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I have noticed that almost EVERYWHERE you go these days there is a TIP jar beside the cash register. Our local Subway has a "Tip Jar". I do not go in there. Not been in there in over a year but do know the jar is still there. The people working there are paid at least Min Wage (which they agreed to work for when they took the job). It just irritates me to see "Tip Jars" every where. Gas stations, fast food places, convenience stores, you name it. You are being paid to do the job you are doing. So do it and don't expect an extra tip from the customer for doing your job.
I look at it like this - you are being paid to do the job. If you are unhappy with the wages you are being paid then you need to get a job that pays more. I realize more than anyone that jobs do not grow on trees and they are extremely hard to come by. But at the same time, although I may be unhappy with my current job I do not expect customers to pay me extra money via a tip for doing the job I am being paid by my company to do.
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Well I am not certain how all tip jar's work in certain places..and i'm not sure if it's one person's tip jar or if all the employee's actually split it or if it's just the manager's tip jar.. How would they even know which person get's which tips? I actually belive the tip jar is a good way to compliment a person for going above and beyond for the customer.. Which is rare.. But you know i have seen it a couple times.. and have come out impressed a couple times.. and i'm not easily impressed...
For example.. We went to a whataburger a little farther than usual while we were out doing some shopping so it wasn't out of our way or anything but.. anyways.. There was this woman working the drivethru.. Which is actually a second drivethru so instead of a window she was having to bring the food out.. and not to mention it was triple digit weather... Anyways this woman had a postive attitude.. Her personality was amazing and she just really made you feel like you were pretty important.. On top of that she was juggling two orders at once.. When she brung us our drinks.. She was also taking the next car's order.. and when she brought us our food she actually brung the next car's drinks as well... I don't know about you.. But most fast food places do not juggle order's at the same time.. Infact they usually take their sweet time doing one thing if they aren't short staffed.. We got in and out of there... and it was great because the whataburger closer to us is slower than smoke off of icewater.. But anyways.. This particular day we called in to the manager.. Because we were pretty impressed.. and i am very hard to impress in the first place..Especially with fast food people..We actually drive a bit further now if we are going to whataburger because of the service.. If there was a tip jar i surely would tip them.. Oh and turns out.. That particular whataburger.. Well it's not just the one lady with the great attitude it's the whole restraunt.. I guess they are either treated really well or that manager really frowns on bad behavior and bad attitudes because that restraunt never misses a beat.. :p
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I guess it depends on the circumstances. I wouldn't tip someone who just hands me my food but if they deliver the food or make special orders that might be different. It's a personal preference.
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I understand your point, but I think a lot of places have realized that customers don't like carrying change, so if there is a tip jar, the customers may drop the change in the jar. Thus, the customers don't get stuck carrying unnecessary change if they don't want it and the employees get a little boost to their income.
I do agree though that it's strange to see them popping up everywhere. If it's a food place or something, I may give a dollar but it sorta depends on my mood.
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even though there are tip jars in alot of places these days, it is still your choice whether to put money in it or not. If I feel like the service was good, I will put money in, but If I don't feel like the situation calls for a tip, I will ignore the tip jar.
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I agree. I do not like the idea of a tip jar especially since most of the people who are kind enough to put tips in these jars need tips themselves. It is rare that people with money will tip in those types of situations they generally don't. I have in the past worked in those types of jobs.
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i don't really care for the tip jar sitting at the self serve restaurants, when all they do is take your money..you carry your food to the table, clean up after yourself and so on...but if they carry the food to your table or clean up after you, i can see it as useful
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Yeah, I know what you're saying. I guess management should be making sure their employees and working in a fast manner, have a smile on their faces, and act intelligently. That's what they SHOULD be being paid to do. The others should get fired! It's sad when we are tipping people for doing what they SHOULD be doing to begin with. Gone are the old days....
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I completely agree. I don't understand why they have popped up everywhere.
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By that logic, you can also stop tipping your Pizza Guy delivery. They are expected to be tipped everytime, but they are paid to deliever pizza... Are you kidding me??? They don't need tip at all
Guess what happens to your pizza when you call that place again...
Tip Jars are fine because they offer to support the workers who work there and also provide you to get rid of your change... For me, sometimes I don't want to carry change around because I don't want to hear coins grinding up on my phone/keys (happen way to much when train commuting to college). If they offer good and continual service then why not give them change? It's better to have a tip Jar and earn some money then to not have one and not reap any monetary gain.
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You have a very good point. I, too, see tip jars in various places. I ignore them altogether. The only time I give a little extra at a check out is if it's for the Humane Society or other reputable animal welfare organizations. Otherwise the only tip I will give at a check out is this: "Save Your Money".
Now that's a great tip, don't you think? ;)
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I frequent a family owned Chinese restaurant by my house that has a tip jar. I love their food & go there quite often, I always throw whatever change I get into the jar. They know me & give me tons of food. It's a win-win situation for us both, a little gratitude goes a long way. :)
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I have noticed it and it really bothers me too. I think they are becoming so popular because...they are so popular. People don't feel there is anything wrong with putting one because everyone is doing it. Not a good reason at all.
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I never see tip jars for employees, but if funds for someone else. Like Someone who has medical expenses or someones house burning down. But I do agree with your theory, but I am okay with donation jars for needy families.
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Tip jars are completely voluntary. If I have extra I don't mind putting some change into the jar but I don't feel obligated to do so. Sometimes I don't have extra money and I don't put anything in. It's a choice. I don't let it bother me either way.
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By that logic, you can also stop tipping your Pizza Guy delivery. They are expected to be tipped everytime, but they are paid to deliever pizza... Are you kidding me??? They don't need tip at all
Guess what happens to your pizza when you call that place again...
Tip Jars are fine because they offer to support the workers who work there and also provide you to get rid of your change... For me, sometimes I don't want to carry change around because I don't want to hear coins grinding up on my phone/keys (happen way to much when train commuting to college). If they offer good and continual service then why not give them change? It's better to have a tip Jar and earn some money then to not have one and not reap any monetary gain.
You seem to have totally MISSED the point. I did not say anything about delivery guys (which they are already paid extra for delivering and I don't use delivery so don't jump on me for not tipping them) nor did I say not to tip a wait staff. Go back and read what I said. I said places like gas stations, fast food restaurants, and other jobs where the staff are paid min wage at the least. But then have a "tip jar" begging for more money. I do not feel like I should be to tip a gas station attendant for standing behind the counter and taking my money for a drink I purchase inside the store. They are standing there doing basically nothing.
As for change - it does not bother me. So, no I am not going to give them my change for doing a job they are already being paid by their boss to do. And they are reaping monetary gain. Their boss gives them a pay check every week.
I (which every one can have their own opinion) just think it is ridiculous for a person to expect every customer to "TIP" them to do the job they are already being paid to do. Using your logic we can take it a step farther. Are you going to give you nurse, doctor, the person who checks you in, the person who takes you ins card or money when you pay a TIP because they are pretty much serving you. They are waiting on you. When you go to the grocery store or walmart are you going to TIP the cashier? He or she is ringing up your order. And back on the pizza thing - I always pick it up myself. I have never used delivery. The people who work there are PAID to make the pizzas. If they are not happy with the pay then find a better paying job. If you have NO education and NO skills then be happy you have the job you have. It is beyond foolish to expect every customer who comes in to pick up their pizza to give them an extra TIP for making the pizza.
