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Originally Posted by Bored
this post just goes to prove out retarded tipping is.
There should be no RULES for tipping.
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I don't think you could say there are 'rules' for tipping. I think a better description would be 'expectations'.
This is a more difficult concept to explain, but I will do my best.
Servers 'expect' to get a tip from you because that is what the majority of the other customers do, not because there is some rule that says you have to.
They 'expect' to get a tip because it is common knowledge that servers make less than the minimum wage. ( Now, this one may not be true of everyone, but you will be hard pressed to find a majority of people who aren't aware of this. )
It's the same logic you as a consumer uses when you go to a restaurant.
You 'expect' to get friendly service.
You 'expect' to not have to ask for a refill before your glass is empty.
You 'expect' to get your food in a timely manner.
Not to bust anyone's bubble, but a servers responsibilities are very simple.
Their job is find out what the customer wants and relay that information to the kitchen.
Anything beyond that will vary from place to place, some restaurants have additional staff to handle drink refills or bring your food to you, some have the server handle that.
The point being is that the door swings both ways. There aren't rules that say the server has to smile or be friendly. There aren't rules to make the server ensure your glass is never empty or your order arrives "on time".
Now before you go and get into a huff and say that isn't true, hear me out!
I'm sure any place you go to the business will have policies that deal with staff-client interactions and the expectations of the staff from the business's perspective.
Here is where we get to the bottom-line, real truth of it. Money. It's all about the money.
I don't know if you are a surfer or a webmaster, but if you are a webmaster, you should fully understand what I am saying:
If you go to a restaurant (or any business for that matter) and your 'expectations' are not met they way you think they should be, you take your money somewhere else. If you get bad service you probably won't go back. If you complain to management, they aren't going to try to make it right because they like you, they going to try to make it right because they want your money. I believe in the adult industry this is known as "member retention".
That said, any policies the business may have in place will really only matter so far as to get your money. I'm sure you've seen the notice just about everywhere that states the business has the right to refuse service to anyone. Believe it or not, this includes customers who do not tip.
Before you say bullshit, I should tell you that I have seen this happen in real life. It was only one time ever, but there were customers who came in regularly and one time they were forcibly removed from restaurant by police after they freaked out because every staff member in the restaurant refused to wait on them. The reason no one wanted to help them? Because they were **high-maintenance and had never once left a tip.
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**by high-maintenance I mean they expected their server to be available to them the whole time they were there, eg, they didn't want server to have other tables.
Above that, they consistently broke the Cardinal rule in food service: They came in right before closing time and stayed in the restaurant for up to 2 hours after close. This forces staff to have to stay in the restaurant after close. For anyone interested, just about the worst thing you could ever do in a restaurant is be inside it after they close. Don't do this. EVER.
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I'm kind of getting off topic but what I am trying to say is that there really are no 'rules' per se, it's just expectations and perceptions. It's all about greasing the machine and the grease in this case is money.
I would make the argument that if you want to have any rules about tipping, then this is the rule you should have:
If you can't leave a tip, then you should stay at home and cook your own food.