Pretty much, which is why I have an opinion on this. It’s my job to travel all over the US, stay in hotels, eat in restaurants, and be at the mercy of the service industry. I refuse to be guilted into the entitlement attitude that is degrading our country.
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Yep, and according to your profile it's all paid for by us taxpayers.
Talk about entitlement queens...you take the cake.
If that's your stance, then the ethically appropriate course of action is to either avoid places where a tip is customary, or inform the waitstaff up front of your view. Tipping is an agreed-upon social construct and their base pay is structured accordingly; if you choose not to tip yet regularly dine at restaurants then in fact it's you who are acting entitled.
Anyway, I was a waitress and a good one. At the time, the actual salary (not tips) was about a quarter of minimum wage.
I disliked waiting on women because they were lousy tippers. Men tip well unless they're black. I'm a good tipper, but I also demand service and since I was a waitress I know how to do it well. I worked at enough different places to figure out that franchises are the *safest* place to eat and often the local fancy place is a health nightmare.
Work in restaurants, and you learn things you'd really rather not learn.
Did you know that many restaurants require the wait staff to fork over a percentage of the tips?
I also had several customers "walk their tab"--leave without paying. That was taken out of my salary and I quit on the spot.
I do understand the "entitlement" thing, but realize that if you stiff someone they won't see it that way, especially if they have done a good job.
I understand the entitlement thing because I have recently started to get therapeutic massages and was surprised to discover that on top of the cost I'm expected to hand over another 20%. These are trained professionals who earn more than an RN per hour, and I'm supposed to tip them? But I do.
But anyone who expects a gratuity is no professional.
“Pretty much, which is why I have an opinion on this. It’s my job to travel all over the US, stay in hotels, eat in restaurants, and be at the mercy of the service industry. I refuse to be guilted into the entitlement attitude that is degrading our country.”
But you feel entitled to free service.