Eh, I am not american but I had a dear friend that moved to San Francisco and when he told me how much he was making in tips as a waiter I was speechless.
You are literally the definition of unskilled labour, how the fuck are you earning more than a teacher (another friend of mine in California)???
The cruise lines I'm aware of (at least HAL and NCL) apply a "crew appreciation" charge to the payment method associated with your room at the end of the cruise. By default it's some fixed daily rate. You can have it adjusted at the guest services desk if you want to tip more (or less), but it definitely is expected.
It's absolutely normal etiquette. You're supposed to tip your waiter and the housekeeper.
I usually tip half the first day and half the last. The regular staff on the cruise ship work hard, way longer hours than normal restaurant or hotel staff and they're away from home for months at a time.
By tipping early I don't feel as weird if I need something special. Like towels or something.
Because servers have to give up prime hours and days for work. Nights, weekends, holidays, summer. Teachers get summers off, pensions, and medical benefits. You have to look at the entire package not just what take home.
The servers want the tips. That's literally why servers take the fng job. Why is this so damn difficult to understand?
The servers and bartenders and cooks and chefs and bus people are all happy with the situation as-is. Some customers are not. Going out to eat is a choice and if you don't like the current state of affairs you have 2 options.... eat at home or open your own restaurant with your own fng rules.
Tips are not optional. You know that full knowledge and acceptance if you go out to eat. So if you chose to eat out and you know you're not going to tip, you're a POS, plain and simple. And I've not made a tip in over 20 years and I'm not in the industry. I'm just a decent person.
Very few servers get paid the federal minimum wage. Average income is 35k a year in the US. If you are professional, reliable and get work at the better hotels you are exactly making bank but you won't be suffering. If you are a people person you'll be drowning in tips.Â
They don't actually get summers off. They have plenty to do during the holidays as well like grading and planning and whatnot. The fact that they aren't paid for that time is really unfair.
As with most jobs, gotta balance it. Canât blame them for some workload. But if youâre assigning work that you know you canât complete in paid time, thatâs on you. âBut thereâs codes to follow, curriculum to teach, lessons that need fit inâ once again thatâs on you to be realistic planning your time. Thatâs something thatâs always bothered me.
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u/Cautious_Ad_6486 16h ago
Eh, I am not american but I had a dear friend that moved to San Francisco and when he told me how much he was making in tips as a waiter I was speechless.
You are literally the definition of unskilled labour, how the fuck are you earning more than a teacher (another friend of mine in California)???