The restaurant industry is an oppressive industry. Since most of their workers are college students who do their best to make ends meet and get extra coin by working in the restaurants at their free times, the employers take this advantage to exploit them (TripAdvisor, P. 1). The young hardworking youth spend the little time they have from school in these jobs with meager pays instead of spending the time in the library. It is a sacrifice they make, to serve you and get a little dollars instead of robbing in the street.
How many of you would wish to get a tip after serving your customer well? Offering the best services and applying the best etiquettes? Being at their service with a rise of an eye brow? If you put the show of these young waiters and waitresses working hard day and night to serve as in the best way at the expense of their education, you would certainly have a heart to give. If you considered the amount they are paid and the work they do, then I should just stop here and let your conscience judge you (TripAdvisor, P. 1. But we are human and therefore ask the question why, even when we can see the answer with our eyes. I will let you know why, though not mandatory by law it is appropriate to appreciate these young men.
First, the government recognizes tipping. Tipping has been a social custom of the United States for so long. In the seating restaurant across the states, customers usually give tips to their servers, that is, waiters and waitresses who take care of the dining table when in the hotel (Williams, P.1). In the Fair Labor Standard Act, it defines employees who are eligible to tipping as those who receive tips worth $ 30 or more per month. However, the definition is relative as more people are given tips according to the services they provide.
Secondly, these workers are paid on commission according to how match the table they serve fetch. Consider a worker who has three working hours and fetches $ 50 as their salary despite providing the best service for you. Would you appreciate his services and pity his meager pay? Tipping does not mean you give hundreds of dollars (Williams, P.1). In the United States, a 20% of the money spent is given as a tip for the best services, 15% for better services and 10% for a good service. This is a form of appreciation for the services which enables the waiter or waitresses earn an extra dollar to support themselves.
However, there are those of us who do not tip. Not because they are not pleased with the services offered but just because they are not into it. Another group of non-tippers do that because they believe the waiter or waitress is paid by the restaurant (Williams, P. 2). So why should they tip? This is not ignorance; it is the lack of information on the truth behind tipping. They do not know that tipping makes the services better, that it motivates the employees to serve the customers more amicably and joyfully.
The restaurant industry is not the only one involved in tipping. There are other sectors such as in the car wash, dog groomers, grocery stores, furniture delivery, tattoo artists and many other services that we are served daily we end up giving the person a tip.
Works Cited
"United States: Tipping & Etiquette - TripAdvisor." Reviews of Hotels, Flights and Vacation Rentals - TripAdvisor. TripAdvisor, 2013. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.
Williams G. "Your Ultimate Tipping Guide - US News and World Report." Business News and Financial News - US News Business. 2013. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.