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You have a very good point. I, too, see tip jars in various places. I ignore them altogether. The only time I give a little extra at a check out is if it's for the Humane Society or other reputable animal welfare organizations. Otherwise the only tip I will give at a check out is this: "Save Your Money".
Now that's a great tip, don't you think? ;)
Just curious - Are you aware than the CEO of the Humane Society makes over $100,000 a year? There are only around 55 real employees of the HS. The rest are volunteers. And the lowest paid employee makes over $55,000 a year. All this info can be found online. I use to give money to the HS until I found out all this. Their pay comes out of the money donated. I think it was around 10 cents of every dollar donated actually goes to help animals. :(
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Wow, I did not know that about HS. Only 3 place have tip jars here.
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If anyone really want to support the animals ask your local shelter, humane society what they need and buy it and make that donation. Local donations of food and litter at least get to the animals (even monetary donations). But the slick National organizations are so far removed from actually feeding a homeless animal it is sad.
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I think it is kind of rude to have a tip jar, I will leave a tip if the service was extra good. I really don't like it if it is at a sit down restaurant where you leave a regular tip anyway.
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I agree that tip jars are completely voluntary. It's up to you. If I go into a business occasionally and/or get ordinary service, I don't tip. If I go into a business frequently and the service is better than average or the same person waits on me a lot and has a decent attitude, I will sometimes put money in the tip jar.
I was told that all the employees that work that day get the sum in the tip jar split among them. For a place that makes me feel welcome and like I'm not interfering in their day, I give my change if I can. My only problem is that now I'm in a position where I am saving my own change to help pay my bills. When I had voluntary income, I liked to tip if the service was better than normal. I hope I am in a position to do this again for those with a good work ethic but can only get a job at minimum wage for the time being.
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Wow, I did not know that about HS. Only 3 place have tip jars here.
I did not know either until someone told me. I looked for myself and was really upset when I found out it was true.
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I agree that tip jars are completely voluntary. It's up to you. If I go into a business occasionally and/or get ordinary service, I don't tip. If I go into a business frequently and the service is better than average or the same person waits on me a lot and has a decent attitude, I will sometimes put money in the tip jar.
I was told that all the employees that work that day get the sum in the tip jar split among them. For a place that makes me feel welcome and like I'm not interfering in their day, I give my change if I can. My only problem is that now I'm in a position where I am saving my own change to help pay my bills. When I had voluntary income, I liked to tip if the service was better than normal. I hope I am in a position to do this again for those with a good work ethic but can only get a job at minimum wage for the time being.
I understand that there are people who are working min wage jobs that cannot get anything else right now. But if you think about it at the end of the day there may be $5 in the jar and 15 different people that worked. I ignore them. I am sure that is obvious. If it is a sit down restaurant I tip the waitress but no one else. I guess it boils down to I accepted my job for the pay offered and it is absurd for me to expect customers to tip me for doing the job I am being paid to do. I appreciate people's opinions. I think a big difference is also if the customers have the money to spare.
I remember several years ago I stopped at Krystals and when I paid for my order the girl at the window did not offer me my change back. She just dropped it in a foam cup with "Tips" written on it. She actually got mad when I told her I wanted MY change. She told me most people with that little. hange just let HER keep it. My blood is about boiling by now. I told her if I was short that much I would be told to take something off my order. She finally basically threw my change at me. AND I am pretty sure after I talked to Corporate she was as mad as me when they got through with her. I can tell you this...There are no longer foam "Tip" cups at the register! lol
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I tip when I've gotten excellent service. It's the least I can do since I don't pay my tithes :moneymouth:
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I can't get too upset over a tip jar sitting on a counter somewhere. You aren't forced into doing something against your will.
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By that logic, you can also stop tipping your Pizza Guy delivery. They are expected to be tipped everytime, but they are paid to deliever pizza... Are you kidding me??? They don't need tip at all
Guess what happens to your pizza when you call that place again...
Tip Jars are fine because they offer to support the workers who work there and also provide you to get rid of your change... For me, sometimes I don't want to carry change around because I don't want to hear coins grinding up on my phone/keys (happen way to much when train commuting to college). If they offer good and continual service then why not give them change? It's better to have a tip Jar and earn some money then to not have one and not reap any monetary gain.
You seem to have totally MISSED the point. I did not say anything about delivery guys (which they are already paid extra for delivering and I don't use delivery so don't jump on me for not tipping them) nor did I say not to tip a wait staff. Go back and read what I said. I said places like gas stations, fast food restaurants, and other jobs where the staff are paid min wage at the least. But then have a "tip jar" begging for more money. I do not feel like I should be to tip a gas station attendant for standing behind the counter and taking my money for a drink I purchase inside the store. They are standing there doing basically nothing.
As for change - it does not bother me. So, no I am not going to give them my change for doing a job they are already being paid by their boss to do. And they are reaping monetary gain. Their boss gives them a pay check every week.
I (which every one can have their own opinion) just think it is ridiculous for a person to expect every customer to "TIP" them to do the job they are already being paid to do. Using your logic we can take it a step farther. Are you going to give you nurse, doctor, the person who checks you in, the person who takes you ins card or money when you pay a TIP because they are pretty much serving you. They are waiting on you. When you go to the grocery store or walmart are you going to TIP the cashier? He or she is ringing up your order. And back on the pizza thing - I always pick it up myself. I have never used delivery. The people who work there are PAID to make the pizzas. If they are not happy with the pay then find a better paying job. If you have NO education and NO skills then be happy you have the job you have. It is beyond foolish to expect every customer who comes in to pick up their pizza to give them an extra TIP for making the pizza.
Of course you didn't say anything about delivery guy, but as you said I am voicing my own opinion on that matter just like everyone... Its a forum, you expect some other perspective not just a total agreement of the OP post ... But missed the point? Your point also applies to delivery guys... It's almost the exact thing, is it not? Delivery guys are paid minimum wages but why does everyone have the notion to tip them? Their boss pays for them right?
As for tip jars, it's not voluntary to give money to them if you don't want to... And they are not in a dogeza mode asking for money either.... If you want to give money or not is totally your call... I think the most annoying way to tip someone is that they "force" you to. Like a guy comes out of nowhere and helps you put your grocery in your car when you don't need help
My opinion is that Tip Jars are just there if you want to support the service they provide.. Not for begging or that they expect you to... If you went to the store and they give you a great service and experience, wouldn't you want to support them even a little bit? For the people who work at Dunkin donuts at the morning, servicing a lot of people in the morning, wouldn't you at times want to give change to them for working their butt off? You might think it's stupid for gas attendants to have tip jars, but do you know that they have to pump your gas when it's freezing or hot out for w/e their shift is? Maybe you could argue it's dumb for self servicing gas pumps to have tip jars but it's grueling to pump someone's gas when you have to stand outside attending cars out in the August Summer and February Winter.
Btw I can't believe you didn't mention the bathroom tip jar... Now that's service that makes no sense
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Most of these places pay minimum age and think that tips will balance out the employees check. They assume you are going to put something in. A lot of these comments sound like they are coming from people who have never had this type of job. If you don't have money to throw something in the tip jar, then you probably really should not be there. Even in most restaurants, the waitress has to share her tips with several other people, bussers, dishwashers, hostesses. No one if they had any other choice would take a job that pays minimum wage or less, but if that is all that is out there, you have no choice. I know quite a few people who were making very good money a couple of years ago, but companies went under so what can they do. I hope that some of you who thought the employees don't deserve any better never have to get in that position.
