Tipping

Henry Gaither

9-21-11

Composition 2

GE217



The Case against Tipping

|Pros                                                                   |Cons                                                                   |
|Should not be required to pay someone for doing their job.             |People will service you better if they expect a tip.                   |
|Shouldn’t be force to feel it necessary to give more over is purchase |Less like to give them more if they are expecting it                   |
|price.                                                                 |                                                                       |
|Shouldn’t be made to feel guilty for not tipping                       |If you don’t tip it is socially awkward.                               |
|Tipping is not mandatory in certain situations.                       |Moving into society where people expected to be tip for a job they     |
|                                                                       |already paid for                                                       |
|Tipping should come from good service and not by obligation.           |For not tipping you can possibly be insulted or assaulted.             |


I find it compelling that he is forgetting that we live and operate in a capitalist society. We have the right and freedom to make money, As much as we can. Although his points are very valid to a certain extent we are not required to give over the amount asked of us and we should not be made to feel bad for doing or not doing so. One of Lewis’s concerns that had particular merit to me was the fact that we are paying someone to do what they are already paid for. In a Starbucks or coffee shop situation I agree, but in a restaurant situation I do not. Most waiters and waitresses are paid below minimum wage and they receive their true income from their tips. I think it is only right that we allow them to earn a fair share for their income. I...