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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580
The question should be, "why do we tip anyone? "
Obviously, an awful lot of people are making minimum wage and seem to be doing alright. Restranteurs, add $3.02 to servers wages and eliminate tipping for your customers and save them money. Servers no longer have to smooge with customers in hope of making minimum.
Don't get me wrong. I don't hate servers. I do hate the arbitrary practice of tipping. This thread has several examples of people who have no idea who they "should be tipping", or how much. I think the practice is ridiculously out of hand. Either everyone, from president on down works for tips, or no one should. Or, next time you want to let your server know that you appreciate the sandwich and water (with lemon) they they brought you, leave them a nice Hallmark thank you card. Those things are expensive and require thoughtfulness and effort on your part. I'm certain your waiter/waitress will really appreciate your kindness.
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Waiters and waitresses in the US typically don't work full time. They get no benefits, paid days off, double-time for working holidays, etc.
In countries where wait staff don't typically get tipped, they tend to work full time and health care is universal so they don't pay extra for health insurance and don't need employer-paid health benefits.
US restaurants won't pay employees minimum wage PLUS give them 40-hour workweeks PLUS medical benefits, and the government won't give them medical benefits either.
So - that extra $3/hour doesn't mean much, if you're only working 20-25 hours a week and have to pay the bills. That's why being on wait staff tends to be a more desireable job in the USA, than being a cashier at Target. Wait staff get to earn a basic, low minimum, plus bonuses. It's not that much different from a sales person who works on commission, other than the dollar amount.