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Tip jars are lame, the only way I like them is if someone is playing music on the street and they have a jar or can, then they deserve a tip (if they are good)
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I can't get too upset over a tip jar sitting on a counter somewhere. You aren't forced into doing something against your will.
I am not upset. lol. I just think it is stupid. Just curious as to what others thought.
By that logic, you can also stop tipping your Pizza Guy delivery. They are expected to be tipped everytime, but they are paid to deliever pizza... Are you kidding me??? They don't need tip at all
Guess what happens to your pizza when you call that place again...
Tip Jars are fine because they offer to support the workers who work there and also provide you to get rid of your change... For me, sometimes I don't want to carry change around because I don't want to hear coins grinding up on my phone/keys (happen way to much when train commuting to college). If they offer good and continual service then why not give them change? It's better to have a tip Jar and earn some money then to not have one and not reap any monetary gain.
You seem to have totally MISSED the point. I did not say anything about delivery guys (which they are already paid extra for delivering and I don't use delivery so don't jump on me for not tipping them) nor did I say not to tip a wait staff. Go back and read what I said. I said places like gas stations, fast food restaurants, and other jobs where the staff are paid min wage at the least. But then have a "tip jar" begging for more money. I do not feel like I should be to tip a gas station attendant for standing behind the counter and taking my money for a drink I purchase inside the store. They are standing there doing basically nothing.
As for change - it does not bother me. So, no I am not going to give them my change for doing a job they are already being paid by their boss to do. And they are reaping monetary gain. Their boss gives them a pay check every week.
I (which every one can have their own opinion) just think it is ridiculous for a person to expect every customer to "TIP" them to do the job they are already being paid to do. Using your logic we can take it a step farther. Are you going to give you nurse, doctor, the person who checks you in, the person who takes you ins card or money when you pay a TIP because they are pretty much serving you. They are waiting on you. When you go to the grocery store or walmart are you going to TIP the cashier? He or she is ringing up your order. And back on the pizza thing - I always pick it up myself. I have never used delivery. The people who work there are PAID to make the pizzas. If they are not happy with the pay then find a better paying job. If you have NO education and NO skills then be happy you have the job you have. It is beyond foolish to expect every customer who comes in to pick up their pizza to give them an extra TIP for making the pizza.
Of course you didn't say anything about delivery guy, but as you said I am voicing my own opinion on that matter just like everyone... Its a forum, you expect some other perspective not just a total agreement of the OP post ... But missed the point? Your point also applies to delivery guys... It's almost the exact thing, is it not? Delivery guys are paid minimum wages but why does everyone have the notion to tip them? Their boss pays for them right?
As for tip jars, it's not voluntary to give money to them if you don't want to... And they are not in a dogeza mode asking for money either.... If you want to give money or not is totally your call... I think the most annoying way to tip someone is that they "force" you to. Like a guy comes out of nowhere and helps you put your grocery in your car when you don't need help
My opinion is that Tip Jars are just there if you want to support the service they provide.. Not for begging or that they expect you to... If you went to the store and they give you a great service and experience, wouldn't you want to support them even a little bit? For the people who work at Dunkin donuts at the morning, servicing a lot of people in the morning, wouldn't you at times want to give change to them for working their butt off? You might think it's stupid for gas attendants to have tip jars, but do you know that they have to pump your gas when it's freezing or hot out for w/e their shift is? Maybe you could argue it's dumb for self servicing gas pumps to have tip jars but it's grueling to pump someone's gas when you have to stand outside attending cars out in the August Summer and February Winter.
Btw I can't believe you didn't mention the bathroom tip jar... Now that's service that makes no sense
Pizza delivery guys are NOT the same thing. I am not going to argue with you. And FYI I have not seen a full service where they pump the gas for you in 20 years. I pump my own gas so NO I am not going to tip some one for handing me the receipt I had to walk in and get because they are too lazy to change the empty tape roll in the pump station. I know it is voluntary to put money in the jar. And no I am not going to give them my change for doing their job. I work my butt off on my job as well. Nobody gives me their change for doing my job. lol.
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Most of these places pay minimum age and think that tips will balance out the employees check. They assume you are going to put something in. A lot of these comments sound like they are coming from people who have never had this type of job. If you don't have money to throw something in the tip jar, then you probably really should not be there. Even in most restaurants, the waitress has to share her tips with several other people, bussers, dishwashers, hostesses. No one if they had any other choice would take a job that pays minimum wage or less, but if that is all that is out there, you have no choice. I know quite a few people who were making very good money a couple of years ago, but companies went under so what can they do. I hope that some of you who thought the employees don't deserve any better never have to get in that position.
Where do you get the idea that waitress have to share their tips with several other people? No they don't. I have waited tables. Was not asked to share tips with anyone. Did have a b*tch that worked with us that STOLE tips every chance she got.
Saying if you can't afford to give your change to the employees then you don't need to be there is foolish. You seriously think people don't need to be at a gas station if they cannot afford to throw a couple of extra dollars in a tip jar? Really? Maybe the person who is the customer IS just like the one behind the counter. Maybe they are working a min wage job their self and can get what they are purchasing. It is unfair to throw off on the customer because they don't give the employee more money for doing their job. That's crazy.
I remember a while back a woman talking about where the person in front of her at McDonald's paid for her order. ALL she had was a 99 cent cheese burger. It was one of them deals where several people had done it. The cashier was visible upset with her because she ended the chain. She did not have the money to pay for the car behind her whose order was almost $20. She did have enough change she scraped together to buy 1 cheese burger. My point is people need to live within their means. The same ones who get upset because people don't put money in their jars most likely don't put money in jars other places. lol
Either way, from the comments, I see some people feel like I do and others, obviously people with plenty of money lol, have no issues giving their change.
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I am also curious as to if the same people who are okay with the tip jars would be as okay with it if they knew the employees did not get the tips but the owner or manager kept it.
Years ago I worked on a job where we served a meal and the people who were in the party (close to 100 of them) and they left a tip. The manager took the money and kept it for herself. We never saw any of it. I have heard that happens with these jars also.
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I don't believe in tip jars either. However I believe that Waiters/waitresses deserve to be tipped if their service was good because they are paid at a much lower hourly rate. I paid for college by working three jobs and one of them was as a waiter. It was hard work and a lot of people are just plain rude...not taking into consideration that a waiter /waitress is making less, taking care of four to five tables at crappy second shift hours and on holidays. Yes they could choose to work elsewhere but patrons could also choose to be more human. I will put money into tip jars if someone gives exceptional service but it is not something that should be expected if you are making minimum wage.
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I can't get too upset over a tip jar sitting on a counter somewhere. You aren't forced into doing something against your will.
I am not upset. lol. I just think it is stupid. Just curious as to what others thought.
By that logic, you can also stop tipping your Pizza Guy delivery. They are expected to be tipped everytime, but they are paid to deliever pizza... Are you kidding me??? They don't need tip at all
Guess what happens to your pizza when you call that place again...
Tip Jars are fine because they offer to support the workers who work there and also provide you to get rid of your change... For me, sometimes I don't want to carry change around because I don't want to hear coins grinding up on my phone/keys (happen way to much when train commuting to college). If they offer good and continual service then why not give them change? It's better to have a tip Jar and earn some money then to not have one and not reap any monetary gain.
