“The fine dine was packed and busy!
But we had patience and were not fussy!
Was a server before and knew the fate!
He is called the waiter ’cause he makes u wait!”
How much do you tip? or for that matter do you tip the valet or the waiter enough?
Once I was giving some money to my valet in an apartment when my friend told me not to do that! He said that it will start a bad precedent!
read on!
Now if no one tips then it is understood that the valet will take care of everyone’s car in the same way! There is no preference and it will be safe! But if you do tip him then it may not make any difference at that time but rest assured that the next time he will take care of your car very well! Then again that is a double edged sword!
I used to go to my main hospital in a place for surgery and then rush back to my place. That hospital was in the main road and parking was a big issue! So routinely I used to give some money to the security there who used to make sure that the car gets its space!
Once in a hurry, I was not able to tip him and luckily I found a space without any issues! Moreover I did not find him so I simply parked and left!
When I came back I saw my car was blocked by two other cars and it would take ages to get it out! It was a nightmare! The security was acting as if I did a crime by not tipping him!
If you tip someone then it is your baseline! So choose your tip very wisely! After some time it becomes your duty!
Or do what my friend suggested! Do not tip!
In many countries who actually take pride in the work they do and feel like it is their duty to work like Japan and Iceland; it is apparently rude to tip the waiters!
In fact in these restaurants it is expected to pay at the counter and the service charges are included in the bill!
But keeping these exceptions aside, almost all hotels and waiters all over the world actually expect you to tip!
Many times you are confused whether to tip or not or how much is good enough!
Even in these circumstances it is only a big issue if you are planning to go back to the same restaurant or hotel again! Only that sets a precedent! If it is a one time visit then what happens in that place stays in that place!
I have always believed that you must never argue with your waiter and that is the best advice I can give to myself!
Even in big hotels and restaurants people are treated differently how they look or how rich they look which is finally linked to the fact that how much can you afford to tip!
Many of my close friends and some relatives who have worked as servers in hotels in America and other places while they were students and who are now very well off, always make sure that the waiters are given a big tip!
They know that most of the times, the tip is the one which gives them livelihood and not the wage!
There have even been times when tips are more than the bill!
In America of course Tipping is a big thing! It is almost a crime when you do not tip! Apparently at the end of the CIVIL WAR, American labor force had lots of immigrants and enslaved people who were employed for minimum wages and their only source of actual income were the tips!
This system is now the norm behind mandatory tipping! The standard tip is ten percent but apparently servers expect much more than that!
One of the highest tips in terms of percentage are given in the US and Canada to servers, cab drivers and the hotel staff! This is usually ten to twenty percent and anything less than this or no tip will invite hostility!
The “keep the change” is a big thing all over the world! Most people I know would tip as much as possible but I know friends who would never tip!
They always tel that the person is simply doing his or her job and this tip causes an unnecessary complication!
They state that the service which they get for which they pay for should be the same regardless of the tip and that it is the duty of the employer to pay them well so that they do not need to ask or expect any tip!
Sometimes in some big fancy place, the valet who may be dressed in a blazer costlier than even your car (Ok, that may be a tipping nonsense!), may feel insulted if you tip him by your standards!
It is the same for the delivery boys and the postman! Previously if you do not give the Diwali bonus or the special to the post man then rest assured, you are taking a big risk!
Of course the new generation is more clever with money! Even now when helpers and drivers get tip, it is usually from the old timers who would silently stuff a couple of tens in their hands when no one is looking!
With the advent of scan and pay, tipping is actually more convenient since you do not have to carry change! You ask for their number and just scan and pay!
Once I was returning home with my boss in a railway station. He of course was in the first class AC while we folks in the normal coach! We had some extra bags so we hired a porter after much bargaining and knew that we may have to give some tip also!
Our boss had so many bags and the porters were eagerly looking forward to carry them of course expecting a big tip! My boss simply called his driver from the parking lot and told him to carry the bags!
My senior exclaimed, “That is how you remain rich!”
The rich do not tip! More accurately, they do not tip everyone! They know whom to tip and that is the biggest tip they can give you!
The middle class would come in a Maruti and tip the valet grateful that he is keeping the car safe while the rich will come in his BMW and give only the Key to the valet who then is grateful that he has been trusted with that car!
Of course there are stories of how once a crazy rich dude was so happy with the waiter that he bought the hotel and gifted it to him as a tip!
Of course that is an Internet story which I do not know to be true!
Some years back there was this telecom gut who fixed my internet and did an amazing job and like always I tried to tip him! He was a young dude and he told me very strictly no and refused the tip! It was refreshing to see his self confidence and pride! I gave him five stars on his review!
So now for the delivery guys and the cab drivers and many other professionals; they do not take tip! Instead they tell you to leave a good review! That helps them more than your loose change and that change may or may not be good for you and them!
A non financial tip I can give today is that if you are under the weather and under medications then try not to sketch lest it becomes hazy! Like the sketch of birthday celebrity Kailash Kher!
Another tip is that if you are not well, then sleep well!
Shush ratri!
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