[Ann Archy]

What does a massuese get paid for 15 minutes of work??? A lot more than $45....same with a personal trainer....hair dresser...etc. Look....15% is the CUSTOM in this country...pay less if the service is poor and pay more if the service is great...your choice.....otherwise go to a smorgasbord or cafeteria where no tipping is required. (you still should leave $1.00 a person for clearing off the dirty dishes.)

[ChemistCat]

My MIL didn't abort her two sons, and when her husband decided that supporting them was inconvenient for his style and left them, she went to work as a waitress and did it for 30 years. A good tip meant the difference between paying the bills or not paying the bills, so she always worked hard to get the tip--but didn't always get it. The laborer is worthy of his hire. I think the restaurants should pay the servers what they are worth but since they do not--if I cannot afford to tip I do not eat out.

I do not tip well for poor service, however.

[Newbomb Turk]

I repair your refrigerator so your Beer/Wine stays chilled, A/C so you rear stays cool.

I remove the stale water from broken dishwashers and washers and repair them so people can have clean dishes and clothes.

I work in laundry rooms and basements next to peoples uncleaned cat litter boxes.

I bust butt to meet peoples demands for AM /PM lunch hour, coffee break and evening service, weekends and holiday emergency service.

Doctors, Nurses and Lawyers bitch about what we charge.

Only 3 people have tried to tip me in 28 years.

I guess all this training and continuing education is a waste.

Should have learned to serve food.

[SkyPilot]

Look....15% is the CUSTOM in this country

Just asking, but where did this seemingly arbitrary percentage come in as a guideline? Not picking a fight here, just curious.

I tip here in Germnay, although you are supposed to do it (by CUSTOM) here only when the service is considered exceptional. But, that trend is dying, and the people who work at the restarants and gasthauses appreciate a good tip.