You seem to have totally MISSED the point. I did not say anything about delivery guys (which they are already paid extra for delivering and I don't use delivery so don't jump on me for not tipping them) nor did I say not to tip a wait staff. Go back and read what I said. I said places like gas stations, fast food restaurants, and other jobs where the staff are paid min wage at the least. But then have a "tip jar" begging for more money. I do not feel like I should be to tip a gas station attendant for standing behind the counter and taking my money for a drink I purchase inside the store. They are standing there doing basically nothing.
As for change - it does not bother me. So, no I am not going to give them my change for doing a job they are already being paid by their boss to do. And they are reaping monetary gain. Their boss gives them a pay check every week.
I (which every one can have their own opinion) just think it is ridiculous for a person to expect every customer to "TIP" them to do the job they are already being paid to do. Using your logic we can take it a step farther. Are you going to give you nurse, doctor, the person who checks you in, the person who takes you ins card or money when you pay a TIP because they are pretty much serving you. They are waiting on you. When you go to the grocery store or walmart are you going to TIP the cashier? He or she is ringing up your order. And back on the pizza thing - I always pick it up myself. I have never used delivery. The people who work there are PAID to make the pizzas. If they are not happy with the pay then find a better paying job. If you have NO education and NO skills then be happy you have the job you have. It is beyond foolish to expect every customer who comes in to pick up their pizza to give them an extra TIP for making the pizza.
Of course you didn't say anything about delivery guy, but as you said I am voicing my own opinion on that matter just like everyone... Its a forum, you expect some other perspective not just a total agreement of the OP post ... But missed the point? Your point also applies to delivery guys... It's almost the exact thing, is it not? Delivery guys are paid minimum wages but why does everyone have the notion to tip them? Their boss pays for them right?
As for tip jars, it's not voluntary to give money to them if you don't want to... And they are not in a dogeza mode asking for money either.... If you want to give money or not is totally your call... I think the most annoying way to tip someone is that they "force" you to. Like a guy comes out of nowhere and helps you put your grocery in your car when you don't need help
My opinion is that Tip Jars are just there if you want to support the service they provide.. Not for begging or that they expect you to... If you went to the store and they give you a great service and experience, wouldn't you want to support them even a little bit? For the people who work at Dunkin donuts at the morning, servicing a lot of people in the morning, wouldn't you at times want to give change to them for working their butt off? You might think it's stupid for gas attendants to have tip jars, but do you know that they have to pump your gas when it's freezing or hot out for w/e their shift is? Maybe you could argue it's dumb for self servicing gas pumps to have tip jars but it's grueling to pump someone's gas when you have to stand outside attending cars out in the August Summer and February Winter.
Btw I can't believe you didn't mention the bathroom tip jar... Now that's service that makes no sense
Pizza delivery guys are NOT the same thing. I am not going to argue with you. And FYI I have not seen a full service where they pump the gas for you in 20 years. I pump my own gas so NO I am not going to tip some one for handing me the receipt I had to walk in and get because they are too lazy to change the empty tape roll in the pump station. I know it is voluntary to put money in the jar. And no I am not going to give them my change for doing their job. I work my butt off on my job as well. Nobody gives me their change for doing my job. lol.
Can you please tell me why pizza delivery isn't the same? You keep saying it's not the same but your not giving me any reason to why it's not... You ask for delivery, you expect to tip.. Everytime you ask for pizza delivery no matter what brand, you have to tip or else you get spit on your pizza (isn't that kind of force you too).. Considering how you view "tip jars" the description of it is same as pizza delivery.
See that's what the information that was missing at beginning, if you actually pump you own gas and stuff then don't tip. They don't deserve it... But the way you mention your original post you seem to put every tip jar as a nuisance.. Some people deserve it and some don't.. If you work full time, you technically do have a tip system. Bonuses. If you work at a company for years, then don't you get bonuses from your job? Bonuses are motivation for people to continue working. People who use tip jars, usually are just part time workers... They don't have bonuses or benefits. And some people can't get full time jobs because they could be a teenage who lack experience and skill for higher ended jobs
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Either way, from the comments, I see some people feel like I do and others, obviously people with plenty of money lol, have no issues giving their change.
I am also curious as to if the same people who are okay with the tip jars would be as okay with it if they knew the employees did not get the tips but the owner or manager kept it.
I thought this was a forum (a place where people can have different opinions on things) but apparently I guess it's suppose to be a yes train post... I understand some of your points but your not giving me any thought as to why my points are incorrect. If you can't give a good counter debate then I don't see a reason why tip jars are a total nuisance. And yes, if I could spar 12 cents for a service I go to many years, then I am rolling with money
And yes I am aware that managers do take tip money. From what I know, managers round up tip and distribute them accordingly... They could take a large portion of it and give little to the employees. In smaller business (unlike chain stores) then they could be split evenly. It's up to the business to do it and its up to you if u give change and also know where it goes to..
I am sorry you had to deal with that in the past, but not all management do the exact thing as other businesses. I am debating that although some tip jars are unnecessary (like the bathroom waiter tip) there are some uses that tip jars have
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I don't believe in tip jars either. However I believe that Waiters/waitresses deserve to be tipped if their service was good because they are paid at a much lower hourly rate. I paid for college by working three jobs and one of them was as a waiter. It was hard work and a lot of people are just plain rude...not taking into consideration that a waiter /waitress is making less, taking care of four to five tables at crappy second shift hours and on holidays. Yes they could choose to work elsewhere but patrons could also choose to be more human. I will put money into tip jars if someone gives exceptional service but it is not something that should be expected if you are making minimum wage.
I was not talking about wait staff. Only TIP JARS. I waited tables also in high school. And you are correct. People are RUDE!
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I can't get too upset over a tip jar sitting on a counter somewhere. You aren't forced into doing something against your will.
I am not upset. lol. I just think it is stupid. Just curious as to what others thought.
By that logic, you can also stop tipping your Pizza Guy delivery. They are expected to be tipped everytime, but they are paid to deliever pizza... Are you kidding me??? They don't need tip at all
Guess what happens to your pizza when you call that place again...
Tip Jars are fine because they offer to support the workers who work there and also provide you to get rid of your change... For me, sometimes I don't want to carry change around because I don't want to hear coins grinding up on my phone/keys (happen way to much when train commuting to college). If they offer good and continual service then why not give them change? It's better to have a tip Jar and earn some money then to not have one and not reap any monetary gain.
You seem to have totally MISSED the point. I did not say anything about delivery guys (which they are already paid extra for delivering and I don't use delivery so don't jump on me for not tipping them) nor did I say not to tip a wait staff. Go back and read what I said. I said places like gas stations, fast food restaurants, and other jobs where the staff are paid min wage at the least. But then have a "tip jar" begging for more money. I do not feel like I should be to tip a gas station attendant for standing behind the counter and taking my money for a drink I purchase inside the store. They are standing there doing basically nothing.
As for change - it does not bother me. So, no I am not going to give them my change for doing a job they are already being paid by their boss to do. And they are reaping monetary gain. Their boss gives them a pay check every week.
I (which every one can have their own opinion) just think it is ridiculous for a person to expect every customer to "TIP" them to do the job they are already being paid to do. Using your logic we can take it a step farther. Are you going to give you nurse, doctor, the person who checks you in, the person who takes you ins card or money when you pay a TIP because they are pretty much serving you. They are waiting on you. When you go to the grocery store or walmart are you going to TIP the cashier? He or she is ringing up your order. And back on the pizza thing - I always pick it up myself. I have never used delivery. The people who work there are PAID to make the pizzas. If they are not happy with the pay then find a better paying job. If you have NO education and NO skills then be happy you have the job you have. It is beyond foolish to expect every customer who comes in to pick up their pizza to give them an extra TIP for making the pizza.
