[LeahMichele]

I just went to Subway and they had a tip cup on the counter. This is one big pet peeve for me. Don't get my wrong, I will always tip a pizza driver or a waiter/waitress, but does it make sense to be tipping at subway ? They don't do anything extra for me, they don't come to my table and refill my cup, they don't come out and take my order while I sit on my arse texting. They don't deliver my food to my house. WHY the FK should I be tipping at Subway, Carls JR., Jersey Mikes, etc ??? I just hate it and I feel like if you don't tip they kind of have a crappy attitude with you. I watched the 2 guys in front of me, one guy didn't drop anything into the tip cup and the cashier didn't so much as say thanks. I feel its just tacky to take a paper cup and write "TIPS" on it and put it on the counter. Years ago when I worked at McDonalds, if we tried that garbage we would have been fired by the manager. It makes me question the leadership of these restaurants when they allow that crap. I live in Washington state, we have the highest statewide minimum wage. They make $10 minimum to work in fast food. Im not trying to be heartless but that's all you deserve, its a starting out job. Im not trying to disrespect the job, a lot of us started out in fast food, but its a starting out job, and don't put a paper cup with the word "tips" written on it on the counter. That is no more professional than the guy standing on the street corner holding a cup. Ok end rant, that's just how I feel.

[easyliving]

never put a penny in any of those tip baskets. Even if I'm getting 3-4 cents in change I'd rather pocket the change then throw it out on the way out then put it in the tip box. As you said their not providing you any service that requires you to tip them. They are simply doing their jobs.

[JMon]

Bitching about unnecessary tipping; one could feel the same reading this on a gambling forum.
In any case there is a easy fix too both. Stop going to places that don't warrant a tip and don't open dumb ass thread titles that don't pertain to gambling.

[TheGoldenGoose]

Bitching about unnecessary tipping; one could feel the same reading this on a gambling forum.
In any case there is a easy fix too both. Stop going to places that don't warrant a tip and don't open dumb ass thread titles that don't pertain to gambling.

[Jikos]

Is somebody forcing you to tip? Why bitch about something that doesn't even affect you?

[MoneyLineDawg]

I don't mind them hustling for the tip....They make shit wages and work shit jobs, I guess with the tip cup they work "harder"....whatever value that is not really sure in a place like Subway

They shouldn't have a bad attitude though if you don't tip them....The manager is failing in that regard

I'll always tip the workers in this situation if they seem like good people....Pay it forward kinda guy

Use plastic though more than cash anyway so usually a moot point....unless there's a tip option on the receipt then it gets dicey

[Ghenghis Kahn]

while the big banks and corporations get bailed out for TRILLIONS OF FUKKING DOLLARS, here's an idiot complaining about workers making minimum wage trying to earn an extra dollar or two...

just don't tip you cheap fukk!!!!!

[FlipsideRM]

Subways in Florida all have subway made tip jars, seems like they encourage tipping. I rarely ever put anything but loose change in them unless the person really goes out of their way to be nice or something

[TheMoneyShot]

Some girl started using a tip cup at the tanning salon. I said... what is this sh#$? What are you doing? And then it dawned on me... it's a girl working... she's trying to hustle. If some dude wants to give her a $5 in the tip jar... so be it. It's not company protocol. It's the manager or supervisor allowing it. Since Subway is independently owned an operated... the owner is allowing it for the girls.

[TheCentaur]

I find it offensive

People saying you don't have to do it what the big deal, that's beside the point

It's rude and inappropriate. It's asking, "Hey do you want to give me some extra money for just doing what I'm already paid to do, I'll say thank you and you'll feel like a generous soul? I would rather people just give me money because they want to be liked or feel guilty if they don't instead of finding a better job, and I don't feel guilty at all for putting them in this awkward position."

