halocene_epic t1_izisdmy wrote on December 9, 2022 at 12:33 PM

Reply to comment by HappyArtichoke7729 in Big building tipping by jlmends

Do you apply this same logic to restaurant wait staff or other service based jobs?

HappyArtichoke7729 t1_izjrumr wrote on December 9, 2022 at 4:57 PM

Hello, troll. Nice day today.

I generously tip restaurant wait staff (IF they give me full table-service and clean up the dirty non-disposable silverware & dishes), but other companies involved in tip-flation, I avoid doing business with them. I'm not tipping someone that hands me a bag or a drink at a restaurant.

EMPLOYERS NEED TO PAY THEIR STAFF. If they can't afford to, they can close. Period. End of story.

halocene_epic t1_izmtgry wrote on December 10, 2022 at 7:02 AM

Per your logic, shouldn’t the restaurant cover “those normal costs of doing business”? Why tip wait staff but not your building concierge and stewards?

HappyArtichoke7729 t1_izno1cy wrote on December 10, 2022 at 1:44 PM

Hi, troll. Nice day today.

I don't agree with it, but I do it because it's customary.

I'm not going to start adding new tipped industries everywhere. I don't tip anyone else. Their employer can pay them a living wage, or they can just go out of business.

nycdevil t1_izlgqd2 wrote on December 9, 2022 at 11:38 PM

Your apartment building doesn't need to have service staff, and that service staff doesn't need to go above and beyond to help you with your bags, open the door, etc. When you buy or rent in a full-service building, you agree to that relationship. Period.

You can just rent in a walkup if you don't like it.

HappyArtichoke7729 t1_izmjqze wrote on December 10, 2022 at 5:09 AM

False. The landlord can pay for the staff, or they can just not be present.

If paying for the staff gets higher rent prices, they will do it.