Of course you didn't say anything about delivery guy, but as you said I am voicing my own opinion on that matter just like everyone... Its a forum, you expect some other perspective not just a total agreement of the OP post ... But missed the point? Your point also applies to delivery guys... It's almost the exact thing, is it not? Delivery guys are paid minimum wages but why does everyone have the notion to tip them? Their boss pays for them right?
As for tip jars, it's not voluntary to give money to them if you don't want to... And they are not in a dogeza mode asking for money either.... If you want to give money or not is totally your call... I think the most annoying way to tip someone is that they "force" you to. Like a guy comes out of nowhere and helps you put your grocery in your car when you don't need help
My opinion is that Tip Jars are just there if you want to support the service they provide.. Not for begging or that they expect you to... If you went to the store and they give you a great service and experience, wouldn't you want to support them even a little bit? For the people who work at Dunkin donuts at the morning, servicing a lot of people in the morning, wouldn't you at times want to give change to them for working their butt off? You might think it's stupid for gas attendants to have tip jars, but do you know that they have to pump your gas when it's freezing or hot out for w/e their shift is? Maybe you could argue it's dumb for self servicing gas pumps to have tip jars but it's grueling to pump someone's gas when you have to stand outside attending cars out in the August Summer and February Winter.
Btw I can't believe you didn't mention the bathroom tip jar... Now that's service that makes no sense
Pizza delivery guys are NOT the same thing. I am not going to argue with you. And FYI I have not seen a full service where they pump the gas for you in 20 years. I pump my own gas so NO I am not going to tip some one for handing me the receipt I had to walk in and get because they are too lazy to change the empty tape roll in the pump station. I know it is voluntary to put money in the jar. And no I am not going to give them my change for doing their job. I work my butt off on my job as well. Nobody gives me their change for doing my job. lol.
Can you please tell me why pizza delivery isn't the same? You keep saying it's not the same but your not giving me any reason to why it's not... You ask for delivery, you expect to tip.. Everytime you ask for pizza delivery no matter what brand, you have to tip or else you get spit on your pizza (isn't that kind of force you too).. Considering how you view "tip jars" the description of it is same as pizza delivery.
See that's what the information that was missing at beginning, if you actually pump you own gas and stuff then don't tip. They don't deserve it... But the way you mention your original post you seem to put every tip jar as a nuisance.. Some people deserve it and some don't.. If you work full time, you technically do have a tip system. Bonuses. If you work at a company for years, then don't you get bonuses from your job? Bonuses are motivation for people to continue working. People who use tip jars, usually are just part time workers... They don't have bonuses or benefits. And some people can't get full time jobs because they could be a teenage who lack experience and skill for higher ended jobs
BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. I WAS SPEAKING ONLY OF TIP JARS. YOU KEEP SAYING THAT BY MY THINKING IT IS WRONG TO HAVE TIP JARS I AM ALSO SAYING I WOULD NOT TIP OR PEOPLE SHOULD NOT TIP A PIZZA DELIVERY GUY. I KNOW WHAT I WAS MEANING. I AM SORRY YOU CANNOT GRASP THAT. ARE YOU A PIZZA DELIVERY PERSON THAT DOES NOT GET TIPS?
PRETTY SURE IN MY VERY FIRST POST I SAID OUR LOCAL SUBWAY SANDWICH SHOP HAS A TIP JAR BY THE REGISTER. I ALSO MENTIONED ANOTHER FAST FOOD PLACE THAT HAS TIP JARS / CUPS. IT IS NOT THE SAME AS A WAIT STAFF OR PIZZA DELIVERY (WHICH I HAVE NEVER AND WILL NEVER USE). NOT SURE ABOUT WHERE YOU LIVE BUT IN MY AREA THERE IS A $3 DELIVERY CHARGE THAT THE DRIVER GETS. IT IS AUTO ADDED TO YOUR BILL. SO THAT IS PRETTY MUCH THEIR TIP.
YOU MUST WORK SOMEWHERE THAT HAS A TIP JAR BY THE REGISTER BECAUSE YOU SEEM TO TAKE A LOT OF OFFENSE TO MY OPINION. MAYBE YOU SHOULD READ THE REST OF THE COMMENTS BECAUSE AT LEAST HALF OF THE PEOPLE COMMENTING COMPLETELY AGREE WITH ME.
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Either way, from the comments, I see some people feel like I do and others, obviously people with plenty of money lol, have no issues giving their change.
I am also curious as to if the same people who are okay with the tip jars would be as okay with it if they knew the employees did not get the tips but the owner or manager kept it.
I thought this was a forum (a place where people can have different opinions on things) but apparently I guess it's suppose to be a yes train post... I understand some of your points but your not giving me any thought as to why my points are incorrect. If you can't give a good counter debate then I don't see a reason why tip jars are a total nuisance. And yes, if I could spar 12 cents for a service I go to many years, then I am rolling with money
And yes I am aware that managers do take tip money. From what I know, managers round up tip and distribute them accordingly... They could take a large portion of it and give little to the employees. In smaller business (unlike chain stores) then they could be split evenly. It's up to the business to do it and its up to you if u give change and also know where it goes to..
I am sorry you had to deal with that in the past, but not all management do the exact thing as other businesses. I am debating that although some tip jars are unnecessary (like the bathroom waiter tip) there are some uses that tip jars have
It is funny because you can't seem to let me have my opinion. You want to force yours on me.
I have given a valid reason for my views. I can't help it that you cannot grasp that. In MY OPINION it is stupid to have a tip jar at the register of a restaurant like Subway. Like I already pointed out they are making at least min wage (which I realize is not a lot but they agreed to take the job and work for that amount) so it seems crazy to expect a tip for doing the job you are being paid to do.
The whole point of my orig. post was the tip jars seem to be popping up every where. You keep saying something about a bathroom waiter or something like that which I have never heard of. But if someone was going to get extra for a job then that is a job that should. I know of places where idiots go in the bathroom and put their hands in their poop and smear it on the walls. It is insane that anybody should have to clean something like that up.
I have heard on tv and read online where so called experts tell how much you should tip all the different people in your life. in MY OPINION that is stupid. If you accept a job as a window washer for $8 an hour then you need to wash the windows for $8 an hour and not expect the person whose window you wash to give you extra money for doing the job you are paid to do.
And as I have already said I do not expect an extra tip from customers for doing MY JOB. The job I am being paid to do. If your job involves customers and your boss pays you to do the job then do it and don't complain. OR find something else.
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I have heard on tv and read online where so called experts tell how much you should tip all the different people in your life. in MY OPINION that is stupid. If you accept a job as a window washer for $8 an hour then you need to wash the windows for $8 an hour and not expect the person whose window you wash to give you extra money for doing the job you are paid to do.
And as I have already said I do not expect an extra tip from customers for doing MY JOB. The job I am being paid to do. If your job involves customers and your boss pays you to do the job then do it and don't complain. OR find something else.
I agree that tip jars are not a great idea. Originally tipping was something EXTRA that you gave someone for exceptional service. However now it has become expected to always tip a person in certain jobs... As you mention, we now have experts that tell the public what you should tip. Our minimum wage laws have different "minimum" wages depending on whether the person is expected to earn tips as a part of their income, making customers more "needing" to provide a tip just so that their waiter's wage is comparable to another minimum wage worker that doesn't get tips. Although now the tip jars seem more optional than tipping a waiter, how long will it be before we'll have experts telling us what the customary tip is for the gas station attendant at a self-service station, or a hamburger flipper at McDonalds, or the greater at Walmart?
