busyThe four factors are time, effort, salary, and service. Of those, I prioritize service, followed by effort and time. I am easily charmed by discreet yet attentive service and a sweet personality. I also have one hell of a competence kink. I will tip accordingly. Conversely, I feel entitled to lower or omit a tip for shabby service. If you diss my fat friend, or insult my queer friends, or whinge about my dietary requirements, I will leave two pennies on the table so you know I didn't just forget, I am actively penalizing you for acting like a dick. And I won't go back to a place with lousy service or quality or a tendency to jerk people around.
I really resent the salary factor. It is the employer's responsibility to pay every employee a living wage. Not doing that abuses both the employees and the customers. A tip is supposed to be extra for a job well done. It is not supposed to be anyone's livelihood. I won't discount salary entirely, because we're stuck with a society that allows employers to abuse people like this; but I rank it last, because it shouldn't be my responsibility to take care of some moocher's employees. If you can't be arsed to take care of your people, then you shouldn't have any, you should be in a business that doesn't require that.
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Re: Yes...
April 5 2014, 18:35:40 UTC 7 years ago
Remember the "What can you buy with it?" ruler? Look at the prices for room service or the hotel restaurant. If they don't have that, you're below $5 territory. If they have it and the prices are decent, $5ish. If they're jacked up, more than $5.