It's the principle, something they don't have

[easyliving]

I was on the road one day and really needed to use the bathroom. Stopped by a mcdonalds to use their bathroom and when I went in the stall door was locked from the inside and I couldn't get in. So I let the manager know he sends an employee to the bathroom and the kid goes from the bottom of the stall and opens the door for me. Anyways I go in their do what I gotta do for 5-10 minutes and once I come out feeling relieved I go up to the cashier and ask to see the kid that opened the door for me. I hand the kid a dollar for his services and thank him. He of course automatically pockets the money and the manager is right their and sees the whole situation. As I walk away the manager questions him and says he can't take tips and takes the money from him. I see all this happening and go back in their and ask the manager for my money back insisting that it was not meant for him. He of course hands it over and I get out of their as quick as I can. To make a long story short if that boy at Mcdonalds doesn't deserve to get tipped no employee at a fast food restaurant deserves to get tipped, including pizza places when your carrying out. If any of these places has a tip jar its a big shame on their part.

[TheCentaur]

So I let the manager know he sends an employee to the bathroom and the kid goes from the bottom of the stall and opens the door for me.

Bathrooms are to be accessible for customers (they didn't know you weren't a customer) and their employees should ensure that, whether it be cleaning up a mess, keeping it stocked with toilet paper, or unlocking a stall door. Part of the job IMO

[easyliving]

Bathrooms are to be accessible for customers (they didn't know you weren't a customer) and their employees should ensure that, whether it be cleaning up a mess, keeping it stocked with toilet paper, or unlocking a stall door. Part of the job IMO

good point but he had to crouch through a small area that was probably smelling of urine and had to get to the other side. Its not like they had a key to just open the door. In this situation he did me a favor and considering how badly I had to go he deserved to be rewarded. But the point is that if I can't give him a tip no one else deserves to be tipped.

[TheMoneyShot]

And for the record... I don't tip every time at Subway. I felt the same way as CEN did when the cup was in front of me. I got use to it though. It's shocking when you first see it. But it's like anything in life... you get use to it. The girl is just trying to hustle. It's a new thing for these chicks. Perhaps, we should set up a pole or a mini stage somewhere? And let these girls really earn the tip?

[Let's Go Rangers]

I was on the road one day and really needed to use the bathroom. Stopped by a mcdonalds to use their bathroom and when I went in the stall door was locked from the inside and I couldn't get in. So I let the manager know he sends an employee to the bathroom and the kid goes from the bottom of the stall and opens the door for me. Anyways I go in their do what I gotta do for 5-10 minutes and once I come out feeling relieved I go up to the cashier and ask to see the kid that opened the door for me. I hand the kid a dollar for his services and thank him. He of course automatically pockets the money and the manager is right their and sees the whole situation. As I walk away the manager questions him and says he can't take tips and takes the money from him. I see all this happening and go back in their and ask the manager for my money back insisting that it was not meant for him. He of course hands it over and I get out of their as quick as I can. To make a long story short if that boy at Mcdonalds doesn't deserve to get tipped no employee at a fast food restaurant deserves to get tipped, including pizza places when your carrying out. If any of these places has a tip jar its a big shame on their part.

2 things

1) should have given him the tip right after he unlocked the stall door
2) Should have been a $5.....by tipping only $1, you acted niggardly

[Let's Go Rangers]

Bathrooms are to be accessible for customers (they didn't know you weren't a customer) and their employees should ensure that, whether it be cleaning up a mess, keeping it stocked with toilet paper, or unlocking a stall door. Part of the job IMO

The kid didnt open the stall with a key, the kid got on the floor, crawled under the door, and unlocked from the inside

[TheCentaur]

The kid didnt open the stall with a key, the kid got on the floor, crawled under the door, and unlocked from the inside

Who else was supposed to do it? Should we tip when they unclog the toilet too? I've had to do that plenty at jobs I had years ago, I didn't get tipped nor did I expect to, and I would rather crawl under a door than unclog a public toilet again.

[Let's Go Rangers]

Who else was supposed to do it? Should we tip when they unclog the toilet too? I've had to do that plenty at jobs I had years ago, I didn't get tipped nor did I expect to, and I would rather crawl under a door than unclog a public toilet again.

I guess Im not as cheap as you.