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I don't know. Everyone seems to want a penny...but I give you a penny and you a penny and you a penny...I have no penny. So...i'm saving my pennies.
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Either way, from the comments, I see some people feel like I do and others, obviously people with plenty of money lol, have no issues giving their change.
I am also curious as to if the same people who are okay with the tip jars would be as okay with it if they knew the employees did not get the tips but the owner or manager kept it.
I thought this was a forum (a place where people can have different opinions on things) but apparently I guess it's suppose to be a yes train post... I understand some of your points but your not giving me any thought as to why my points are incorrect. If you can't give a good counter debate then I don't see a reason why tip jars are a total nuisance. And yes, if I could spar 12 cents for a service I go to many years, then I am rolling with money
And yes I am aware that managers do take tip money. From what I know, managers round up tip and distribute them accordingly... They could take a large portion of it and give little to the employees. In smaller business (unlike chain stores) then they could be split evenly. It's up to the business to do it and its up to you if u give change and also know where it goes to..
I am sorry you had to deal with that in the past, but not all management do the exact thing as other businesses. I am debating that although some tip jars are unnecessary (like the bathroom waiter tip) there are some uses that tip jars have
It is funny because you can't seem to let me have my opinion. You want to force yours on me.
I have given a valid reason for my views. I can't help it that you cannot grasp that. In MY OPINION it is stupid to have a tip jar at the register of a restaurant like Subway. Like I already pointed out they are making at least min wage (which I realize is not a lot but they agreed to take the job and work for that amount) so it seems crazy to expect a tip for doing the job you are being paid to do.
The whole point of my orig. post was the tip jars seem to be popping up every where. You keep saying something about a bathroom waiter or something like that which I have never heard of. But if someone was going to get extra for a job then that is a job that should. I know of places where idiots go in the bathroom and put their hands in their poop and smear it on the walls. It is insane that anybody should have to clean something like that up.
I have heard on tv and read online where so called experts tell how much you should tip all the different people in your life. in MY OPINION that is stupid. If you accept a job as a window washer for $8 an hour then you need to wash the windows for $8 an hour and not expect the person whose window you wash to give you extra money for doing the job you are paid to do.
And as I have already said I do not expect an extra tip from customers for doing MY JOB. The job I am being paid to do. If your job involves customers and your boss pays you to do the job then do it and don't complain. OR find something else.
Facepalm.... When did I ever force an opinion on to you? I am just asking why isn't deliver and tip jars, based on your description of it ? Never had counter reasoning, so I am guessing you have none. For me, I gave you examples to why it has it's benefits and there is no logical debate from there
I agree that some tip jars are unnecessary but the rant that you do make it sounds like all tip jars are unnecessary
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I can't get too upset over a tip jar sitting on a counter somewhere. You aren't forced into doing something against your will.
I am not upset. lol. I just think it is stupid. Just curious as to what others thought.
By that logic, you can also stop tipping your Pizza Guy delivery. They are expected to be tipped everytime, but they are paid to deliever pizza... Are you kidding me??? They don't need tip at all
Guess what happens to your pizza when you call that place again...
Tip Jars are fine because they offer to support the workers who work there and also provide you to get rid of your change... For me, sometimes I don't want to carry change around because I don't want to hear coins grinding up on my phone/keys (happen way to much when train commuting to college). If they offer good and continual service then why not give them change? It's better to have a tip Jar and earn some money then to not have one and not reap any monetary gain.
You seem to have totally MISSED the point. I did not say anything about delivery guys (which they are already paid extra for delivering and I don't use delivery so don't jump on me for not tipping them) nor did I say not to tip a wait staff. Go back and read what I said. I said places like gas stations, fast food restaurants, and other jobs where the staff are paid min wage at the least. But then have a "tip jar" begging for more money. I do not feel like I should be to tip a gas station attendant for standing behind the counter and taking my money for a drink I purchase inside the store. They are standing there doing basically nothing.
As for change - it does not bother me. So, no I am not going to give them my change for doing a job they are already being paid by their boss to do. And they are reaping monetary gain. Their boss gives them a pay check every week.
I (which every one can have their own opinion) just think it is ridiculous for a person to expect every customer to "TIP" them to do the job they are already being paid to do. Using your logic we can take it a step farther. Are you going to give you nurse, doctor, the person who checks you in, the person who takes you ins card or money when you pay a TIP because they are pretty much serving you. They are waiting on you. When you go to the grocery store or walmart are you going to TIP the cashier? He or she is ringing up your order. And back on the pizza thing - I always pick it up myself. I have never used delivery. The people who work there are PAID to make the pizzas. If they are not happy with the pay then find a better paying job. If you have NO education and NO skills then be happy you have the job you have. It is beyond foolish to expect every customer who comes in to pick up their pizza to give them an extra TIP for making the pizza.
Of course you didn't say anything about delivery guy, but as you said I am voicing my own opinion on that matter just like everyone... Its a forum, you expect some other perspective not just a total agreement of the OP post ... But missed the point? Your point also applies to delivery guys... It's almost the exact thing, is it not? Delivery guys are paid minimum wages but why does everyone have the notion to tip them? Their boss pays for them right?
As for tip jars, it's not voluntary to give money to them if you don't want to... And they are not in a dogeza mode asking for money either.... If you want to give money or not is totally your call... I think the most annoying way to tip someone is that they "force" you to. Like a guy comes out of nowhere and helps you put your grocery in your car when you don't need help
My opinion is that Tip Jars are just there if you want to support the service they provide.. Not for begging or that they expect you to... If you went to the store and they give you a great service and experience, wouldn't you want to support them even a little bit? For the people who work at Dunkin donuts at the morning, servicing a lot of people in the morning, wouldn't you at times want to give change to them for working their butt off? You might think it's stupid for gas attendants to have tip jars, but do you know that they have to pump your gas when it's freezing or hot out for w/e their shift is? Maybe you could argue it's dumb for self servicing gas pumps to have tip jars but it's grueling to pump someone's gas when you have to stand outside attending cars out in the August Summer and February Winter.
Btw I can't believe you didn't mention the bathroom tip jar... Now that's service that makes no sense
Pizza delivery guys are NOT the same thing. I am not going to argue with you. And FYI I have not seen a full service where they pump the gas for you in 20 years. I pump my own gas so NO I am not going to tip some one for handing me the receipt I had to walk in and get because they are too lazy to change the empty tape roll in the pump station. I know it is voluntary to put money in the jar. And no I am not going to give them my change for doing their job. I work my butt off on my job as well. Nobody gives me their change for doing my job. lol.
Can you please tell me why pizza delivery isn't the same? You keep saying it's not the same but your not giving me any reason to why it's not... You ask for delivery, you expect to tip.. Everytime you ask for pizza delivery no matter what brand, you have to tip or else you get spit on your pizza (isn't that kind of force you too).. Considering how you view "tip jars" the description of it is same as pizza delivery.
