> > If you tip less in overproiced place than a dive bar, and the hourly
> >
> > wage is considered when tipping, do you then tip waiters more than
> >
> > bartenders? bartenders more than the head bartender? Bartender more
> >
> > than the bar owner who syill actively works behind the bar?
>
> In my culture, tips are a sign of appreciation for outstanding
> service, not a tax loophole or an excuse for cheap-ass employers to
> underpay staff.
> Bartenders and wait staff are already paid the fair wage that they
> negotiated in their employment contract. So your question doesn't
> really come up on a daily basis for us.
> But yes, in a more tip-heavy environment, I'm less likely to tip a
> working owner than his underpaid workers.
> In practice, No, it's unlikely I'd tip a head bartender less, as for
> me tipping is primarily based on performance, and the head 'tender is
> often the one more likely to just be doing a better job.
>
> Given that we don't have the compulsory minimum tip thing happening,
> service gets rewarded on its own merits - but only in relation to
> expectations and venue prices.
>
> If we get basic service in a good bar with average prices, that meets
> expectations, the worker is already being paid a fair wage, and no
> tipping is expected.
>
> If we get high-class service in a high-class place that is already
> charging a lot, I know that the drink price already reflects the
> professional wages being paid.
> A high-class place would have the really blow me out of the water
> with service beyond the expectations set by their already-high prices
> to earn extra. If they are charging $12 for a drink I can get at
> another bar for $8 (assuming the same quality) then they* are already
> getting a 50% service charge on it. Do something that's worth more
> than a 50% tip, and you'll get it.
>
>
> If I get above-average service in a cheap dive, that exceeds my
> expectations, and I know the worker may not be as highly paid, so
> tips are earned there.
>
> .dan.
>
> * I am aware that 'they' is ambiguous, but that's a longer
> discussion.
Tax loopholes and cheap employers aside, I can think of so many reasons that a
tip driven service industry is flawed. Inconsistent income being one: and the
inclination of servers and bartenders to over-serve for fear of losing a tip.
I am curious what is the wage paid to bartenders where you are Dan
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Chris
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