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[A href="vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/index.php?PHPSESSID=84a4df7cf7b011882e7f3d9c1880e3fc&topic=4125.msg59862#msg59862"][FONT color=#000000]Re: Do you believe in tipping?[/FONT][/A] [DIV class=smalltext]«
Reply #39 on: Feb 20 07 »[/DIV][/TD] [TD style="FONT-SIZE: smaller" vAlign=bottom noWrap align=right height=20][A onclick="if (!currentSwap) doQuote(59862); else window.location.XXXX = this.href; return false;" href="vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/index.php?PHPSESSID=84a4df7cf7b011882e7f3d9c1880e3fc&action=post;quote=59862;topic=4125.30;num_replies=53;sesc=8550537496ca4c57cd675142458622d1"][FONT color=#000000]Reply with quote[/FONT][/A] [/TD][/TR][/TBODY][/TABLE] [HR class=hrcolor width="100%" SIZE=1] [DIV style="OVERFLOW: auto; WIDTH: 100%"]You don't tip your doctor or plumber or mechanic, do you?
[FONT color=#ff7f00]In a way you do. If you go to 3 different plumbers or mechanics, you'll get 3 different estimates for the exact same job. Why? If you feel that the 2 more expensive ones are not providing you better service than the cheapest guy but ripping you off, then how long would the more expensive 2 stay in business?[/FONT]
[FONT color=#ff7f00]There isn't much difference in the quality of service that a family or ER doctor provides since they more or less are interchangeable with their colleagues. How hard is it to take a pulse, blood pressure, measure height/weight etc? An ER doc's job is harder, but each ER doc will approach each patient more or less the same. Plastic surgery definitely depends on the skill of the surgeon, and there's a huge variation in their work, hence the large variation in price.[/FONT]
If they cannot make it on what they're paid, they need to seek another line of work, improve their education, picket for higher wages, etc etc. But it's not incumbent on me to ensure they make enough money to support themselves any more than it's their responsibilty to make sure I make enough money. They don't tip me for building a website that they use for free, do they?
[FONT color=#ff7f00]Again, if employers paid them more, the price of your food will increase so how are you ahead? It's kind of like paying a kid for shoveling the driveway. Don't you think he'd do a better job if you paid him $10 up front and more later depending on how good of a job he did, or would he do a better job if you just gave him $12 up front?[/FONT]
[FONT color=#ff7f00]Do all webmasters charge exactly the same price? Why not? How is this different than a tip?[/FONT]
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[A href="vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/index.php/topic,4125.msg59895.html#msg59895"][FONT color=#000000]Re: Do you believe in tipping?[/FONT][/A] [DIV class=smalltext]«
Reply #51 on: Feb 20 07 »[/DIV][/TD] [TD style="FONT-SIZE: smaller" vAlign=bottom noWrap align=right height=20][A onclick="if (!currentSwap) doQuote(59895); else window.location.XXXX = this.href; return false;" href="vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/index.php?action=post;quote=59895;topic=4125.45;num_replies=53;sesc=8550537496ca4c57cd675142458622d1"][FONT color=#000000]Reply with quote[/FONT][/A] [/TD][/TR][/TBODY][/TABLE] [HR class=hrcolor width="100%" SIZE=1] [DIV style="OVERFLOW: auto; WIDTH: 100%"] I've heard of people who have pulled in as much as $600.00 in tips on a good night. Of course that's not going to happen at your local IHOP.
The restaurant attached to the business where I work has the waitresses taking home in tips almost as much in an hour as I make in a day.....and my base wage is higher than theirs.
[FONT color=#ff7f00]Is it really that easy to collect $600 in tips? If it is, wouldn't everyone be doing it? Aren't the waitresses better looking and provide better service than IHOP? Even if you believe the service is not that different, you'll agree that it's much harder to get a job as a waitress at a fancy restaurant than the local IHOP, so they should be rewarded on that level.[/FONT]
[FONT color=#ff7f00]People also complain about about sports stars making millions versus minor leaguers. Who's stopping the minor leaguers from making the big league team? Nobody![/FONT]
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