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Not surprising–they never had to do the work

 So Gen Z and the Millennials are the worst tippers.  Basically anyone under 40 at this point in time.

The article linked above blames this on the fact that those groups have less income, but I think they’ve missed the true reason and the article doesn’t dig deeper.

I think the real reason that some of the below 40s are crappy tippers is because some of them (probably most of them) never worked in those jobs. They have never been waitstaff, or delivery people, or bartenders. 

Anybody who has ‘been there/done that’ is probably going to be a better tipper (unless the service sucks but then they have an idea of what good service is also).  The article alludes to that, but doesn’t give a reason.

I think that if you’ve walked several hundred miles in someone’s shoes as a waiter or delivery guy, then you’re going to be more sympathetic to those who are now doing that job.

Makes a difference.

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6 responses to “Not surprising–they never had to do the work”

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    I only have one pet peeve about servers of any age, sex, ethnicity, or establishment they work at. I make a simple request; a drink refill, extra napkins or condiments, a replacement fork for the one I dropped, etc. and they answer with, “No Problem.”I know it's not a problem, it's your fuckin' job! I didn't ask for you to go gas up my truck while I sit there and eat. I'm not looking for you to come clean my house after you get out of work. How about simply answering, “Yes sir, right away.” Saying “no problem” indicates to me it REALLY IS a problem to you, but you want me to think you can handle it with all your other hard work. I won't reduce a tip for that, but it is one of those things that bug me. I said something to a server once, and my wife got pissed at ME!

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    That it does…

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    Glypto–Unfortunately I think that 'no problem' has just become part of the lexicon. In my part of NW Indiana, they tend to say 'my pleasure' even when you know it's not their pleasure. I wouldn't read too much into it.NFO–I have lots of tee shirts–makes me a fat tipper for sure, even when I can't really afford it.

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    I only have one pet peeve about servers of any age, sex, ethnicity, or establishment they work at. I make a simple request; a drink refill, extra napkins or condiments, a replacement fork for the one I dropped, etc. and they answer with, “No Problem.”I know it's not a problem, it's your fuckin' job! I didn't ask for you to go gas up my truck while I sit there and eat. I'm not looking for you to come clean my house after you get out of work. How about simply answering, “Yes sir, right away.” Saying “no problem” indicates to me it REALLY IS a problem to you, but you want me to think you can handle it with all your other hard work. I won't reduce a tip for that, but it is one of those things that bug me. I said something to a server once, and my wife got pissed at ME!

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    That it does…

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    Glypto–Unfortunately I think that 'no problem' has just become part of the lexicon. In my part of NW Indiana, they tend to say 'my pleasure' even when you know it's not their pleasure. I wouldn't read too much into it.NFO–I have lots of tee shirts–makes me a fat tipper for sure, even when I can't really afford it.

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