wishes she did make minimum wage. 2 out of 3 tables stiff her on those nights.

**cawacko** · 02-28-2014, 02:31 PM

Kind of interesting the question they ask of why do we tip in the first place? As mentioned in some countries you don't tip at all.

**DigitalDave** · 02-28-2014, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by maineman

those non-tippers need to realize that there will be extra added ingredients in their orders the NEXT time they dine out.

bon appétit!

lol, well not always, but you will get treated differently. Don't count on a fresh refill by the time your drink is empty, that's for sure.If you're a jerk AND you don't tip....you will become a topic of facebook/twitter conversation, and you might even get a picture taken to be put on a wall of shame.

**cawacko** · 02-28-2014, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by ZappasGuitar

Simply astounding.

Do these greedy, self absorbed douche nozzles understand the people MAKING minimum wage had NOTHING TO DO with it being raised?

Of course not...but then, the greedy and selfish can always find an acceptable excuse for their selfish attitudes.

What does it matter that the servers didn't write the law?

***leaningright*** · 02-28-2014, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by cawacko

What does it matter that the servers didn't write the law?

Sometimes you get the idea that people think that the teenaged burger flipper ought to make the same as the brain surgeon. They seem to think that a level of expertise required to do a job shouldn't make any difference in pay. Entitlement age is correct, IMO.

**DigitalDave** · 02-28-2014, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by cawacko

Kind of interesting the question they ask of why do we tip in the first place? As mentioned in some countries you don't tip at all.

In most places around the country, the minimum wage for a server is far less than the minimum wage for someone else. They expect tips simply because it actually costs them to serve someone if they don't. Taxes are assumed based off of the total sale. This is because many tips come in the form of cash, and it can be hidden income. So it's basically written as law that servers make money through tips, and if you don't they are screwed. I don't necessarily disagree with that, because it helps reward good servers. Like I said, my wife makes more than her counterparts because she busts her butt. She also has the personality that fits right in with the clientele, and they love how she interacts with them.

**maineman** · 02-28-2014, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by DigitalDave

lol, well not always, but you will get treated differently. Don't count on a fresh refill by the time your drink is empty, that's for sure.If you're a jerk AND you don't tip....you will become a topic of facebook/twitter conversation, and you might even get a picture taken to be put on a wall of shame.

after a while, a non-tipper can almost be guaranteed of some extra mucous or semen in their milkshakes and salad dressing.... and at no extra charge. Well deserved, if you ask me.

**DigitalDave** · 02-28-2014, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by maineman

after a while, a non-tipper can almost be guaranteed of some extra mucous or semen in their milkshakes and salad dressing.... and at no extra charge. Well deserved, if you ask me.

lol... well my wife refrains from those types of shenanigans, but she isn't opposed if someone else does it at another establishment that happens to see the 'Wall of Shame'. There are servers/cooks willing to go that far, and it isn't just her place of business that sees that wall. If you get on there, don't count on getting good service anywhere.

**NOVA** · 02-28-2014, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by leaningright

Sometimes you get the idea that people think that the teenaged burger flipper ought to make the same as the brain surgeon. They seem to think that a level of expertise required to do a job shouldn't make any difference in pay. Entitlement age is correct, IMO.

Well, ya gotta close that income gap ya know....income inequality has gotta go.....lol....now watch them all whine, "but thats not what we meant".....

Next thing ya know, these berger flippers will be expected to pay an income tax....

That terrible income gap between the brain surgeon and french fry engineer has gotta be narrowed.....for fairness....

Maybe the tax burden between citizens ought be narrowed too.....

**cawacko** · 02-28-2014, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by DigitalDave

In most places around the country, the minimum wage for a server is far less than the minimum wage for someone else. They expect tips simply because it actually costs them to serve someone if they don't. Taxes are assumed based off of the total sale. This is because many tips come in the form of cash, and it can be hidden income. So it's basically written as law that servers make money through tips, and if you don't they are screwed. I don't necessarily disagree with that, because it helps reward good servers. Like I said, my wife makes more than her counterparts because she busts her butt. She also has the personality that fits right in with the clientele, and they love how she interacts with them.

That would be my thought why we tip as well. If we change the structure so that servers make the same amount of money but it is in the form of all salary instead low wage and tips does that make diners selfish and greedy for not tipping as Zappa suggested?