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Pizza delivery guy didn't accept my tip. Was he trying to send a message?
December 29, 2010 at
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I was visiting San Francisco recently and ordered a pizza and salad from a local restaurant. The delivery guy was in his mid 40's. I only tried to tip him a dollar, but he just said no thanks. I said are you sure, and he declined the tip again. He was friendly and respectful about it. After he left, I started to think that I offered too small of a tip. The bill was around $20, and I just gave my normal Domino's tip. I was thinking maybe he was offended by such a small tip. I should have tipped him around $3. I've never had someone not take money from me. Is a dollar tip offensive to a delivery guy?
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Then we started tipping delivery guys. I could understand tipping them if they had to carry a ton of food up 3 flights of stairs or if they were delivering in really crappy weather, but again... they are being paid to do a job... why is tipping them 15% necessary? A little gratuity to say thanks for bringing my food to my door is one thing, but are we really expected to tip them the same as we tip waitresses? Waitresses are purposely underpaid and they take your order, bring your food, refill your drinks, check up on you to see if you need anything else, etc. What does the delivery person do that justifies a 15% tip?
Now I go to the ice cream parlor, and they have a tip jar our. I'm flabbergasted how many places I go these days and find tip jars. Everyone wants to be tipped for doing the job they're already being paid to do. I think it's pretty ridiculous. Tips should be something that someone gets for going above and beyond their job, not something that you get just for doing your job at the expected level that you are being paid to do it.
/end rant
Then we started tipping delivery guys. I could understand tipping them if they had to carry a ton of food up 3 flights of stairs or if they were delivering in really crappy weather, but again... they are being paid to do a job... why is tipping them 15% necessary? A little gratuity to say thanks for bringing my food to my door is one thing, but are we really expected to tip them the same as we tip waitresses? Waitresses are purposely underpaid and they take your order, bring your food, refill your drinks, check up on you to see if you need anything else, etc. What does the delivery person do that justifies a 15% tip?
Now I go to the ice cream parlor, and they have a tip jar our. I'm flabbergasted how many places I go these days and find tip jars. Everyone wants to be tipped for doing the job they're already being paid to do. I think it's pretty ridiculous. Tips should be something that someone gets for going above and beyond their job, not something that you get just for doing your job at the expected level that you are being paid to do it.
/end rant
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Then we started tipping delivery guys. I could understand tipping them if they had to carry a ton of food up 3 flights of stairs or if they were delivering in really crappy weather, but again... they are being paid to do a job... why is tipping them 15% necessary? A little gratuity to say thanks for bringing my food to my door is one thing, but are we really expected to tip them the same as we tip waitresses? Waitresses are purposely underpaid and they take your order, bring your food, refill your drinks, check up on you to see if you need anything else, etc. What does the delivery person do that justifies a 15% tip?
Now I go to the ice cream parlor, and they have a tip jar our. I'm flabbergasted how many places I go these days and find tip jars. Everyone wants to be tipped for doing the job they're already being paid to do. I think it's pretty ridiculous. Tips should be something that someone gets for going above and beyond their job, not something that you get just for doing your job at the expected level that you are being paid to do it.
/end rant
Now I go to the ice cream parlor, and they have a tip jar our. I'm flabbergasted how many places I go these days and find tip jars.
/end rant
I used to think it was the employer's job to pay the employees. Crazy idea, right?
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