The $100,000 a year waitress isn't a myth: Some hard truths about tipping in Canada

[Mitsu3000gt]

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That's fair. I guess I'm the same way depending on the hooker lol some get more than others based on service and attention to detail

Haha I don't think I can think of a more service-oriented industry than that.

[TomcoPDR]

Might be smarter to be a dish washer

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...r-work-n959401

[ThePenIsMightier]

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People are entitled up here. Really, the only way to get good service these days is to be an above average tipper, and a regular customer so you're recognized and noticed.

Strongly disagree. I was telling myself that for YEARS as I frequented a few places. Minimum 5x per month and that would be over $450/month with tips at 20% minimum. It was always great and I was telling myself it was because we tipped well and were polite regulars.
Then one day a bitchy waitress really went out of her way to treat us like shit and it was a shitty night. I drove back in the next day exclusively to talk to the manager. Mother Fucker looked at me like he'd never seen me before in his life. Didn't recognize me from last night, didn't know me, didn't know shit! I felt like such a knob but I had to tell him "I spend over $400 a month here" which felt like "Bitch do u know who I am?!!". I couldn't believe I'd flushed all that money down the toilet.
That, plus the huge jump in min wage and the jacked prices have brought my tipping WAY down. And there's been zero difference in anything except my wallet.

[killramos]

Lol I think we have another moran alt for the ignore wand.

[tonytiger55]

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Citizenship

I think you might have meant Permanent Residency.

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I have no idea how the Tim Hortons employment structure works, but I think msommers had the most accurate answer

I suspect at Tim Hortons, they already know they aren't getting any tips, and I am assuming there is a power-tripping manager at every location keeping everyone in line. You don't need to speak English well to work there and I think overall it attracts a different type of employee (i.e. I see people my parents' age working there but rarely do I see that in a traditional restaurant). Also they are just so busy all the time that if anyone was slacking off it would probably be extremely obvious to the rest of the staff. At Tim Hortons they know what they signed up for, they get $X/hr and that's that. They also can work normal hours, where as many restaurants don't open until 5pm. At a restaurant, they are getting $15/hr plus 15-20% on almost every table regardless of how good they are so there is no motivation whatsoever to do anything other than the bare minimum. They only thing they care about is getting you another bottle of wine after you're still on the first glass because it has the highest tip return for the lowest effort. If there was any correlation between service quality and tip % in Calgary, I think that would change in a hurry and you would see service quality increase dramatically. Or do like many states do and make server minimum wage $5.00 - then you will see them actually work for tips at times other than check delivery. I think that is a very reasonable solution because then the people who deserve it will make the same money and the slackers will get weeded out. As it is there is no motivation and unless that motivation is financial, nothing will change IMO.

I don't get a bonus at my job just for showing up to work - there is careful performance tracking, etc. throughout the year and it is entirely based on that.

The best service experience I've had in recent memory was at Prairie Dog Brewing and surprise surprise - there is no tipping expected there. The bill was lower than it would have been at competing pubs/breweries, service was 10/10, the servers are being compensated fairly - win/win all round.



If you're implying that I am not a generous tipper you need to re-read my posts I think the difference is who I choose to tip and I no longer blindly give 20%. My overall money spent on tipping is probably exactly the same. My outlook on tipping is what has changed towards rewarding those who actually deserve it.

Its a bit of a catch 22 as well. People do those jobs as it can be pretty hard moving into other roles. There are multiple barriers immigrants/Citizens have born in Canadians don't have.

[googe]

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Our favourite waiter at Caesar's makes $200k a year in tips. Just to make you fume with jealously just a bit more.

How would you know this? I can't imagine a waiter who actually does make 200k in tips being that open (or dumb) about it that he would mention that to customers.

[ExtraSlow]

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How would you know this? I can't imagine a waiter who actually does make 200k in tips being that open (or dumb) about it that he would mention that to customers.

CRA would like to know this persons name.

[killramos]

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How would you know this? I can't imagine a waiter who actually does make 200k in tips being that open (or dumb) about it that he would mention that to customers.

People brag (and lie) about the dumbest things.

[Buster]

Well, 200k per year...

lets say they work 5 days a week, or full time. That's 272 days a year, I think.

That would be 735 per shift in tips.

IF the average bill at Caesars is $300, and the average tip i 15%, then you would need to do 16 tables a night every night, all year to hit 200k.

I just eat at restaurants, so I ahve no idea if any of these assumptions are realistic.

[max_boost]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...accepting-tips

[lilmira]

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...accepting-tips

https://globalnews.ca/news/4883571/f...ssengers-butt/

How much should you tip a flight attendant for wiping your ass?

[Disoblige]

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https://globalnews.ca/news/4883571/f...ssengers-butt/

How much should you tip a flight attendant for wiping your ass?

I can't believe someone actually 1) pulled down his underwear for him, and 2) wiped him too.

The fact that he let out a sensual moan after the wipe just makes it even more repulsive.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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https://globalnews.ca/news/4883571/f...ssengers-butt/

How much should you tip a flight attendant for wiping your ass?

He wanted a lot more than just a wipe haha.

Quite shocking they would oblige that, especially since I bet that wasn't the only washroom on the plane.

[max_boost]

Gross

[lilmira]

hot meal coming right up after we clean this gentleman's butt lol

[killramos]

Old people are the best trolls.

[googe]

The worst part of that article:

NOTE: This story contains graphic descriptions that some readers might find disturbing. Please read at your own discretion.

Really, trigger warnings on written descriptions of old man butts? Oversensitivity is out of control...