black people tipping like crap?
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OK....someone went there.  This topic always seems to create a LOT of anger on both sides, so I will try to answer this diplomatically.\n\nHaving been a busser, host, bartender, trainer, and manager over the years, I have seen the phenomena at work.  I seems to me that while there are, indeed, people who are simply too selfish to part with tip money, most of the people who tip poorly are either woefully misinformed about the custom or really weren't happy about their experience.\n\nMany is the well-intentioned tipped employee who decides somewhere along the line to try extra-hard with groups that fall into the stereotypic demographic for poor tippers.  What the tipped employee is unknowingly doing, though, is to come off as overly officious and condecending, which African-Americans are sharp enough to recognize.  In short, these folks are savvy enough to know when they're being had.  It has served me well to avoid dripping with servitude at these tables, and to just provide simple, solid service.\n\nInterestingly, Cornell University did a study several years ago on this very topic, and concluded that, indeed, African Americans reported a tipping level at about 5% below that of all other groups polled.  Despite the bevvy of "personal experience" stories available both in support of and contradictory to your assertion, the facts in the study are very telling.  Remember that, while stereotyping is very limiting to the individuals in a group, the stereotypes usually come from somewhere.\n\nAny group, regardless of what demographic they fall into, who routinely orders the most expensive things on the menu and acts as though the sky's the limit for spending, and then turns around and cries poverty at tip time, is a pain in the ass.  Fear not....Karma will get them for it.  Relax and move on to your next table.  If you go to the next one flustered and upset from the previous table's outright abuse of both you and the tipping system, you're not going to give your best, and it'll ruin your whole night.
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None. I'm a waitress and every restaurant gets the morons that don't know how to tip properly.
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Yes, it annoys me, too. I grew up around people like that. This is partly why I'm against welfare-because I know that it gets abused. The major reason I'm against it though, is because I believe in people just being responsible for themselves. Unemployment for people who have actually LOST their jobs is about the only social welfare I believe in-aside from financial aid, which helps kids get out of an unfortunate situation that they were put in by their parents.\n\npseudo_obscure, I skimmed through the other posts, and I see no mention of race/color. Why would you call someone a racist for commenting on welfare? It seems like you are the racist for associating welfare with a specific race.\n\npinky, and anyone else who does not believe that people on welfare actually pay for nothing in life, I grew up with people like this. First off, there's something called Section 8, in which the govt will pay part or ALL of your rent. Add food stamps to that, and what's left for these people to worry about in life??? A few years ago, I worked with someone who was about to move into another home, and she was hesitant because she didn't "want to lose [her] housing" and that she "waited 3 years to get free housing". SHE ACTUALLY SAID THAT!!! Can you imagine hearing crap like that from one of your COWORKERS? Knowing that part of the deductions from your pay check is going to pay her rent?
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It's sad that you ask this question - you can't judge a book by it's cover, and you can't try to give special attention to people you think are rich.  Maybe that's why you don't get tipped well.\n\nGive the same quality of service to the guy in shorts as the guy in a suite and you should do ok.  Rich people shouldn't really be expected to tip considerably more than average people (just a little more) so stop profiling.
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TYPICAL AFRICAN ATTITUDE: HELP THEM AND THEY B****! B****! B****!\n\nHow about this: HELP YOURSELVES FOR A DAMN CHANGE!!!! AMERICAN TAXPAYERS ARE SICK AND TIRED OF YOUR CONSTANT WHINING, POSTURING, PROPAGANDA and UNGRATEFULLNESS!\n\n*NOBODY* OWES YOU ANYTHING!!! EVER!
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Sometimes you don't want to tip because the server gave you almost no service.Heres your seat ,what do you want to order,here it is and then put the check down.......What happend to may I get you something else..would you like your food  boxed. you know the service part...Then you see a post like this one.must be from the one who did not give you the service as it seems alittle short..IE.( get a job as a server making $2.13 per hour for 1 week and ask this question again.) ...........Tipping is by the service given..If you took that job "wait person" . So smile and give service like you would want given you.Then you'll get a TIP
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Well, I can tell you that growing up we had a couple come clean our house every week. They were NEVER tipped (this was only during the 90s, not that long ago!). When I call a service to clean the house now, I still do not tip. Tipping is something that is reserved for excellent service in a service industry where the worker is not being paid even minimum wage. \n\nAs far as I'm concerned, the whole "tipping" thing has gotten way out of control. Starbucks workers, Subway workers, bowling alley workers, etc all have out their "gimme" cups asking for more money. Well guess what? If you all want more money, talk to your employer about that. It is not my responsibility to provide you with a living wage. \n\nSo in answer to your question, I do not think housecleaners should be tipped at any time OTHER than a Christmas/holiday tip (which I always give to the pool guy, mailman, garbage men, and the housecleaner if she comes during the season).