If the kid crawled under the door so I didn't have to shit my pants...
I'd throw the kid a $5

[dbartinbwgc]

When I use to bet the ponies at Ballys sports book the one middle age Italian guy
use to tap his tip cup every time he went to pay me out.
Like here it is put something in it.

[TheMoneyShot]

When I use to bet the ponies at Ballys sports book the one middle age Italian guy
use to tap his tip cup every time he went to pay me out.
Like here it is put something in it.

Wow. I would of tapped the guy in the face. Don't these people understand why there's 10% juice for? Ridiculous. Give me +EV on every wager and I'll gladly tip that idiot.

[NYRin09]

subway is kind of understandable tbh... at least they're doing something. if they do a good job of making your sandwich, throw them a quarter. McD's, BK, Wendy's on the other hand.... they literally dont do shit and you should never tip at a place like that

[TheCentaur]

subway is kind of understandable tbh... at least they're doing something.

They either make ur sub correctly or they didn't do their job

[TheCentaur]

I guess Im not as cheap as you.

If the kid crawled under the door so I didn't have to shit my pants...
I'd throw the kid a $5

Has nothing to do with being cheap. That five really doesn't do shit for the kid, will probably be the only tip he gets all month, but it makes you feel like a badass so you can come on an internet forum and call people cheap.

Look, it's ur $5 and you can do what you want with it.

Hope you can understand that plants the mentality of putting out the tip jar. It's a welfare mentality, that the haves should just give you extra money. There is a reason the manager doesn't allow tips.

[NYRin09]

They either make ur sub correctly or they didn't do their job

That's the same thing as going to a real restaurant and saying either they gave u correct service or they didn't do their job- thats exactly what the tip depends on

[darrell74]

When I use to bet the ponies at Ballys sports book the one middle age Italian guy
use to tap his tip cup every time he went to pay me out.
Like here it is put something in it.

Lived here for about 8 months now(Las Vegas). Still don't know what the right amounts to tip the guys at the sportsbooks, yet.

[darrell74]

subway is kind of understandable tbh... at least they're doing something. if they do a good job of making your sandwich, throw them a quarter. McD's, BK, Wendy's on the other hand.... they literally dont do shit and you should never tip at a place like that

A quarter? What are you, phuckin everybody's cheap grandpa!!!

[NYRin09]

A quarter? What are you, phuckin everybody's cheap grandpa!!!

You're kidding right? it's still subway, lets not get ahead of ourselves. a fukkin subway sandwich takes lets say 2 minutes to make (probably less). lets say they do 30 sandwiches/hour. $0.25 / sandwich would be $7.50 in tips per hour for the (probably 2) subway employees to split. 8 hour shift, extra $30 per day. Yes, a quarter.

[TheCentaur]

That's the same thing as going to a real restaurant and saying either they gave u correct service or they didn't do their job- thats exactly what the tip depends on

Hope you realize that waiters don't get tipped everywhere in the world and people get their food and drinks just fine. Because the system in the USA has waitstaff dependent on tips I of course tip, but it's not a good system IMO

[darrell74]

I just went to Subway and they had a tip cup on the counter. This is one big pet peeve for me. Don't get my wrong, I will always tip a pizza driver or a waiter/waitress, but does it make sense to be tipping at subway ? They don't do anything extra for me, they don't come to my table and refill my cup, they don't come out and take my order while I sit on my arse texting. They don't deliver my food to my house. WHY the FK should I be tipping at Subway, Carls JR., Jersey Mikes, etc ??? I just hate it and I feel like if you don't tip they kind of have a crappy attitude with you. I watched the 2 guys in front of me, one guy didn't drop anything into the tip cup and the cashier didn't so much as say thanks. I feel its just tacky to take a paper cup and write "TIPS" on it and put it on the counter. Years ago when I worked at McDonalds, if we tried that garbage we would have been fired by the manager. It makes me question the leadership of these restaurants when they allow that crap. I live in Washington state, we have the highest statewide minimum wage. They make $10 minimum to work in fast food. Im not trying to be heartless but that's all you deserve, its a starting out job. Im not trying to disrespect the job, a lot of us started out in fast food, but its a starting out job, and don't put a paper cup with the word "tips" written on it on the counter. That is no more professional than the guy standing on the street corner holding a cup. Ok end rant, that's just how I feel.

