Oddly, the only "argument" I've gotten (not from the original poster) is from someone who said, "No! I tip anywhere I get great service, not just a sit-down restaurants"*, and I had to clarify that I was talking about the floor of tipping (sit-down restaurant with waitstaff) rather than the ceiling (it's a bad idea to tip a police officer). Short of that ceiling, go for it, but the floor is the floor.
- You know, approximate-quotation marks would be a really useful thing. Not the exact words, but presented in dialogue fashion.
"No, sir, that's not a bribe to make the ticket go away. That 20% is because I feel you gave exceptional service during this traffic stop."
I have worked in a couple of tip-based-income jobs and I can get very angry if I read the missives of people who think tipping is optional. I have decided for my own sanity it's better if I avoid them. My motto is: if you can afford the food, you can afford the tip.
Every time I'm in the States, I make DH pay for basically everything, because I'm terrified of tipping wrong.
Over here, my theory is, if you earn more than me, I don't tip you. So I tip wait staff, but not hairdressers or taxi drivers. It's not a hard and fast rule though.
I pretty much tip everyone 20% because the math is easy.
OMG, I got a job!! Doing exactly what I hoped I'd be doing when we moved down here!!
Nora, that is fabulous! Congratulations! Makes Friday even better!
Today I have no crew in to help sort stuff, so my work motivation is low. While looking through a website that has a good battery checker for work, (co-worker has one, and linked me to the site), I came across this, and thought it might be fun for some of our group: Skull Shaped Egg Fryers
They also had some Nightmare Before Christmas stuff too.
Headdesk moment of the day:
I call my mom to tell her about my job:
Mom: that's great, congratulations! Are they paying you a lot?
Me: Um. No... see, it's a small non profit and what they do is-
Mom: (interrupts, disappointed) Oh.
ISTG.
As long as you cover your cost of living, how much a job pays ≠ how good a job is. There is huge mental compensation for doing a job that matters.
