The Ugly American At Home: Is It Ever OK Not to Tip?
An Applebee's waitress posted the receipt online of a patron who did not tip. She lost her job. Are Americans obligated to leave a tip?
A patron of an Applebee's in St. Louis recently refused to leave a tip, handwriting the note, "I give God 10%, why should you get 18?" Although it was not her table, waitress Chelsea Welch took a photo of the receipt and posted it on Reddit.com. Welch told Consumerist.com “I thought the note was insulting, but it was also comical. I posted it to Reddit because I thought other users would find it entertaining.” Welch told the Guardian that she makes $3.50 an hour plus tips and after splitting her tips with nonwait staff, she makes $9 before taxes. There is no hard and fast rule for tipping in America. It's supposed to be optional, but is it when some restaurants include a gratuity of 18 percent for parties of six, eight or more? Is it time…
Atrain
1:32 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
Service people work for tips!!! Betters tips for better service! Athletes attorneys etc all get paid based on talent skills performance! I've been in the industry for years and know a lot of other people that have! Not many things a person can do and make $500 a night wo a degree!! Not to mention that probably over half the servers bartenders have college degrees and would be making half the … more ›