Tipping is something that gets me really angry. I hate it.

I don't see why people who pickup a plate of food and walk 20m to my table with it are doing anything special at all. In fact I would prefer just to go get it from the kitchen myself. Here in the UK, if a tip is automatically added to my bill I will strike it off out of principle. If I do tip it's always to the nearest £1 under 10%. Which I think is just stupid and often do it only out of social pressure.

After 12 years as a telephone engineer working in peoples homes, and now 3 as a wedding photographer I have not once been tipped. Even though I offer a very personal service. I think it's a silly culture, and I wish people would just get paid properly in the first place, and I would say national minimum wage applies to people who just deliver plates and drinks to tables. I just don't get it.

Rant over smile

Cheers

Cris