Why some restaurants are doing away with tipping

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/why-some-restaurants-are-doing-away-with-tipping/2015/04/13/cb1b5a86-c299-11e4-9271-610273846239_story.html ^

[Perdogg]

On a busy Friday night in New York’s East Village, the friendly and efficient servers at Dirt Candy took home zero dollars in tips, but they considered it a good night. When you’re a server on salary — rather than relying on often-mercurial guests for your financial livelihood — every night is a good night.

[Koracan]

.....Tipping boils down to guilt, most people tip because of social expectations, and they want to avoid the disapproval that comes from violating that— which means they’re giving up money not to get anything, but to avoid a negative outcome. That suggests overall, they would be better off if they didn't have to tip at all......

I agree, that should be good enough::

[Conscience of a Conservative]

Why are you so sure I’m wrong. There are plenty of restaurants here that have eliminated tipping, and plenty of other countries that have done so as well. Service has not suffered.

[Pappy Smear]

High minimum wage requirements could potentially end tipping. Imagine you are a restaurant owner in one of the cities with a high minimum wage. You want to get customers in the door, but you really had to raise your prices to pay for the minimum wage.

If you implemented a no tipping policy, you make the dining out experience more affordable for your customers. Yeah, the base price went up, but you don't have the add on at the end. And your servers are still making $15 an hour.

[Mase]

Most people tip because the server has a vested interest in the quality your experience. Take that away, and in most cases, you will be left with fast food type service. Good servers earning tips should make more than $15/hr.

[GeronL]

The employer should pay the employee, the idea that customers should be charged more than the advertised price (false advertising) or expected to pay more because the employer is a tightwad is ridiculous.

[albie]

My opinion is based on my daughters experiences as a waitress in a restaurant that gave waiters 20% of any tip they got and the rest went into the “till” for all the wait staff to split at the end of a shift.

She often did the work of 2 waitresses because people would ask her for help since their slacker waitress was out back havin a smoke etc. They all know that no matter what, they were getting 80% of the gross. The incentive to work hard for your table is diminished and it increases the work for management to keep their wait staff on the ball. To coin a phrase...it’s “socialism”.

[grania]

I would prefer it that the wait staff got a fair wage, assuming they received no tips. Then it could truly be "tips optional" with the tip only going to the person(s) you want it to.

What frosts me is when the restaurant adds in a 20% tip, which happens often with large groups, and they charge that tip on the tax! No way am I paying someone a tip for the amount I was taxed.

[dfwgator]

Mr. Pink would like that.

[Koracan]

There are only 2 places, where my mind (male viewpoint) is not confused about giving Tips::

Yes, Do

No, Don't

[keving]

Most servers think they deserve 20% in tip but have no clue as to the service they should be providing. Most have no clue, don’t have manners, and interrupt conversations and forget you order when they work as a team.

[Hugin]

Customers pay for it one way or the other. If the employer pays more, they have to charge more for the food. With a tip you decide how much the service was worth, and the server has a motivation to provide good service. As for false advertising, that’s ridiculous. You know going in that it’s customary to add another 15% or so to a sit down dinner. You are just rationalizing your stinginess.