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You don't bribe someone because you think they deserve a bribe. That's not a bribe, it's a gift.
by djur 4y ago
You don't bribe someone because you think they deserve a bribe. That's not a bribe, it's a gift.
- deathanatos 4y agoAnd a tip isn't a bribe. Thinking tipping someone so they don't sabotage the job they are already being paid to do is, to use the article's words "getting out of hand". It is not unreasonable for me to expect that you complete the job you are paid to do, for the price we already agreed upon. Period. Tips used to be for good service, circumstances where you know that due to circumstance you're asking a little more of the staff. Many of the "pickup" order sites I have request a tip. There is literally no service, and I'm not even sure how the quality of the order will be, as I've literally not gotten it.
- watwut 4y agoWhat op described in this thread "I tip because it is the social norm (and bribery: don't want my food messed with)" is an unambiguous bribe.
- delta_p_delta_x 4y agoI ought to clarify: I meant that waiters don't deserve their wages and don't deserve to work if they think that spoiling customers' food is an acceptable reaction to a low/nonexistent tip.
- djur 4y agoSure, but that's not a principle I'm willing to eat snotchos for. Paying the bribe is the rational choice, even if the vast majority of recipients would never dream of messing with your food.