Tired of Tipping

[nunzia]

<<<I think that teachers, nurses, LEO's, and emergency personnel deserve respect and hazard pay in certain situations. However, around here I wouldn't say they are underpaid. Those are some of the better paying jobs here. My BFF is a nurse for 2 12 hour shifts a week and makes the same as my other BFF that's a teacher. It's decent money. They deserve it. My DH is police officer and of course I would love it if he made more but I wouldn't say he is underpaid. I would say that some customer service professionals are underpaid especially for the crap that they have to put up with>>>

agreed.. I taugh (blech..sorry) my son is a police officer and my daughter is a Labor and Delivery Nurse. They aren't paid super high, but they make a decent wage. People always want more, but I think they both feel they are paid decent amount.

 

[kaytieeldr]

In the end the only tip I would give people working for places that underpay and tell the workers to make up the difference in tips is this, "get a job somewhere else." No one forces anyone to take a job, that is called slavery. If someone doesn't like the amount of money they are making they don't have to keep the job... pretty simple really.

You're absolutely right. Because you feel that restaurant servers are underpaid (despite the legal minimum wage for this position being about 1/3 the actual minimum wage in about 40 states - perhaps you would be better off not encouraging what you perceive as 'slavery' by not patronizing such facilities. Stick with fast food and cooking at home.

And when I see a college graduate that can't find a job, I don't feel any sympathy at all. In every case where I've heard of friends or family that have little John or Jill getting out of college and not being able to find a job, the facts are the same... Little John or Jill partied in college to the point that their GPA's look like poop, or they decided to get a worthless degree that provided them with no chance of turning it into a job when they graduated... Should I feel bad for someone that had a chance and blew it? Sorry, but I don't. I feel bad for the person that loses their job because a company closes, but not because someone squandered an opportunity..

Economy, meet thomas998. thomas998, meet the economy.

You two sit and have a nice chat, thomas, while the economy explains the ongoing recession to you; and the high unemployment rate, and the paucity of jobs for graduates. Later, we'll bring in some actual college grads who will tell you their own experiences .