Trippin' on Tippin'
Pardon me if I'm wrong, but aren't tips meant to be a form of apprecation for a service well done? Let's say I'm at a restaurant and the waiter provided me with the type of service that I quite enjoyed, I would then be compelled to tip.
However, tipping has lost its meaning. Tipping is now mandatory. Certain restaurants will automatically assume I will like their service so they go ahead and put a 15% gratuity on my bill. Now how the hell can that be gratuitous is it's mandatory? Forget calling it a gratuity at all. They might as well just come out and admit that they are raping me for more of my money regardless of the service provided.
It has even gotten so bad, that companies will literally pay less because certain occupations know that their staff will be tipped. Mind you, this is even backed by Federal law in regards to minimum wage compensation. Correct me if I'm wrong, but is it not the responsibity of the company to see to it their staff is getting properly compensated. My must I be forced to pay their wage directly.
(This is for the idiots out there in the world that like to contest me for the sake of contesting me - Yes I understand that their wage would be paid for one way or another. Whether it be in the form of the tip up front, or through increased profit margin of the service rendered. However, the choice has already been made, and its just shitty that it wasn't made by me. My freedom has been stripped once again.)
And what's the deal with some service occupations getting paid more than others. I mean how hard is it write my order on a piece of paper, and then later deliver that same food to my table. Shit, a monkey can do that.
What about the teacher that helped your son get an "A" on his paper. Where's his tip? What about the mailman who walks through all elements of weather to ensure you that you get your mail? Where's his tip? I mean, who's deciding what occupations are getting tipped. Half the occupations that mandate tipping, in my opinion hardly deserve my hard worked dollars.
Of course I can't boycott tipping. Cause knowing what I know now it would be an asshole thing to do. After all, these people are literally relying on me to tip them so that they can pay for their rent at the end of the month.
So just because I will continue to tip, doesn't mean that I really want to do it. And more times than not, I hardly feel the satisfied service which compelled me to tip. Maybe it's just my blue collar town though, where people have no clue on how to smile and when to politely ask me if I need another liquid refreshment.
But most definately something needs to change. This tipping system is illogical and out of control.
However, tipping has lost its meaning. Tipping is now mandatory. Certain restaurants will automatically assume I will like their service so they go ahead and put a 15% gratuity on my bill. Now how the hell can that be gratuitous is it's mandatory? Forget calling it a gratuity at all. They might as well just come out and admit that they are raping me for more of my money regardless of the service provided.
It has even gotten so bad, that companies will literally pay less because certain occupations know that their staff will be tipped. Mind you, this is even backed by Federal law in regards to minimum wage compensation. Correct me if I'm wrong, but is it not the responsibity of the company to see to it their staff is getting properly compensated. My must I be forced to pay their wage directly.
(This is for the idiots out there in the world that like to contest me for the sake of contesting me - Yes I understand that their wage would be paid for one way or another. Whether it be in the form of the tip up front, or through increased profit margin of the service rendered. However, the choice has already been made, and its just shitty that it wasn't made by me. My freedom has been stripped once again.)
And what's the deal with some service occupations getting paid more than others. I mean how hard is it write my order on a piece of paper, and then later deliver that same food to my table. Shit, a monkey can do that.
What about the teacher that helped your son get an "A" on his paper. Where's his tip? What about the mailman who walks through all elements of weather to ensure you that you get your mail? Where's his tip? I mean, who's deciding what occupations are getting tipped. Half the occupations that mandate tipping, in my opinion hardly deserve my hard worked dollars.
Of course I can't boycott tipping. Cause knowing what I know now it would be an asshole thing to do. After all, these people are literally relying on me to tip them so that they can pay for their rent at the end of the month.
So just because I will continue to tip, doesn't mean that I really want to do it. And more times than not, I hardly feel the satisfied service which compelled me to tip. Maybe it's just my blue collar town though, where people have no clue on how to smile and when to politely ask me if I need another liquid refreshment.
But most definately something needs to change. This tipping system is illogical and out of control.
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