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« on: March 14, 2007, 06:56:15 pm » |
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Does anyone else tip delivery drivers? Specifically, I ordered pizzas for a staff lunch, and tipped the driver about 17%. Now I just got chewed out for giving the driver a tip. I was taught to always give a tip for good service, but this person said that they never tip delivery drivers. She didn't say it outright, but also implied that I should pay the tip out of my own pocket (she said that if our faculty feel like a tip is deserved, they'll pay it out of their own pocket). I told her that I had never heard of anyone not tipping the driver, and she said, "well, $10 is to much to pay someone to deliver pizza." And I told her that when I worked at another state agency (falling under the same rules that we do), we always tipped between 15 and 20 percent.
I'm a little angry about her attitude about this. I ordered and met the driver to help her out because she said she had too much stuff to do, and I did what my 8 years of experience had taught me. Am I overreacting? Have I been wrong all these years in thinking that you should tip?
Anyway, thanks for letting me vent.
Tif
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ozbound
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« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2007, 07:51:23 pm » |
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I think that since she made the order, she should have been clear upfront about whether or not to include a tip. Since she did not say anything one way or the other, you used your best judgment, and I think you did the right thing. (I've always tipped delivery drivers at home, and any time I've seen someone at work pay for a pizza, they tipped them.) I don't see any reason why you should pay out of your own pocket, either! Just my 2 cents.
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marieh2000
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« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2007, 08:57:08 pm » |
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I've always tipped the delivery drivers also. In my eyes, they're doing the job the waitress would normally do.
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gee4
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« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2007, 09:51:50 am » |
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Tif to be honest I tip no-one. The way I look at it, no-one tips me for doing my job. I used to tip my hairdresser and figured when she married the owner, that was enough.
Just my personal opinion.
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spitfire78
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« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2007, 02:49:53 pm » |
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Oh Gee - how nice to finally meet someone who has the same view as me!!!!
I do tip waitresses - but very grudgingly because that is the culture we live in. Everyone always says that you have to tip them because they don't make enough in salary. I say that if there was no tipping - the bosses/owners would have to pay them enough salary - just like my boss has to pay me enough salary to keep me here.
Half of the time I'm afraid to even express my views because people have really slammed into me about it. But that's the way I feel.
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gee4
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« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2007, 02:55:10 pm » |
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Spitfire I thought I'd get shot down for saying my bit, but again it's how I feel. If these people are not getting paid the minimum wage then find a job that does. I have had to temp and take contract jobs when out of work, so believe me when I say I speak from experience.
One of my own mottos is, never expect anything, that way you don't get disappointed. (In fact I think I used this already this week in another posting).
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msmarieh
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« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2007, 03:09:59 pm » |
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I do tip, though it varies by person. For pizza delivery people, I usually just do a flat $3-5 - I don't really go by % of the order, since it's the same amount of work for them as a delivery person (versus a waitress where more people = larger bill = % tip).
Marie
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diamondlady
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« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2007, 03:18:15 pm » |
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I'm with you Marie. I do tip, but like you a smaller amount for pizza delivery, and depending upon my bill, and the service I tip accordingly. I also tip my hair dresser, but by choice as I feel she does an awesome job on a consistent basis, plus I've had her for years, and I don't want to think of what will happen when she retires. And Gee and Spitfire, as far as being shot down for your opinions, they are just that your opinions, and we should be able to voice them and share them here in a respectful way. Diamondlady Peer Moderator  Edited by diamondlady on 15/03/07 02:20 PM. |
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geminigirl
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« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2007, 04:08:38 pm » |
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I generally add about 15 - 20% to the restaurant bill if I've had good service - more if it's exceptional but like others have said here, pay the waiting service a decent wage and don't expect diners (or whoever) to make up for the lack of it.
Pizza / take-out delivery - I'll generally round the amount up to the nearest £5 or £10. London Cabs - I'll give a couple of quid and round up.
Having said what I did about paying a living wage, I'm off on my travels to Egypt next week where tipping for absolutely everything is expected. Even to the extent that going into a loo at a tourist site involves tipping the guy on the door to make sure you get given adequate loo paper!!! Adequate = more than two sheets! Sometimes you only have to make eye contact (invest in a pair of dark dark glasses) to be asked for baksheesh.
And having said all that, I love Egypt and the people there so I can't have found it too bad...
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countrigal
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« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2007, 12:52:19 am » |
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I definitely tip the drivers. I've been in that position, and just like a waitress's job, the pay is not even minimum wage because they (those who pay you) are given the option to pay you less and expect the difference to be made up in tips. Definitely a difficult way to make a living.
For those of you who don't tip, you might take into consideration the laws that allow owners to pay waitresses, bartenders, and delivery folks less money based on the understanding that their job is one that will garner tips and so they don't have to even pay minimum. When I worked as a waitress, at a very upscale restaraunt, I made about $2.50 an hour and on good nights, with tips, I'd make about $7.00-10.00 an hour. When working in a small diner, the pay was the same, but I only made about $5.00/hour with tips, due to the clientelle and type of diner we were. It was very hard to make rent, much less the rest of my expenses, with those types of salaries, and no guarantee on hours or tips. AND tips are reported as wages and taxes have to be paid out of those, too. So if you don't believe in tipping, which is your right, please vocalize your thoughts to your Congressmen and other spokemen, so that perhaps we can a) get minimum wage raised, and b) get NO jobs loopholed out of this requirement so that no one relies on tips to make minimum wage and a living.
Back to the original question though... yes, I tip the delivery drivers, and more on their attitude when delivering, timeliness of delivery, and such than on the quality of food or the fact that the person who took my order was/was not friendly. I mean, you can only tip on what they can control.
CountriGal
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misslynn
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« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2007, 01:05:11 am » |
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When ordering food in for delivery, I tip based on if they show up on time, if they help me set up, their attitude, etc. I don't tip a full 15% because it's not nearly the work that a waitress does. A good waitress I'll tip about 20%.
Anyone that I go to regularly (my hairdresser, the girl who does my nails, etc.) I tip generously because they take extra good care of me in the future. Just today I had a manicure and tipped my girl $20 - you should have seen the smile on her face! It just felt good to make someone's day.
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« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2007, 11:36:40 am » |
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I would probably not tip a delivery driver, unless he was delivering some item of furniture to my home and had offered especially good service (such as lugging said furniture up to my attic and unpacking it for me).
With deliveries at work, I would never tip unless I was authorized to do so - the money that belongs to my company is not mine to spend.
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