Quote: (02-06-2013 04:43 PM)soup Wrote:
Quote: (02-06-2013 04:39 PM)Nudge Wrote:
The tipping culture in the US is a bit retarded if you ask me. A tip should be a little extra reward for a job well done not just like a mandatory hidden cost on your bill, even if the service is shite.
Yeah, but in America, there is a custom. In Europe, the tip is included. Maybe it's better if they just get rid of gratuities here and just raise the price of food in general while paying the servers a decent salary with benefits.
But, the whole point of being a server is to have job where you can potentially make a lot of money in tips while not having to be locked down.
Yeah fair enough. I think its also not ideal here in the UK or EU either. Barely anyone tips and the services suffers because staff dont give a shit. They get fuck all pay too.
I think in Oz there is the right balance. Servers are quite well paid so you wont ever feel guilty for not tipping shitty service, but if you do a good job most people will tip.