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Originally posted by ThrashersFan
If you ask me, I don't know how or why we became such a society of tippers. There are tip jars fucking everywhere nowadays. I mean, I already paid the owner for the service/meal/whatever, why should I have to pay his employee too, isn't that his job as an employer? The government should get off its ass and revoke the laws that permit these cheap fuckers to pay people less than minimum wage. I mean it, eating out ain't exactly inexpensive and it sucks to also have to make up for the fact that the cheap son of a bitch who owns the place won't pay a decent wage. Next thing you know, I will have to start tipping the rude fucking checkout girl at the grocery store. Fuck.
ThrashersFan
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Ah, the tip jar. When the hell did that whole concept become so beloved by the service sector? Where you get a glare if your loose change ends up back in your wallet instead of in the tip jar. For pouring a cup of coffee or handing over a bag of take out or putting a scone in a bag? Should I be tipping my dry-cleaner? Do I need to leave the change from my magazine purchase at the newspaper stand? Is sacking my groceries a tip-worthy task? (Actually, these days, I go through the check yourself out lines at the grocery, so I don't actually interact with people there.)
What makes pouring me a drink different from putting my books in the plastic bag in such a way that they don't get dented? Or leaving purchased clothing on the hangers so my pants don't get wrinkled? What about those Victoria's Secret gals, who wrap my underwear in pretty tissue paper? All of those things are going over and above, too.
I'm thinking about putting a tip jar on my desk, so when I give a really good opinion, instead of my run of the mill opinions, my clients can appropriately tip me. I think that 20% would be great.
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