See that's what the information that was missing at beginning, if you actually pump you own gas and stuff then don't tip. They don't deserve it... But the way you mention your original post you seem to put every tip jar as a nuisance.. Some people deserve it and some don't.. If you work full time, you technically do have a tip system. Bonuses. If you work at a company for years, then don't you get bonuses from your job? Bonuses are motivation for people to continue working. People who use tip jars, usually are just part time workers... They don't have bonuses or benefits. And some people can't get full time jobs because they could be a teenage who lack experience and skill for higher ended jobs
BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. I WAS SPEAKING ONLY OF TIP JARS. YOU KEEP SAYING THAT BY MY THINKING IT IS WRONG TO HAVE TIP JARS I AM ALSO SAYING I WOULD NOT TIP OR PEOPLE SHOULD NOT TIP A PIZZA DELIVERY GUY. I KNOW WHAT I WAS MEANING. I AM SORRY YOU CANNOT GRASP THAT. ARE YOU A PIZZA DELIVERY PERSON THAT DOES NOT GET TIPS?
PRETTY SURE IN MY VERY FIRST POST I SAID OUR LOCAL SUBWAY SANDWICH SHOP HAS A TIP JAR BY THE REGISTER. I ALSO MENTIONED ANOTHER FAST FOOD PLACE THAT HAS TIP JARS / CUPS. IT IS NOT THE SAME AS A WAIT STAFF OR PIZZA DELIVERY (WHICH I HAVE NEVER AND WILL NEVER USE). NOT SURE ABOUT WHERE YOU LIVE BUT IN MY AREA THERE IS A $3 DELIVERY CHARGE THAT THE DRIVER GETS. IT IS AUTO ADDED TO YOUR BILL. SO THAT IS PRETTY MUCH THEIR TIP.
YOU MUST WORK SOMEWHERE THAT HAS A TIP JAR BY THE REGISTER BECAUSE YOU SEEM TO TAKE A LOT OF OFFENSE TO MY OPINION. MAYBE YOU SHOULD READ THE REST OF THE COMMENTS BECAUSE AT LEAST HALF OF THE PEOPLE COMMENTING COMPLETELY AGREE WITH ME.
I am done humoring you. When has a forum ever been about the general consensus of right and wrong? It has to be for and against it.. In a forum you don't need to take sides, just offer your thought, so that others and yourself will be able to learn from their experience. Based on the conversation we had, I gotta say that it has been one of the most pointless debates I have ever done on thought process. Counter defensive that offers no logical debate
Next time when you make a forum, be sure that you know that there are different opinions and situation in which you have to debate on your reasoning. Don't expect a huge circlejerk that will all agree with your post
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Btw the bathroom tip service, is for high end restaurants.... They have a waiter/waitress dry your hand and give you mint (also have fragrance/perfume in there.... Also the $3 delivery charge is for the company's gas service (meaning the gasoline used to delivery), not the tip for the delivery guy.. The more you know
K I am done posting in the forum and humoring this OP
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Either way, from the comments, I see some people feel like I do and others, obviously people with plenty of money lol, have no issues giving their change.
I am also curious as to if the same people who are okay with the tip jars would be as okay with it if they knew the employees did not get the tips but the owner or manager kept it.
I thought this was a forum (a place where people can have different opinions on things) but apparently I guess it's suppose to be a yes train post... I understand some of your points but your not giving me any thought as to why my points are incorrect. If you can't give a good counter debate then I don't see a reason why tip jars are a total nuisance. And yes, if I could spar 12 cents for a service I go to many years, then I am rolling with money
And yes I am aware that managers do take tip money. From what I know, managers round up tip and distribute them accordingly... They could take a large portion of it and give little to the employees. In smaller business (unlike chain stores) then they could be split evenly. It's up to the business to do it and its up to you if u give change and also know where it goes to..
I am sorry you had to deal with that in the past, but not all management do the exact thing as other businesses. I am debating that although some tip jars are unnecessary (like the bathroom waiter tip) there are some uses that tip jars have
It is funny because you can't seem to let me have my opinion. You want to force yours on me.
I have given a valid reason for my views. I can't help it that you cannot grasp that. In MY OPINION it is stupid to have a tip jar at the register of a restaurant like Subway. Like I already pointed out they are making at least min wage (which I realize is not a lot but they agreed to take the job and work for that amount) so it seems crazy to expect a tip for doing the job you are being paid to do.
The whole point of my orig. post was the tip jars seem to be popping up every where. You keep saying something about a bathroom waiter or something like that which I have never heard of. But if someone was going to get extra for a job then that is a job that should. I know of places where idiots go in the bathroom and put their hands in their poop and smear it on the walls. It is insane that anybody should have to clean something like that up.
I have heard on tv and read online where so called experts tell how much you should tip all the different people in your life. in MY OPINION that is stupid. If you accept a job as a window washer for $8 an hour then you need to wash the windows for $8 an hour and not expect the person whose window you wash to give you extra money for doing the job you are paid to do.
And as I have already said I do not expect an extra tip from customers for doing MY JOB. The job I am being paid to do. If your job involves customers and your boss pays you to do the job then do it and don't complain. OR find something else.
Facepalm.... When did I ever force an opinion on to you? I am just asking why isn't deliver and tip jars, based on your description of it ? Never had counter reasoning, so I am guessing you have none. For me, I gave you examples to why it has it's benefits and there is no logical debate from there
I agree that some tip jars are unnecessary but the rant that you do make it sounds like all tip jars are unnecessary
I am done. I am NOT responding to you again. You just want to argue and pick a fight. GO BACK AND READ WHAT I SAID IN THE FIRST POST. I do not owe you an explanation. YOU are the one who keeps yelling about pizza delivery drivers. So either that is your job or your kid's job. There is a reason you are so offended. So lol.
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Btw the bathroom tip service, is for high end restaurants.... They have a waiter/waitress dry your hand and give you mint (also have fragrance/perfume in there.... Also the $3 delivery charge is for the company's gas service (meaning the gasoline used to delivery), not the tip for the delivery guy.. The more you know
K I am done posting in the forum and humoring this OP
Again, YOU are wrong. They use their own cars and pay for their own gas.
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Btw the bathroom tip service, is for high end restaurants.... They have a waiter/waitress dry your hand and give you mint (also have fragrance/perfume in there.... Also the $3 delivery charge is for the company's gas service (meaning the gasoline used to delivery), not the tip for the delivery guy.. The more you know
K I am done posting in the forum and humoring this OP
Again, YOU are wrong. They use their own cars and pay for their own gas.
Dominos Pizza delivery people get $1.00 for gas each trip. It goes right on their check.
At least it is that way here where I live. Maybe the amount paid for gas (or not paid by gas) depends on what region one lives & who the company is.
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Btw the bathroom tip service, is for high end restaurants.... They have a waiter/waitress dry your hand and give you mint (also have fragrance/perfume in there.... Also the $3 delivery charge is for the company's gas service (meaning the gasoline used to delivery), not the tip for the delivery guy.. The more you know
K I am done posting in the forum and humoring this OP
Again, YOU are wrong. They use their own cars and pay for their own gas.
Dominos Pizza delivery people get $1.00 for gas each trip. It goes right on their check.
At least it is that way here where I live. Maybe the amount paid for gas (or not paid by gas) depends on what region one lives & who the company is.
Papa John's (at least where I live) gets $3 per trip. The charge is added to the pizza if it is delivery and then like you said that goes on their pay check. A lot of people will give them a tip besides that. Some do and I guess some don't. I have never used delivery for a pizza.
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It does seem like these jars are showing up everywhere. I don't put money in them. Everything is too expensive as it it.
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I agree- I think the tip jars are wrong! If you are a waitress that's one thing but the rest of you, put your jars away!!!!
