I’m right there with you, if someone is getting paid a tip wage then I tip them. If someone is receiving a non-tip wave but if not tipping them will ruffle the feathers of those I’m with, I tip them. As far as bucking convention goes, it can show good character or bad character, which to me makes it a relatively unuseful metric for character. “Innovator” and “iconoclast” both describe someone who bucks convention, the only difference is the observer’s opinion of whether that particular convention deserves bucking. Convention is nothing more than the base rate, it is an amoral reference point.
Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
When I worked at the hotel - my van driving was the only one of two (bellhops) positions that paid a lower waged based on the expectation of the tips (well maybe the hotel bar tender - but I didn't party in there!) I've heard of people saying they tips the maids. Nice gesture - but they much more than I did in hourly wage. Bucking convention shows something of character. Cutting in line is bucking convention too and I think it also shows something of character.