It’s basically a normal gesture to drop something to those who serve you and serve you well, careless wherever that ‘service’ takes place. It is also very common for hosts, waiters and waitresses to survive the rainy days on tips. But some people are beginning to develop the ‘none tipping’ skills even after a waiter serves –smiles, laughs and talks unnecessarily- well.
What a Tipper!
Could this new development become a major set back in the demand for waiting jobs or affect the number of people who eat out? In Nigeria for example (Lagos as case study), many people eat out because they claim they don’t have the time to eat home-made meals since they spend all day in the office and on traffic. So when you make the restaurant your new diner, which you neither clean nor cook in, can’t you at least tip those who do?
Tasty!
The habit of tips wasn’t born from ‘paying off’ a servant. The word was “appreciating” those who are doing what you couldn’t do and doing it remarkably well. They need you as client and you need to feed or quench that thirst. The tip goes a long way to keep you protected, better and faster served as well as comfortable. So why not give?
“Tips are not an insult to a waitress and do not classify how heavy a client’s pocket is. I believe it’s a sign of satisfaction for being treated extremely friendly or as family. Other times, it’s how delicious the food is that compels a client to drop an extra note on his table”… Jean Aka (Chicken Republic Nigeria)
Responsible Waiter!
Should it become a habit for customers to provide extra pay for services in public restaus or bars?
“Hell no! If I don’t want to give, I won’t give! The pretentious smiles on some waiter’s face or irrelevant discussions could turn me off instead. No client is forced to dash money, it’s something with the mood you are at that moment or how neat the environment or how delicious the food is that makes us tip.”… a client at The Place Lekki – Lagos.
“It all depends on where you are working actually. A waiter at Sheraton Hotel for instance is likely to send a child to school from tips given the caliber of clients who lounge there. Meanwhile others might end up washing plates till the day they resign from a local restaurant”… a waiter (ZAAZ Hotel, Opebi-Lagos) narrates.
What’s This Waiter waiting for?
Does it mean that, ‘mama pout’ joints (local eateries) might likely not see any extra payments except a client forgets his ‘change’? Do people apply to become waiters because of these tips or because there are no jobs at all or perhaps they just love being waiters?
That not withstanding, Tips go a mile to encourage proper service and probably could act as ‘the help’in those dark days. Clients shouldn’t use their tips to be aggressive to a waitress or be clumsy on the table or be rude. Allow the waiter do his job! But it is also the full responsibility of a waiter to serve well, tip or no tip. A waiter makes sure his clients feel at home with the best products served. Neatness andpatience becomes a waiter’s best friend while rudeness and laziness are thrown out the window at all times.
Waiter With An Attitude!
However the case may be, Tips have an important role to play in public businesses and even at home, that’s if you will want the best services from someone else. Why not become penny foolish, pound wise?
Have a happy time even out of your comfort zone!
Friendly Waiters, Happy Table!
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