mcdonalds emplyees not allowed to take tips?

[Crayzee]

i had a coupon for a free frappe (iced coffee) from mcdonalds
i went in and got one and was going to give the kid a buck tip and he said he's not allowed to take tips?

ive gone into various fast food drive ins late at night and always given the employee a tip before

[BROOKLYN BOY]

thats pretty sad....what do they make like 8 an hour? They should be allowed Tips.

[stealthyburrito]

yeah thats fairly standard for fast food chains.

but if i was the kid i'd casually take it from you if no manager was watching.

plus its rude to not accept tips.

[tltaylor89]

Kid deserves one can you imagine how many Dueces he deals with everyday.

[sundin4prez]

its in the rules not to but most take it.... when i was in chicago for week i frequently tipped at fast food places simply because this was the first time in the states as a adult and dident know if tipping was a must or what.... anyways most if not all all of the people i tipped where the midnight shift and they looked liked they needed the money more then me (either young college lookin people and or mid thirties with a shitty job)... either way they all said thanks

[pavyracer]

Enough with the tipping. Do you tip your nurse, your doctor, your dentist? Then why in the **** you should tip someone who pours coffee in your cup?

[Fishhead]

BULLSHIT

I tip everytime I go to McDonalds for a coffee drink.........this is not true.

[tltaylor89]

Enough with the tipping. Do you tip your nurse, your doctor, your dentist? Then why in the **** you should tip someone who pours coffee in your cup?

When someone makes 70K who in their right mind would tip them.Somewho makes $7.50 on the other hand might appreciate the extra $1

[sundin4prez]

Enough with the tipping. Do you tip your nurse, your doctor, your dentist? Then why in the **** you should tip someone who pours coffee in your cup?

i have heard its common practice in some countrys in europe

[pavyracer]

I tip at restaurants when I sit on the table and a waiter takes my order and brings my food from the kitchen. When I have to stand in line at a fast food place and have to wait 5-10 minutes to place an order for a cup of coffee I don't tip.

[brooks85]

exactly, i dont tip at fast food places, they are making minimum wage or better. Actual servers are getting paid dirt, I served years ago and it was 2.13/hour + tips. Before that I worked at target food avenue doing basically the same job making 9.50/hour but not aloud to take tips.

[THE PROFIT]

I worked in the auto parts business for years. At one major chain I worked for I started when I was 19 working through college. We advertised free battery installation, so I installed ALOT of batteries for customers. I was only making $9 an hour then, and it wasn't our policy to accept tips, as we advertised it was free when I sold them a battery. Some people would offer a tip, I would always say some shit like "You don't have to pay me, I'm happy to do it for you! Just make sure you come back & see us when you need blah blah blah" If they said "no, take it" I fukin took it & thanked them.

When I started managing the stores a few years later I seldom installed a battery anymore, but still had some people that would slip me a $20.

I once had this very attractive lady, she was probably in her late 30's 40 at the most, need a headlight put in. I would always put a headlight in, or have someone do it, for people if it was easy. But this was an older jeep where the whole light had to be taken out, all that chrome trim & shit, but she was cute so I did it. She asked me 3 times what she owed me, and I told her nothing, just come back & see me with whatever she needed. She asked me if I drank beer! I looked at her kinda funny & answered yes. She said she would bring me some beer by one day. I just kinda laughed & thought she was fuked up! This was in late October I think. Well, about a week before xmas she comes in & asks if I remember her, I said yeah & we talked a second, she asked me to come out to her jeep she had something for me. She brought me a 12pk of Killians Red & said Merry xmas & asked me if I had a girlfriend. I thought she was wanting to go out, so I said "that depends", I would have definitely went out with her, but she was asking for her friend who was a lot younger. She said I was really nice guy & her friend was single & could use a nice guy in her life. I told her I had a GF but thanks for the compliment. That would have been too much work, I was hoping she just wanted to fuk in the parking lot!

[20Four7]

I tip at restaurants when I sit on the table and a waiter takes my order and brings my food from the kitchen. When I have to stand in line at a fast food place and have to wait 5-10 minutes to place an order for a cup of coffee I don't tip.

exactly but mcdonalds policy is your not allowed to take tips.....

[JohnGalt2341]

[sickler]

What does the McDonald's cashier do with the money when you leave without your change? Numerous times at the drive-thru I hand the money at window #1 and proceed to window #2 without waiting for change.

[tim0402]

exactly, i dont tip at fast food places, they are making minimum wage or better. Actual servers are getting paid dirt, I served years ago and it was 2.13/hour + tips. Before that I worked at target food avenue doing basically the same job making 9.50/hour but not aloud to take tips.

how does a server make $2.13 an hour?

min wage is much more than that anywhere can you explain ?

[brooks85]

no problem

when you are a server, or someone who works for tips, you do not make state minimum wage + tips. You make a much less amount + tips.

for example, from what i just read, the minimum wage for tip earners is now $3.65 in ohio.

http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2008/12/minimum_wage_goes_up_in_ohio_s.html

[sickler]

no problem

when you are a server, or someone who works for tips, you do not make state minimum wage + tips. You make a much less amount + tips.

for example, from what i just read, the minimum wage for tip earners is now $3.65 in ohio.

http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2...in_ohio_s.html

Right, the min wage for servers is different because tips make up the majority of their income. Most don't claim all those tips at tax time so they get the last laugh.

