Re: Why do blacks not tip?

> TooRadical wrote:
> > I must admit, I have given small tips in some situations. Consider
> > this, does it make sense to tip someone who earns more than you do? Do
> > professionals, regardless of income, ever receive tips? I don't think
> > so. Yet, low status occupations, like a waiter, are always tipped,
> > without regard to their actual level of income.
> >
> > Now, I must admit I've never worked at a job where tips were expected.
> > I can image though, that a tip might make me feel that the tipper is
> > implying that they are at the same level as my employer. You know,
> > "the wage giver".

They are the wage giver. They evaluate your work and pay you accordingly.


> > me, and this is their little act of charity. Either way, it wouldn't
> > make me feel particularly good, regardless of the amount of the tip.


Would you feel better about working for minimum wage or below?