So, where did I go wrong, that you would wish this on me? Is my demand for good service from servers too callous and cruel? I actually do have demands placed on me at work, and I do my very best to fulfill them. Otherwise the scenario you laid out may indeed unfold... I am certainly not opposed to helping someone in need. I have in the past and I will in the future. But I'd call that charity, not tipping. I am wondering what the focus of all this animosity is aimed at. Is it people who don't understand the custom of tipping? Is it people who question the sanctity of the tipping custom? What is the source of the problem here? BTW, I am usually a generous tipper, because I usually get better service (which may be because I just don't go back to places where service is bad). And I think that's how it's supposed to work. Am I wrong here? >>> smac at visi.com 09/24/03 12:27PM >>> Lets see, your boss (your customer) comes to your desk and says "we're only paying you minimum wage for this week because you did a horse sh!t job this week" What do you do, if you argue, your out the door? This goes on for a month then 2 then 6, your creditors are at the door what do you do? Troy.A Johnson wrote: >One: Cheapskates suck! >Two: I don't understand the custom > of tipping. >Enough already! >For those who don't know, the custom >of tipping puts the customer in the drivers >seat. _They_ decide if the service they >get is deserving of a tip, and they decide >_after_ the service is done. Excellent >service can be rewarded, and poor service >discouraged. If the customer wishes to >discourage excellent service, or reward >poor service, that is _their_ call. >A 15% tip is the standard for good service >in the food service industry. It is customary >for a customer to pay this gratuity for >good service. There are places that do not >give the customer this opportunity to >punish or reward their server based on the >servers performance. Some places only >give this opportunity to smaller parties. >None of this is great news for servers, but >they _can_ try to get another job if they >don't like it, as could anyone. I might feel >sorry for the high school dropout single >mother, but it would be counterproductive >to encourage her to provide poor service. _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list