Why Tiping Is Important
The server is usually the second person we meet when we first enter a restaurant, after being seated by the host. The server is also the person who is to ensure we have excellent service. Many people eat out often and we may ask ourselves, “Do we leave a tip or not?” Why should we tip our server?” or there are only twelve of us so will $2.00 work?” We may not all agree with tipping, but we should tip. The average customer doesn’t realize how much a server makes hourly. We only see half of what our server is required to do. Servers deserve to be tipped more. Michael Lynn, a reporter, once stated “Tips are voluntary payments made to service providers after they have delivered a service product” (Lynn). Servers hourly wage is below minimum
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wage and those who tip allow servers to make above minimum wage. Later Lynn also asserted, “Tipping affects servers’ attitudes and behaviors as well as customers’ dining experiences, so it should be managed to maximize employee motivation and customer satisfaction” (Lynn). Once a server starts to receive better tips, the server’s service improves. In addition to improving service, more people come to the restaurant and more people equals more money for the restaurant. A good crowd at a restaurant on the daily basis allows a restaurant to lower food prices and hire more employees. Corresponding to servers making below minimum wage, their paychecks aren't anything to look forward to. Many taxes are removed from a paycheck. Every time we dine in a restaurant our server is being taxed on our table. Servers are also required to claim all of their tips at the end of each shift. Lucia Graves mentioned, “An estimated 3.5 million restaurant workers are classified as tipped workers, meaning they can be paid as little as $2.13 an hour, plus whatever they earn in tips” (Graves). We are all aware that we cannot live off of making $2.13 an hour. Servers go to work everyday not knowing if they will make enough money to pay bills or buy food. Furthermore, tipping is especially important for large parties. When we reserve a party for seven or more, that can be a bit hectic for a server with 5 other tables. Some servers may give up their small tables for one big party, just to focus on the party. We should be more considerate of our server. For example, if we bring in seven or more people and we decide to sit at our table for three hours, then our tip should make up what the server could have made if the server’s tables were turning. Additionally, having party tables is more work for the server than having multiple tables. For instance, we could have one person at the party table thats a fast drinker, another person could ask for one thousand sides of ranch and another could ask for extra napkins. By the time a server’s party table is gone they are worn out from running back and forth. We should look at how hard our server worked for us and then decide how much to leave for a tip. On the other hand, we may not agree with tipping because we may not have liked how long it took to get our food or the quality of the food. The server’s job is not to make the customer’s food. The server is required to take the customer’s order and serve the customer’s food, along with other things. The cooks time and how the food tastes is out of the server’s control. A server should be able to earn their tip regardless of the cooks time or the quality of a person’s food. We have to complain to the right people such as the managers, instead of complaining to our server. Additionally, we may not tip because we are cheap or we do not have enough money.
Jeff Ecker, a reporter from the Daily Collegian, stated “I’ve heard it all when it comes to why students don’t tip. My favorite is not having the money for a tip” (Ecker). If we do not have enough money to tip then we could order take-out or go through the drive thru. Jennifer Jurkovich, a reporter from Nation’s Restaurant News, stated “Assuming people knew how to tip, then maybe forking out more money wouldn’t be so bad, but assume that at least 50 percent of the people out there seem to think 10 percent is acceptable” (Jurkovich). We should not waste our server’s time knowing we’re not going to tip when there is other options available. In conclusion, if we were to tip our servers more it could be beneficial for everyone such as the servers, customers and the restaurant. Considering that server’s hourly wage is below minimum wage we should be more considerate when we dine-in at a restaurant. If we are a party table and we decide to stay in the restaurant for a long amount of time, we need to make sure we leave a good tip to make up for the server’s loss of tables. We should also make sure we complain to the right person when something is wrong such as the cooks time or bad quality of the
food.
wage and those who tip allow servers to make above minimum wage. Later Lynn also asserted, “Tipping affects servers’ attitudes and behaviors as well as customers’ dining experiences, so it should be managed to maximize employee motivation and customer satisfaction” (Lynn). Once a server starts to receive better tips, the server’s service improves. In addition to improving service, more people come to the restaurant and more people equals more money for the restaurant. A good crowd at a restaurant on the daily basis allows a restaurant to lower food prices and hire more employees. Corresponding to servers making below minimum wage, their paychecks aren't anything to look forward to. Many taxes are removed from a paycheck. Every time we dine in a restaurant our server is being taxed on our table. Servers are also required to claim all of their tips at the end of each shift. Lucia Graves mentioned, “An estimated 3.5 million restaurant workers are classified as tipped workers, meaning they can be paid as little as $2.13 an hour, plus whatever they earn in tips” (Graves). We are all aware that we cannot live off of making $2.13 an hour. Servers go to work everyday not knowing if they will make enough money to pay bills or buy food. Furthermore, tipping is especially important for large parties. When we reserve a party for seven or more, that can be a bit hectic for a server with 5 other tables. Some servers may give up their small tables for one big party, just to focus on the party. We should be more considerate of our server. For example, if we bring in seven or more people and we decide to sit at our table for three hours, then our tip should make up what the server could have made if the server’s tables were turning. Additionally, having party tables is more work for the server than having multiple tables. For instance, we could have one person at the party table thats a fast drinker, another person could ask for one thousand sides of ranch and another could ask for extra napkins. By the time a server’s party table is gone they are worn out from running back and forth. We should look at how hard our server worked for us and then decide how much to leave for a tip. On the other hand, we may not agree with tipping because we may not have liked how long it took to get our food or the quality of the food. The server’s job is not to make the customer’s food. The server is required to take the customer’s order and serve the customer’s food, along with other things. The cooks time and how the food tastes is out of the server’s control. A server should be able to earn their tip regardless of the cooks time or the quality of a person’s food. We have to complain to the right people such as the managers, instead of complaining to our server. Additionally, we may not tip because we are cheap or we do not have enough money.
Jeff Ecker, a reporter from the Daily Collegian, stated “I’ve heard it all when it comes to why students don’t tip. My favorite is not having the money for a tip” (Ecker). If we do not have enough money to tip then we could order take-out or go through the drive thru. Jennifer Jurkovich, a reporter from Nation’s Restaurant News, stated “Assuming people knew how to tip, then maybe forking out more money wouldn’t be so bad, but assume that at least 50 percent of the people out there seem to think 10 percent is acceptable” (Jurkovich). We should not waste our server’s time knowing we’re not going to tip when there is other options available. In conclusion, if we were to tip our servers more it could be beneficial for everyone such as the servers, customers and the restaurant. Considering that server’s hourly wage is below minimum wage we should be more considerate when we dine-in at a restaurant. If we are a party table and we decide to stay in the restaurant for a long amount of time, we need to make sure we leave a good tip to make up for the server’s loss of tables. We should also make sure we complain to the right person when something is wrong such as the cooks time or bad quality of the
food.