Why does tipping only apply to waiters?

Why is tipping not applied to all customer service jobs? Why do waiters get singled out? Should we be paying lower prices on say clothing, and tipping the sales associates for good service when we buy a new pair of jeans? Or is there a reason I'm not seeing as to why waiters are in a special category?

Wouldn't be a normal day in OT without a thread on tipping.foxhound_fox

Waiting tables is one of the most hardest jobs out there. Much harder than any other position at a restaurant any job really. Your the worse scum of earth if you dont tip an automatic 20% tip no matter the service.

Wouldn't be a normal day in OT without a thread on tipping.foxhound_fox

Waiters appropriately good for what their restaurant is worth should of course be tipped. They try their hardest to serve your meal and bring you what you ask for, come on. You're really looking out for yourself if you plan on going there more than once.

I work retail and have to haul out tons of exercise equipment to people's cars for them. I wish I would get tipped. It's yet to happen even once. :(

it doesn't. people get tipped for almost anything. i get tipped at my job and i'm in retail. people like my customer service so they tip me. the thing is, tipping should be a reward for good service, not something that's expected. mrmusicman247

I work retail. If I get tipped and keep the money, I could get fired.

I work retail and have to haul out tons of exercise equipment to people's cars for them. I wish I would get tipped. It's yet to happen even once. :(

Pirate700

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I work retail and have to haul out tons of exercise equipment to people's cars for them. I wish I would get tipped. It's yet to happen even once. :(

UCF_Knight

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I work retail and have to haul out tons of exercise equipment to people's cars for them. I wish I would get tipped. It's yet to happen even once. :(

Pirate700

Kind of hard to suck at moving something from point A to point B. Pirate700

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[QUOTE="UCF_Knight"] Maybe you suckdave123321

I work retail and have to haul out tons of exercise equipment to people's cars for them. I wish I would get tipped. It's yet to happen even once. :(

Pirate700

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I work retail and have to haul out tons of exercise equipment to people's cars for them. I wish I would get tipped. It's yet to happen even once. :(

Serraph105

[QUOTE="dave123321"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]Kind of hard to suck at moving something from point A to point B.

Pirate700

Wouldn't be a normal day in OT without a thread on tipping.foxhound_fox

Waiting tables is one of the most hardest jobs out there. Much harder than any other position at a restaurant any job really. Your the worse scum of earth if you dont tip an automatic 20% tip no matter the service.

slipknot0129

i hope you are being sarcastic.

[QUOTE="Serraph105"][QUOTE="Pirate700"]

I work retail and have to haul out tons of exercise equipment to people's cars for them. I wish I would get tipped. It's yet to happen even once. :(

UCF_Knight

I work retail and have to haul out tons of exercise equipment to people's cars for them. I wish I would get tipped. It's yet to happen even once. :(

Pirate700

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I work retail and have to haul out tons of exercise equipment to people's cars for them. I wish I would get tipped. It's yet to happen even once. :(

PonchoTaco

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I work retail and have to haul out tons of exercise equipment to people's cars for them. I wish I would get tipped. It's yet to happen even once. :(

Serraph105

I work retail and have to haul out tons of exercise equipment to people's cars for them. I wish I would get tipped. It's yet to happen even once. :(

Pirate700

Waiting tables is one of the most hardest jobs out there. Much harder than any other position at a restaurant any job really. Your the worse scum of earth if you dont tip an automatic 20% tip no matter the service.

slipknot0129

So I spend $20 I owe some stranger $4.00 just for doing there job. But if a spend $100 I now owe him $20. I don't think so. "I just pay the bill" tipping is for **** and suckers. If I get bad services I just complain to the owner and get a discount and the retard server who thinks I owe him a living can get fired. If I was running a restaurant I would have zero tolerance to bad servers. It is in the owners best interest to make sure you leave happy not the servers so you my return in the future. I'm tired of this I have to tip to get good service mentaltay. you don't and should stop and take complaints to management, Addict187

If you were running a restaurant, you would want your customers to tip your waiters. I dont think you understand how the food business works at all.

If you can't afford to tip, you probably shouldn't be going out to eat at a restaurant. You can always cook at a home, for cheaper, and no one to tip.

