I don't believe in tipping.

[johnnyb]

Anyone else like me and don't beleive in tipping???? It really got me thinking after reading that vegas thread.

Its not like people are doing jobs off their own backs. There already getting paid for it........so why should we pay them for a job there SUPPOSE to be doing and already getting paid for it!!!!

I remember watching Steve Buscemi from Reservoir Dogs when he too doesn't believe in tipping. Classic and I think he's right.

"whaddya mean you don't tip"

 

[johnnyb]

What I mean is that you get dirty looks in some places if you don't tip.

It bothers me when they EXPECT a tip. Its wrong you get daggers for not tipping.

EDIT : didn't EXPECT bush to get there before me

 

[johnnyb]

I tipped a barmaid £20 once.

No, I'm not proud of it .

I bet she thought you were expecting a little extra too!!!

 

[johnnyb]

Because the staff that serve you and others like you do not want to be there, they are on low wages and usually its a second job supplementing their income. They would much rather be at home with their loved ones, however even though they have degrees they still cant earn enough to buy a house in London/south. So after spending an miserable evening making sure your evening is anything but, how would you feel when a £100 bill gets accompanied by a £1 tip. People who do not tip make me sick, put yourself in their shoes the next time you are stuffing your face and looking at waiting staff with disdain.

I am waiting for my girlfriend to come home now, she works 6 days a week as an interior designer, 3 nights as a waitress and two nights as a Samaritan. I work 6 days as a Lecturer, even combined its hard to make ends meet in London.

What about other people in low paid jobs......cleaners, mcdonalds, labourers etc. You don't see them getting tips, they have to cope too. We have a minimum wage in this country so people working in all areas are not getting screwed over.

I do agree that some poorer foreign countries tipping might be appropriate but not here where people can live off doing sweet nothing. Just because a job involves working with the public shouldn't entitle you to extra bonuses.

A cleaners job is to clean
A bus drivers job is to drive a bus
A waitresses job is to wait on the public >> stop expecting and begging and do your job lol