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noamnety

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23. Please don't pressure employees to take tips.

Reply to Butch McQueen (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 11:49 AM

Dec 2013

If they say they can't take it, drop it.

Otherwise you put them in a horribly awkward position of having to choose between appeasing you to get rid of you and seem polite, or risking getting fired or suspended if that's company policy. Even if you mean well, going beyond the one offer can be perceived as pressure, and really uncomfortable.

http://psychcentral.com/ask-the-therapist/2011/04/08/im-scared-ill-get-fired/

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I Raised The Mimimum Wage to $10.80 Today! [View all] Butch McQueen Dec 2013 OP

I think your idea is awesome! LiberalEsto Dec 2013 #1

I love this! How many of us get help with taking groceries to our cars? Fridays Child Dec 2013 #2

the courtesy clerks at my supermarkets are not allowed to accept tips niyad Dec 2013 #3

My son has been a courtesy clerk for two ChazII Dec 2013 #20

I have found that courtesy clerks will say this when first offered tips... Fridays Child Dec 2013 #22

This is timely ChazII Dec 2013 #26

K&R Good job, brother. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #4

Except, the living wage is $15 ... ya shortchanged em ... MindMover Dec 2013 #5

Good concrete example to people to show them they are worth more vs. the no minimum. Good work. n/t freshwest Dec 2013 #6

Very creative activism. merrily Dec 2013 #7

+1,000,000! calimary Dec 2013 #11

What's the deal with some of these companies not letting their employees take tips? Incitatus Dec 2013 #8

You just beat me to it. See my post below. LibDemAlways Dec 2013 #10

This past summer............ mrmpa Dec 2013 #14

Last year one of the local big box stores LibDemAlways Dec 2013 #9

My tips are enough for the server to earn over $15/hour golfguru Dec 2013 #12

If they work at Walmart, or fly an airliner, they can do both! n/t arcane1 Dec 2013 #25

Servers in busy restaurants work lot harder than golfguru Dec 2013 #31

I talked to a woman tonight who was considering moving back to New Jersey after several 1monster Dec 2013 #13

Where do you live now? Jersey is NOT a cheap place o live! 7962 Dec 2013 #15

Florida. It is the land of low wages and high prices. Our county has a higher cost 1monster Dec 2013 #18

Yep, I know. My brother is in Gainesville 7962 Dec 2013 #21

but you don't freeze while you starve.. mountain grammy Dec 2013 #29

I remember my first job busting my ass for six weeks to prove myself.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #16

Well, Butch McQueen Iwillnevergiveup Dec 2013 #17

Great. Now aim higher perhaps. Coyotl Dec 2013 #19

Please don't pressure employees to take tips. noamnety Dec 2013 #23

Very very very cool. Not just the action, but the message too K&R n/t Tom Rinaldo Dec 2013 #24

this is suspect. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #27

in my tribe FatBuddy Dec 2013 #28

I like the idea. Maybe people will get a clue and remember to vote for progress. mountain grammy Dec 2013 #30