In a situation like that, if you don't feel like tipping, then don't.
If they make you feel uncomfortable, don't go back.
They are not supposed to.

For me, personally, I have bartended/waited tables for most of my life at less than minimum wage. So yeah, you gotta tip us or we're not like it too much. However, they're are still no consequences if you don't tip us. But, I think you already know that, so you're not gonna get that lecture from me.

For Subways' employees. If they want to work for tips, they should get into restaurants, not fast food.
They know that already and they know they shouldn't rely on those tips to pay bills.
They're checks pay their bills. Those tips don't make too much of a difference, in their salary.

What do I do?
Since I'm not rich, $2 and whatever coins on the return.
Not that much right?
Well, I don't know those people, but anytime I get Subway's, those people smile, and seem to go out of their way to where its almost embarrassing.
Its only 2 bucks, and they seem really happy with that.
But, like I've said before, don't feel bad if you don't tip. You're not expected.

[NYRin09]

Hope you realize that waiters don't get tipped everywhere in the world and people get their food and drinks just fine. Because the system in the USA has waitstaff dependent on tips I of course tip, but it's not a good system IMO

ah. the classic 'realize you're wrong and try to spin it' tactic..... nice. yes, i'm aware that there are places in the world where tipping is not customary. wages are also higher there.

regardless, its clear that LeahMichele is in America, referring to the American dining industry, specifically fast food, and that i was referring to America as well.

[TheCentaur]

ah. the classic 'realize you're wrong and try to spin it' tactic

About what?

yes, i'm aware that there are places in the world where tipping is not customary. wages are also higher there.

Yeah, no shit
What else would I be talking about

[Let's Go Rangers]

Has nothing to do with being cheap. That five really doesn't do shit for the kid, will probably be the only tip he gets all month, but it makes you feel like a badass so you can come on an internet forum and call people cheap.

Look, it's ur $5 and you can do what you want with it.

Hope you can understand that plants the mentality of putting out the tip jar. It's a welfare mentality, that the haves should just give you extra money. There is a reason the manager doesn't allow tips.

I totally DISAGREE with the tip jar because if the cashier does a great job but everyone else is loafing ( lets say a place other than subway where you see the sandwich being made ) im sure the money would be pooled.

in the case of the kid who climbed underneath a stall door he performed a singular service.



Do you tip a valet?
Cab driver?
Usher who cleans your seats at the ballgame
?

They are only doing their job

[Let's Go Rangers]

Lived here for about 8 months now(Las Vegas). Still don't know what the right amounts to tip the guys at the sportsbooks, yet.

Same thing with the "handpays" on slots...
Supposed to be a % WYF

you mean if they count out 5 $100 bills I tip them X but if they count out 50 $100 bills I should give him / her more?

I learn to count to 50 by the time I was 5 ...
does it deserve that much extra money?

[Let's Go Rangers]

You're kidding right? it's still subway, lets not get ahead of ourselves. a fukkin subway sandwich takes lets say 2 minutes to make (probably less). lets say they do 30 sandwiches/hour. $0.25 / sandwich would be $7.50 in tips per hour for the (probably 2) subway employees to split. 8 hour shift, extra $30 per day. Yes, a quarter.

do you wear the traditional black yamaka or do you wear a more colorful one?

[Easy-Rider 66]

[QUOTE=TheCentaur;22119281]I find it offensive

People saying you don't have to do it what the big deal, that's beside the point

It's rude and inappropriate. It's asking, "Hey do you want to give me some extra money for just doing what I'm already paid to do, I'll say thank you and you'll feel like a generous soul? I would rather people just give me money because they want to be liked or feel guilty if they don't instead of finding a better job, and I don't feel guilty at all for putting them in this awkward position."

It's the principle, something they don't have[/QUOTE]

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