[brooks85]

always loved when they tipped in cash

[INVEGA MAN]

I tip 20% but never tried to tip my doctor. I will give it a try next month. Stay tuned

[tim0402]

i tip 17.5% everytime

[BROOKLYN BOY]

That R Dogs scene is a freakin' classic

[DwightShrute]

Why tip someone for a job I’m capable of doing myself? I can deliver food. I can drive a taxi. I can, and do, cut my own hair. I did however, tip my urologist, because I am unable to pulverize my own kidney stones.

[acarmelo1]

I tip 10% but not for Fast Food, only on restaurants were the waiter has to come and bring me my food, serve me water and stuff like that.

[Cougar Bait]

I never tip less than 20% when dining out

It's a rough job and those people depend on your tips

Yeah The Reservoir Dogs scene is a classic

Pavy, tip the girl, at least with your mushroom tip

[thisisit]

At Christmas time I give tips out to everyone, and I do mean everyone. Mailman, UPS, Garbageman, Meter reader, and double the usual tips at restaurants as long as the service is up to par. Spread the cheer!! You go to a bar, or restaurant, and give someone a 100 bill on a 50 dollar tab it makes the week for that person. PAY IT FORWARD.

[pavyracer]

At Christmas time I give tips out to everyone, and I do mean everyone. Mailman, UPS, Garbageman, Meter reader, and double the usual tips at restaurants as long as the service is up to par. Spread the cheer!! You go to a bar, or restaurant, and give someone a 100 bill on a 50 dollar tab it makes the week for that person. PAY IT FORWARD.

that's different. the OP was saying that he tips every time he gets coffee from McDonald's.

[ejfel01]

i have heard its common practice in some countrys in europe

It is not unusual that the doctor asks for it beforehand the examination
With doctors salaries' less than 1000$ a month it is not strange

[BEANTOWNJIM]

SOMETIMES I THINK THESE NIGERIANS WORKING AT MCDONALDS HELP THEMSELVES TO THERE OWN TIPS.THE LAST TWO TIMES I WENT THROUGH A DRIVE THRU AT MCDONALS I GOT THE #1 MEAL BIG MAC FRIES AND A COKE THATS $5.45 O.K. SO I GIVE THE NIGERIAN A 10 DOLLAR BILL AND SHE GIVES ME BACK $3.55 SO I SAY HEY LISTEN I THINK YOU OWE ME ANOTHER DOLLAR AND SHE SAYS OH YOU WHITE AND I SAY I KNOW I AM BUT I STILL WANT THE DOLLAR

DONT WORRY ABOUT THE CROOKS WORKING AT MCDONALDS THEY DO ALLRIGHT FOR THEMSELVES JUST COUNT YOUR MONEY WHEN YOU LEAVE THEN YOU WILL SAY HELL THAT BEANTOWNJIM WAS RIGHT I GOT RIPPED OFF AT MCDONALDS.MOST PEOPLE DONT WANT TO GO BACK AND ARGUE I MYSELF DONT BUT THATS HOW THE NIGERIANS IN BOSTON MAKE THERE TIPS AT MCDONALDS

[thisisit]

SOMETIMES I THINK THESE NIGERIANS WORKING AT MCDONALDS HELP THEMSELVES TO THERE OWN TIPS.THE LAST TWO TIMES I WENT THROUGH A DRIVE THRU AT MCDONALS I GOT THE #1 MEAL BIG MAC FRIES AND A COKE THATS $5.45 O.K. SO I GIVE THE NIGERIAN A 10 DOLLAR BILL AND SHE GIVES ME BACK $3.55 SO I SAY HEY LISTEN I THINK YOU OWE ME ANOTHER DOLLAR AND SHE SAYS OH YOU WHITE AND I SAY I KNOW I AM BUT I STILL WANT THE DOLLAR DONT WORRY ABOUT THE CROOKS WORKING AT MCDONALDS THEY DO ALLRIGHT FOR THEMSELVES JUST COUNT YOUR MONEY WHEN YOU LEAVE THEN YOU WILL SAY HELL THAT BEANTOWNJIM WAS RIGHT I GOT RIPPED OFF AT MCDONALDS.MOST PEOPLE DONT WANT TO GO BACK AND ARGUE I MYSELF DONT BUT THATS HOW THE NIGERIANS IN BOSTON MAKE THERE TIPS AT MCDONALDS

Classic stuff Jim

[coloradobuff]

they should be allowed to take them..cmon

[pavyracer]

they should be allowed to take them..cmon

The main reason they are not allowed is to deter drug activity. A person can be going there 4-5 times a day for coffee tipping $5-$10 every time and on the 6th trip he gets his dope in the bag.

[maersksealand]

i had a coupon for a free frappe (iced coffee) from mcdonalds
i went in and got one and was going to give the kid a buck tip and he said he's not allowed to take tips?

ive gone into various fast food drive ins late at night and always given the employee a tip before

don't worry for them , they are stealing from the cash register.

[kman008]

don't worry for them , they are stealing from the cash register.

haha that is a good one.

[maersksealand]

haha that is a good one.

I'm not kidding. A friend of a friend started a job at Burger King and he was bragging about stealing $20 a day from the cash register. I was sure he will lose his job pretty soon but I said nothing...

4 months later I went to the drive thru of that BK and the cashier refused my money. I was "WTF is going on"...she didn't speak English and she was very scared to accept my money. Suddenly the "friend" showed up at the window and said "for you it's free"...I learned he became a Manager...LOL...no kidding...plus the bag was full with extras I didn't order.

Two years later the restaurant closed and was replaced by a Taco Bell.