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I would think, even for a costly city like Seattle that for non-skilled work, that is a

pretty generous wage. And tips should be voluntary.

posted by Vermont01 on July 15, 2015 at 7:31 AM | link to this | reply

👟So, for myself, go to restaurants with cute young waitresses. LOL love.  BC-A, Bill’s R👀st

Personally, I have always considered tipping to be voluntary, not obligatory, and I have always tipped based on the quality of service. But it is a painful and annoying dilemma, with an anxiety on being called on being a "cheap tipper" always hovering. Oprah, in one of her less stellar moments, once set up a situation where "cheap tippers" were followed out of the restaurant and confronted by the offended server. 

 

posted by BC-A on July 14, 2015 at 7:56 AM | link to this | reply

To tell you the truth, I had not thought about that part of the increased pay.  I do not and never have minded giving a good tip (the going rate).  I appreciate the work that a waiter/waitress does.  Unless there is some really good reason to withhold the tip, I give it with a smile and a verbal thank you.  If I am short on dough, I eat at home where I wait on myself.

posted by TAPS. on July 13, 2015 at 9:26 PM | link to this | reply

Yes it would appear that folk might think ,hey I can save a few dollars now, these guys get there proper dibs, no one tips me when I finish work. Tradition dies hard though and i expect older people just tip as normal. I wouldn't bet on it though. 

posted by C_C_T on July 13, 2015 at 10:35 AM | link to this | reply

My first Job was as a waitress in an all night trucker stop. Australia didn't have tips although now it is happening just about everywhere. but if anyone thinks that working as a waiter is an easy job and well paid, just try it for a month.

posted by Kabu on July 13, 2015 at 8:24 AM | link to this | reply

I did not know that was going on in Seattle. I would probably still tip like I normally to because of the traditional aspect.

posted by FormerStudentIntern on July 13, 2015 at 5:37 AM | link to this | reply

Are they still adjusting what they make by paying 6o% of the base pay of 15?  I used to be a food server for several years.  What difference does it make what their base pay is?  If you go into an establishment where tipping is the norm you should tip unless your service has been crappy.  And by crappy I mean things that the server has control over like their attitude, smile and courtesy.

How many of us walk into other businesses and question how much an employee makes?  We don't because it's not our business.  Just as what a server makes in base pay is not our business.  If we don't want to pay we can go to the grocery store and buy what it takes to make the dish or get take out.

Now I will step off the soapbox...

posted by Annicita on July 12, 2015 at 8:26 PM | link to this | reply