HeXen
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It's not a tip if it's mandatory.
exactly, i wouldnt eat at such places
It's not a tip if it's mandatory.
Yet another person who doesn't even read what he links.
I would tend to agree but I once knew a flight attendant who lived in a tiny apartment in SF who had to pull down 4 jobs just to make ends meet. I can understand why they might be asking for this (ridiculous) amount because it is so expensive to live there.
There is a simple way to voice your opinion about this issue .. either do or don't eat at SF restaurants.
If it turns out there is a development on this report, Ill keep you posted. But until theres meat on the bone, no story.
Update: Kim Wirshing of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union Local 2 just returned my call. He was unaware of the issue and told me, Thats not something were pushing right now.
Even if you think tipping is fine a 25% mandatory tip is crazy. I think everyone can agree on that one.
I never understood the american tipping culture, don't waiters/waitresses get paid by the restaurant? why would the client have to pay for their salaries? if anything, restaurants should raise their prices and pay their employees themselves.
I never understood the american tipping culture, don't waiters/waitresses get paid by the restaurant? why would the client have to pay for their salaries? if anything, restaurants should raise their prices and pay their employees themselves.
I never understood the american tipping culture, don't waiters/waitresses get paid by the restaurant? why would the client have to pay for their salaries? if anything, restaurants should raise their prices and pay their employees themselves.
Good service = good tip, meh service = meh tip, and bad service equals no tip. That's the whole point of the concept of a "tip". If it's mandatory, doesn't that sorta defeat the purpose?
Also, why does the "standard" amount continue to rise steadily? From 5% to 10% to 15% and now (apparently) 20%? Since it's a percentage, should it simply remain the same and thus keep up with the times as the price of food goes up?
If I have a small bill I have no problem just tipping a round number like $5 or $10 at 20 or 30% so long as they are not the type of waiter who annoys me.
never understood the percentage thing.
Why should a waiter get more money for bringing out a steak over a hamburger? They are doing the exact same job. Or bringing a soft drink and keeping it filled, as opposed to keeping a water glass filled.
I do the percentage thing, but I feel it should be more like pizza, I just tip a buck for each pizza generally, not a percentage of the order.
never understood the percentage thing.
Why should a waiter get more money for bringing out a steak over a hamburger? They are doing the exact same job. Or bringing a soft drink and keeping it filled, as opposed to keeping a water glass filled.
I do the percentage thing, but I feel it should be more like pizza, I just tip a buck for each pizza generally, not a percentage of the order.
I have. Oh god, I have.Not to get all Alkemyst on you, but this is generally the kind of thing that people say when they've never been to a really nice restaurant.
way to not read the article.http://blog.sfgate.com/djsaunders/2011/10/14/mandatory-25-percent-tip-not-a-san-francisco-treat/
San Fran is known for wacky ideas. Some of them good. This isnt one of them.