Cause waiters make a wage of like $2.50 an hour...Person0

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I work retail and have to haul out tons of exercise equipment to people's cars for them. I wish I would get tipped. It's yet to happen even once. :(

PonchoTaco

[QUOTE="Person0"]Cause waiters make a wage of like $2.50 an hour...Serraph105

Not really. Everything about your questions are based on a poor premise. Tipping doesn't get applied to just waiters. Waiters get singled out and are "special" because they nearly always meet FSLA "tipped employee" exemptions. A business model of lower prices on retail products with the expectation of tipping a sales associate could work, but considering retail is more of a "self serve" model, the tipping would require a huge shift of consumer mindset.

Minimum wage for waiters is lower than other restaurant jobs, because tips usually make up for it. Hell, my brother works at WalMart unloading trucks, but he also works at Gianni's Pizza as a driver. He gets $50 to $80 in tips a night. Spartan_N7

[QUOTE="Spartan_N7"]Minimum wage for waiters is lower than other restaurant jobs, because tips usually make up for it. Hell, my brother works at WalMart unloading trucks, but he also works at Gianni's Pizza as a driver. He gets $50 to $80 in tips a night. Addict187

[QUOTE="Addict187"]So I spend $20 I owe some stranger $4.00 just for doing there job. But if a spend $100 I now owe him $20. I don't think so. "I just pay the bill" tipping is for **** and suckers. If I get bad services I just complain to the owner and get a discount and the retard server who thinks I owe him a living can get fired. If I was running a restaurant I would have zero tolerance to bad servers. It is in the owners best interest to make sure you leave happy not the servers so you my return in the future. I'm tired of this I have to tip to get good service mentaltay. you don't and should stop and take complaints to management, XaosII

If you were running a restaurant, you would want your customers to tip your waiters. I dont think you understand how the food business works at all.

If you can't afford to tip, you probably shouldn't be going out to eat at a restaurant. You can always cook at a home, for cheaper, and no one to tip.

Waiters are not the only people who should get tips. Bell hops (if a hotel has one), cabbies, grocery baggers (if the grocery store does not disallow it), food delivery drivers, and hotel/motel maids are just a few of the other types of jobs where people should tip.

Waiting tables is one of the most hardest jobs out there. Much harder than any other position at a restaurant any job really. Your the worse scum of earth if you dont tip an automatic 20% tip no matter the service.

slipknot0129

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Waiting tables is one of the most hardest jobs out there. Much harder than any other position at a restaurant any job really. Your the worse scum of earth if you dont tip an automatic 20% tip no matter the service.

cain006

It does not, for say,

but waiters are purposely payed less for the expectation of tips unlike other jobs.

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[QUOTE="Addict187"]So I spend $20 I owe some stranger $4.00 just for doing there job. But if a spend $100 I now owe him $20. I don't think so. "I just pay the bill" tipping is for **** and suckers. If I get bad services I just complain to the owner and get a discount and the retard server who thinks I owe him a living can get fired. If I was running a restaurant I would have zero tolerance to bad servers. It is in the owners best interest to make sure you leave happy not the servers so you my return in the future. I'm tired of this I have to tip to get good service mentaltay. you don't and should stop and take complaints to management, Addict187

If you were running a restaurant, you would want your customers to tip your waiters. I dont think you understand how the food business works at all.

If you can't afford to tip, you probably shouldn't be going out to eat at a restaurant. You can always cook at a home, for cheaper, and no one to tip.

I agree. I also live in Canada and I never understood the requirement to tip waiters. I used to work in a call centre getting paid 10 dollars an hour. That job is a lot harder and more stressful than waiting tables. I obviously didn't get tips. But I was still working in customer service. Waiters get paid by the hour, it shouldn't be "required" to tip them. That being said, I still will leave a tip if the waiter provided exceptional customer service. But I don't tip them for average service. 

However, delivery drivers are a different story. Around here at least, they do not get an hourly wage. Delivery costs 4 dollars and that goes to the driver. And that's all that goes to the driver. 10% of their earnings go to their boss every night. So with the cost of gas and maintenance (which the driver needs to pay for since they use their own vehicle) they make very little. If it weren't for tips the job won't be worth it. So I always tip the delivery guy because I know they need it. Waiters don't need it. 

it doesnt, it applies to all service-based jobs

-waiters
-bartenders
-barbers/stylists
-massage therapists
-prostitutes
-and more 

I work in a laboratory that works on cars.

I demand a tip every time somebody drives a car!!