I remember travelling to countries where tipping is a no-no, what a breath of fresh air.
Tipping is so arbitrary. The line for who "can be tipped" is different for everyone: waiters, cabbies, hair dressers, hotel maids... you get the idea.
Why does one low skill profession get a tip (wait staff) and others do not (fast food). They both require just as much (little) skill. I don't get it. I mean seriously, the Sonic car hop walks food from the kitchen to your car and the waiter walks food from the kitchen to your table. Is it because the car hop doesn't have the added task of taking your order?
I'd rather no one received a tip just so everyone dealt with the same rules.
Sometimes a worker will ensure the job is well done in order to receive a better tip. For example - a wait staff may be more attentive knowing that they will receive an appropriate tip - however if they disregard their customers they accept that the tip will be little to non-existent.
Tipping is so arbitrary. The line for who "can be tipped" is different for everyone: waiters, cabbies, hair dressers, hotel maids... you get the idea.
Why does one low skill profession get a tip (wait staff) and others do not (fast food). They both require just as much (little) skill. I don't get it. I mean seriously, the Sonic car hop walks food from the kitchen to your car and the waiter walks food from the kitchen to your table. Is it because the car hop doesn't have the added task of taking your order?
I'd rather no one received a tip just so everyone dealt with the same rules.