Originally Posted by
phrogfella
The bigger question is, why do we tip van drivers but don’t tip any of the other workers that we encounter in the hotel? Why do we tip when a bartender gives us a drink but not when a flight attendant gives us a drink? It’s all just tradition and other than showing a person’s desire to buck convention, reveals nothing about their character. FYI, I always tip the van driver and don’t tip any of the other hotel employees in order to not rock the boat, not because it is deserved or not deserved.
That is all correct. The idea that tipping is the expectation is bad, but that is the way our society is set up. Until we can get 330 million people to change their behavior and adjust pay and prices overnight, tipping is the easier.
For all those cheap pilots who complain about tipping... just pretend you are paid 80 cents an hour less and the food at the restaurant costs 20% more. That is what would happen if we could got rid of tipping. You wouldn't be making more... things would just cost more.