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> It costs time, effort, and money to provide better service, so I'm not from where you get the moral dimension of having to buy them. They have a cost; of cour
by Volundr 4y ago
> It costs time, effort, and money to provide better service, so I'm not from where you get the moral dimension of having to buy them. They have a cost; of course you have to buy them.
It's an odd industry where you perform a service, then hope your customer decides to pay you for it.
- tptacek 4y agoVariable compensation is widespread across all sorts of industries; tipping is just one (limited) flavor of it.
- Volundr 4y agoWhat other industries let the customer decide after the fact what (or if) they will pay for the service?
- tptacek 4y agoBabysitting. (Obviously, you don't decide if you're going to pay for restaurant service; you decide only whether you're going to hold up your end of a cost sharing deal.)
- lotsofpulp 4y agoWhat? I have not heard of a babysitter agree to babysit without also agreeing on a price beforehand. Where does this happen? I definitely would not trust my kids with someone willing to accept that deal.
- tptacek 4y agoYou generally tip babysitters (especially if you want them to be available in the future).
- dragonwriter 4y ago> Babysitting. Not generally. > Obviously, you don't decide if you're going to pay for restaurant service; you decide only whether you're going to hold up your end of a cost sharing deal. Tipping is not a “deal” that you have committed to, by definition.
- watwut 4y agoNo? The price for babysitting is always agreed up front. At least, I never seen anyone babysit or have babysitter without price being clear.
- swaggyBoatswain 4y agoMassages too (massage envy) The tipping there is kind of stupid since they tip at the base cost of the massage even if you get a discount for the membership. Probably going to cancel it given how expensive it's getting