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Most of these places pay minimum age and think that tips will balance out the employees check. They assume you are going to put something in. A lot of these comments sound like they are coming from people who have never had this type of job. If you don't have money to throw something in the tip jar, then you probably really should not be there. Even in most restaurants, the waitress has to share her tips with several other people, bussers, dishwashers, hostesses. No one if they had any other choice would take a job that pays minimum wage or less, but if that is all that is out there, you have no choice. I know quite a few people who were making very good money a couple of years ago, but companies went under so what can they do. I hope that some of you who thought the employees don't deserve any better never have to get in that position.
That's not at all the case with tip jars. Employees, not employers, are the ones typically putting them out there. I'm not sure where you are get the idea that anyone who rings me up at a cash register is deserving of a tip, simply because they may or may not be making minimum wage. Most people making minimum wage don't get tips, people working a register aren't any different.
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I do believe if someone gives me good service, that they do deserve a tip even if they are paid minimum wage if they work where they have to fix my food or serve my food. I don't believe in giving someone at a convenience store a tip.
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I guess it depends on the circumstances. I wouldn't tip someone who just hands me my food but if they deliver the food or make special orders that might be different. It's a personal preference.
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I have noticed that almost EVERYWHERE you go these days there is a TIP jar beside the cash register. Our local Subway has a "Tip Jar". I do not go in there. Not been in there in over a year but do know the jar is still there. The people working there are paid at least Min Wage (which they agreed to work for when they took the job). It just irritates me to see "Tip Jars" every where. Gas stations, fast food places, convenience stores, you name it. You are being paid to do the job you are doing. So do it and don't expect an extra tip from the customer for doing your job.
I look at it like this - you are being paid to do the job. If you are unhappy with the wages you are being paid then you need to get a job that pays more. I realize more than anyone that jobs do not grow on trees and they are extremely hard to come by. But at the same time, although I may be unhappy with my current job I do not expect customers to pay me extra money via a tip for doing the job I am being paid by my company to do.
I always got weirded out 8y suggested tip jars
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I have noticed that almost EVERYWHERE you go these days there is a TIP jar beside the cash register. Our local Subway has a "Tip Jar". I do not go in there. Not been in there in over a year but do know the jar is still there. The people working there are paid at least Min Wage (which they agreed to work for when they took the job). It just irritates me to see "Tip Jars" every where. Gas stations, fast food places, convenience stores, you name it. You are being paid to do the job you are doing. So do it and don't expect an extra tip from the customer for doing your job.
I look at it like this - you are being paid to do the job. If you are unhappy with the wages you are being paid then you need to get a job that pays more. I realize more than anyone that jobs do not grow on trees and they are extremely hard to come by. But at the same time, although I may be unhappy with my current job I do not expect customers to pay me extra money via a tip for doing the job I am being paid by my company to do.
Very few minimum wage workers are happy with their pay. It's hard work, and people are often really horrible customers, but there are reasons why they CAN'T get better jobs. For one, there are not enough jobs available for all unhappy minimum wage workers to get better jobs. It's impossible. Also, if they all did that, there would be no one to provide the services you use because no one would be working those jobs. If a minimum wage worker does a really good job, why not tip them from time to time? You tip waitresses, don't you? They're getting paid to do that job as well. So what would be the difference? It's really hard to get by on just the minimum wage. If you knew that, you wouldn't be irritated by tip jars, and since you must not, then just consider yourself lucky.
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I never put money in the tip jar.
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You have a very good point. I, too, see tip jars in various places. I ignore them altogether. The only time I give a little extra at a check out is if it's for the Humane Society or other reputable animal welfare organizations. Otherwise the only tip I will give at a check out is this: "Save Your Money".
Now that's a great tip, don't you think? ;)
Just curious - Are you aware than the CEO of the Humane Society makes over $100,000 a year? There are only around 55 real employees of the HS. The rest are volunteers. And the lowest paid employee makes over $55,000 a year. All this info can be found online. I use to give money to the HS until I found out all this. Their pay comes out of the money donated. I think it was around 10 cents of every dollar donated actually goes to help animals. :(
I'm not surprised by this. That seems to be the norm when it comes to most monetary donations for most organizations. With that said, donations from me in the future will be pet food and supplies. I don't think the CEO will be chewing on any of the doggie biscuits I donate.
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I think FusionCash should have forum tip jars where we can transfer 1 cent from our account instantly if someone makes a ''tip-worthy" post :P
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I like to put actual tips in the jar, so I write on a piece of paper a good tip for them :silly:
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I don't really use the tip jar, but I do tip in certain cases, such as when I'm at a sit down restaurant. The tip jar is indeed optional and this is all up to each person. I usually see people put extra change in there as they don't want to fuss, but I almost pay everything by credit card.
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I give tips when I feel they are deserved not just because a jar is there.
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I have not seen these jars "everywhere" I go. I have seen them in a couple places where the service is designed to customize something for the customer - like my local Subway. I also see these at Mongolian barbecue inside Chinese Buffets (or a exclusive Mongolian Barbecue restaurant).
For the Mongolian - the tip jar is there to tip the chef cooking your meal, where like at some of those Japanese restaurants that cook the food at your table, they put on a little show while you watch your food cook, so that tip is (1) customary and (2) like giving money to street performers when you appreciate the performance.
I do occasionally tip at Subway - typically it's when the staff goes above an beyond. I'm a "regular" there, so when an employee remembers my entire order without input from me - I provide a tip for that above and beyond service. I don't always tip, but occasionally when they impress me, I appreciate they allow me to tip.
I've actually seen more charity jars for people to place change into than tip jars, and actually see places that have "no tipping" signs.
But that's just my experience.
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I never use the tip jar cause I dont understand concept at all.
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It all depends on the service and conditions. If the food is very well cook and arrived in a fashionable manner or the employee appears to be very busy and still manages mine well. I feel obligated to give them a tip. But I agree, it is kinda sad seeing the tip jar appear all over the streets. It's like begging.
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I have not seen these jars "everywhere" I go. I have seen them in a couple places where the service is designed to customize something for the customer - like my local Subway. I also see these at Mongolian barbecue inside Chinese Buffets (or a exclusive Mongolian Barbecue restaurant).
For the Mongolian - the tip jar is there to tip the chef cooking your meal, where like at some of those Japanese restaurants that cook the food at your table, they put on a little show while you watch your food cook, so that tip is (1) customary and (2) like giving money to street performers when you appreciate the performance.
I do occasionally tip at Subway - typically it's when the staff goes above an beyond. I'm a "regular" there, so when an employee remembers my entire order without input from me - I provide a tip for that above and beyond service. I don't always tip, but occasionally when they impress me, I appreciate they allow me to tip.
I've actually seen more charity jars for people to place change into than tip jars, and actually see places that have "no tipping" signs.
But that's just my experience.
It may depend on where you live. I have heard that in the Northern states (back when all grocery stores carried your groceries to your car) that tipping the clerk who carried out the groceries was the norm. While in Southern states tipping the person who carries out the groceries is not the norm.
I have also heard that in Northern states people will come up while you are sitting at a red light and clean your windshield and then expect you to tip them. And have actually retaliated if you did not. It just seems like more and more people expect to be paid for every single act they do.
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If someone goes above and beyond, I feel that they have earned extra money. People in these types of jobs don't get bonuses, so it is a way to reward good service. There are people who are always happy and make me happy when they serve me. To me, that is worth something extra.
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You might want to move to Australia--there is no tipping at all in that country.
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You might want to move to Australia--there is no tipping at all in that country.
lol I don't have to tip here. I don't eat out and have no problem ignoring the beg for money jars.