'I'm not gonna f*cking tip you when all you're doing is taking a cup and handing it to somebody'

[MichMan]

10. People routinely tip some low wage occupations and not others that earn similar wages

I never hear of anyone tipping self serve gas station attendants, fast food workers, grocery or retail clerks, for just a few examples. Why not tip them 15 % to supplement their low wages too ? They have similar wages to those in other jobs who are tipped frequently by customers. I worked as a minimum wage self serve gas station attendant for a little while many years ago; no one ever offered any tips.

I also worked as a bus boy at a restaurant while in college many years ago as well. The waitresses openly bragged in front of me about making over $100 a night in tips, while I made a total of $15 for the entire night at minimum wage. Once, one of them gave me a whole dollar.

It is pretty obvious that younger waitresses with pretty faces and more prominent "assets" made a lot more in tips than the others. It takes the same amount of work to serve someone a $10 burger, as it is a $50 lobster, yet tips are based on the size of the check.

I hope one day the entire practice is abolished as it is patently unfair.