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In reply to the discussion: Tip Your Server and Save the World [View all]WilliamPitt
(58,179 posts)47. Well...
"And it's really kind of staggering to see that pretty much no-one even questions the whole culture of tipping in the first place; that no, it's not tipping that's the problem, it's people who don't do it."
"Tip your server, don't be a jackass about it, and worry about the rest of the world after you do what is right within reach of your arm. Maybe, if you're really interested in helping your community, work towards establishing higher wages for the people who bring you food when you go out to eat; there are thousands of them right where you live."
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14397-tip-your-server-and-save-the-world
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Being the type of person who has worked in the service industry, this resonated with me.
Lone_Star_Dem
Feb 2013
#12
The word needs to get out more in those locations. About the truth on wages for food servers.
LiberalFighter
Feb 2013
#24
I waitressed in a mid-sized east coast town. Also a small seaport town in New England
Matariki
Feb 2013
#63
Giving tips to waitpersons is not enabling anyone. The problem is with the restaurants.
rhett o rick
Feb 2013
#64
Hate to tell you but the rich snobs are not good tippers as a general rule. They EXPECT
appleannie1
Feb 2013
#36
I know that too; a former friend let me walk out without paying the ticket at Rhodes.
PDJane
Feb 2013
#43
Both my wife and my son spent years waiting tables, needless to say we are a tipping family
1-Old-Man
Feb 2013
#44
My perspective here is somewhat informed by the fact that I've lived in the UK for several years
Spider Jerusalem
Feb 2013
#48
I always tip at least 20%, usually more...tip food delivery people the same.
forestpath
Feb 2013
#50
Why does the server at Denny's get tipped so much less than the server at Jean Georges?
hedgehog
Feb 2013
#58
I wish they would just pay waitstaff a LIVING wage and get rid of the fucking tipping shit.
madinmaryland
Feb 2013
#60