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I tip waitresses and cab drivers only. If service is good, I have been known to tip 100%. If service is not good, I tip nothing. Tips are not a right and should not be automatic.\n\nI do not tip anyone else. As a matter of fact, any place I go to that has one of those "Tips, please" jars, I complain to management.
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I agree to a point. But, with people's wages dependent upon tips for a decent/living wage it would be very insensitive to voice your disapproval for the entire system by poorly tipping, as the waitress has nothing to do with the system, she is merely trying to pay her bills just like the rest of us. Personally, I am a generous tipper on purpose because I try to follow the golden rule--treat others the way I would want to be treated. With that said, I am only a generous tipper if the person truely gave great service and if they give poor service I also lower my tip. I get irritated when people tip everyone the same rate, regardless of how the service was--that best the point of tipping. The tip should reflect your level of satisfaction with the service. Otherwise, why should the waitress give you good service if everyone routinely tips the same. Last, I always tip bartenders very well, even when I am getting a glass of water--reason being...they give you a drink, you tip, you tip well and they'll give you progressively better service throughout the night. Stronger drinks, quicker service etc...Now that makes sense to tip more.
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That was an interesting Freudian slip wasn't it. The majority of the poor in that area (New Orleans) just happened to be black.
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Forget Proper! Go based on the quality of the procedure itself, and the temperment of the person that did it! \nI think there is too much put into what you are "supposed" to leave, that people in customer service, waitresses etc, forget their manners, just figure they are OWED that tip. Screw that!
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All service industry people upon completing the task. The exception are some who get tipped at holiday time - a yearly bonus. Many of those I rarely see, like the paper delivery person, the gardner. Wait staff, hotel staff, airport staff, (curbside), hairdressers, manicurists, delivery people, valets all get tips upon service. Using the excuse that their employers should pay them more in order to get out of tipping is rude and illogical. If they were paid that much, we would all be paying for it anyway because it would be built into the price, so why not give people incentive to give you better service? If they were paid the same no matter what - good service or bad - what do you think would happen? How would we reward those who are so very good at their jobs?
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I don't mind tipping at all, but I think a jar by the register with a sign on it saying "tips" is very very tacky.
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I am totally against tipping. Maybe it's because I am English, but in my country you don't get paid extra for being polite, on time and well mannered. I don't get tipped for being polite to my colleagues, or for answering the phone in a nice way, or smiling, or being nice... why should waitresses and waiters get tipped for doing the same thing I don't get tipped for... they shouldnt, therefore i do not tip (unless they are REALLY hot or if they go out of their way to help me, that deserves a tip!!)
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Probably because society just wants to make black people more insecure. They screwed with whities head, and now they spend zillions of dollars on wieght loss crap that only weakens their bodies so that Jewish doctors can rake in the cash for heart surgery. Honestly, black women spit in the faces of the oppressor....good job! You can tell them to kiss your big fat black a$$.
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'Giving some tips' means.. Nobody wants it!
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It is weird.  If you look at some of the questions concerning tips, the waiters and waitress of the bunch usually write in that even the most rude, horrible service deserves a 10% tip.  It's everywhere - people feeling getting money is a birthright instead of something you earn.  \n\nI don't know about you, but I have to work my asss off for my money, and no one gives me tips.  My tip is I get to have a job tomorrow.  So when I spend my money I expect the best service.  I expect people to put in the same effort I put in at work.  When it comes to eating out, it's a no-brainer.  I will get what I want and I will get it in a timely manner.  If they tell me it won't be burnt and it comes out burnt, it's going back.  If they get pissy, it's a no brainer - no tip.  I'm not going to argue with a waitress with an attitude.  That goes for everyone in the service industry.\n\nThe cabin is a bit different - especially if you paid up front.  I had the same thing happen - we specifically picked the cabin because it said it slept 7.  We had 6.  It really slept 2 comfortably.  The girls got the bed, one girl got the couch, one guy got a cot (that gave him back pains), and we got the floor, sans blankets or pillows, for 3 days.  It cause a real problem, because we didn't want to split equally, but no one could afford to pay more for the bed.  When we called and complained, their attitude was "what are YOU going to do about it.  Sue us."  What could we do?  We were f*cked.\n\nUnfortunately, it seems like everyone believes it's their birthright to screw people out of their money with a minimum of effort.