Comments on: FGCU (Harrison): Tipping http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/02/13/fgcu-harrison-tipping/ Tue, 22 May 2012 07:39:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: student http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/02/13/fgcu-harrison-tipping/#comment-27651 student Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:31:20 +0000 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/02/13/fgcu-harrison-tipping/#comment-27651 Katherine Blackford(FGCU) I always like to tip 20% when I eat out. I know that the person serving me is only making $2.40 an hour or so and that they work hard. Being a waiter requires you to hustle and keep moving at all times. I know people can be rude and so quick to judge a server. However, I think a lot of the problems in a restaurant probably come from the cooks and the kitchen not so much the waiters. I know this job is usually for younger people but when I see an older person as a waiter I feel sorry for them. I know they must not want to be on their feet all day and listening to people making demands. Especially today when people in general have no patience! Please leave a good tip for good service...its only fair! Katherine Blackford(FGCU)
I always like to tip 20% when I eat out. I know that the person serving me is only making $2.40 an hour or so and that they work hard. Being a waiter requires you to hustle and keep moving at all times. I know people can be rude and so quick to judge a server. However, I think a lot of the problems in a restaurant probably come from the cooks and the kitchen not so much the waiters. I know this job is usually for younger people but when I see an older person as a waiter I feel sorry for them. I know they must not want to be on their feet all day and listening to people making demands. Especially today when people in general have no patience! Please leave a good tip for good service…its only fair!

]]> By: student http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/02/13/fgcu-harrison-tipping/#comment-26356 student Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:34:53 +0000 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/02/13/fgcu-harrison-tipping/#comment-26356 Nicole Migut (FGCU): A normal tipping percentage is usually 10% above. I agree that tipping has been downhill in recent days. Waiters/Waitresses work hard for their money. They serve their customers their every little need. I believe that a good server should recieve a good tip. Put yourslef in their shoes. Would you want to recieve a horrible tip after your hardwork? Probably Not. People need to learn to be considerate, and not so greedy these days. Tipping is yet another social problem, that has to be fixed. Nicole Migut (FGCU):

A normal tipping percentage is usually 10% above. I agree that tipping has been downhill in recent days. Waiters/Waitresses work hard for their money. They serve their customers their every little need. I believe that a good server should recieve a good tip. Put yourslef in their shoes. Would you want to recieve a horrible tip after your hardwork? Probably Not. People need to learn to be considerate, and not so greedy these days. Tipping is yet another social problem, that has to be fixed.

]]> By: T. Clark (FGCU) http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/02/13/fgcu-harrison-tipping/#comment-26289 T. Clark (FGCU) Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:42:36 +0000 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2010/02/13/fgcu-harrison-tipping/#comment-26289 When I enjoy fine dinning at a well-respected restaurant I expect a certain level of service. That being said I don’t think I have ever tipped a server less than 15 percent even for horrible service. I will typically leave a 20 percent tip and if I receive excellent service I will request them the next time I patronize that establishment. Even in fine dining the food is only enhanced by better service, if your server is not trained properly on how to serve and is not familiar with the menu it will make the experience less than expected. Different cultures have unique tipping expectations; one example is some European countries are not tippers. The real question is how tipping etiquette is learned. If you worked in a restaurant are you more likely to tip for better service and less likely to leave a tip for lousy service? I don’t know never having worked in a restaurant. I think that tipping is a learned trait; if your parents tip then you will be more likely too. Tipping etiquette extends far beyond just restaurants but few people are practicing it. When I enjoy fine dinning at a well-respected restaurant I expect a certain level of service. That being said I don’t think I have ever tipped a server less than 15 percent even for horrible service. I will typically leave a 20 percent tip and if I receive excellent service I will request them the next time I patronize that establishment. Even in fine dining the food is only enhanced by better service, if your server is not trained properly on how to serve and is not familiar with the menu it will make the experience less than expected.
Different cultures have unique tipping expectations; one example is some European countries are not tippers. The real question is how tipping etiquette is learned. If you worked in a restaurant are you more likely to tip for better service and less likely to leave a tip for lousy service? I don’t know never having worked in a restaurant. I think that tipping is a learned trait; if your parents tip then you will be more likely too. Tipping etiquette extends far beyond just restaurants but few people are practicing it.

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