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Jan Beatty's Poem About Tipping
Respectfully I have to say that I do not agree completely with Beatty’s poem about tipping. I go out to eat almost every weekend and when its time to tip, I just give the person ten percent plus whatever I feel like is proportional to the service him / her gave to me. Her tone throughout the poem seem be irritated, which could probably accredited to bad tipping experiences in the past. This is evident to me when the author, Jan Beatty, says “If you leave 10% or less, eat at home.” (line 17). She goes as far to suggest that one should stay home for bad tipping. This can only mean she is fed up with the people within the work environment. I think we often find ourselves over looking the fact that doctors, chefs, and alike careers do not receive
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