I think that's different, since servers are paid a reduced wage based on the presumption that that people will tip 15%.

That is actually true about many service jobs. I was amazed at the percentage of income that came from tipping for many sectors I hadn't even considered tipping.

I highly recommend Keep the Change as a fun book about who and what amount you should be tipping, with chapters on everything from waiters, beauticians, and taxi drivers, to the less obvious baristas and bathroom attendants. There are even chapters on dominatrixes and prostitutes, as well as strippers and shoeshine men.

::facepalm:: I didn't take my AD today. No *wonder* I have a migraine. Jeezy. Remedied.

There are even chapters on dominatrixes and prostitutes, as well as strippers and shoeshine men.

This is fascinating. One should tip prostitutes? How much?

One should tip prostitutes? How much?

In fact, no, it seems prostitutes usually get screwed twice.

Stalls are less scary than they use to be (at least planned ones).

No, no. Stalls are still scary to me.

In fact, no, it seems prostitutes usually get screwed twice.

Point!

In that sort of instance, was I supposed to tip?

My massage therapist works out of a physiotherapy clinic and I do not tip her. I wouldn't tip the physiotherapist if I was getting treatment from him/her. Similarly, I didn't tip neither the massage therapist nor the chiropractor I saw in the same practice. (All of whom were covered by my medical insurance.)

In fact, no, it seems prostitutes usually get screwed twice.

Not receiving tips doesn't screw anyone unless their remuneration structure assumes tipping, surely. ...Actually, I'm thinking it would be worse for prostitutes if they were reliant on tips, since there would surely be clients who use that extra price pressure to push for things said prostitute is unwilling to do (unsafe sex comes to mind).

This reminds me of a zombie joke!

What did the zombie say to the prostitute?
Keep the tip!

In other news (unrelated to zombies and prostitutes) I am very sad to report that Emmett is now 5'9". He's still 14 and he's one inch shorter than me.

Actually, I'm thinking it would be worse for prostitutes if they were reliant on tips, since there would surely be clients who use that extra price pressure to push for things said prostitute is unwilling to do (unsafe sex comes to mind).

I remember that being an issue for dominatrixes (who I believe usually get the 15-20% most other groups get).