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I don’t know about the others, but I never said I was combating the practice of tipping. I do tip...when it’s earned. If you’re a server and you do a damn good job, I will gladly tip you and I will tip you very well. If you’re a server and you do a mediocre job, you will receive the mediocre pay your establishment…

Right, because I’m entirely responsible for the fact that they took a job in an industry that is legally permitted to violate the minimum wage, especially at a restaraunt that violates minimum wage. I know many restaraunts that pay minimum wage in addition to the tips. Not my problem they took the job they took. In my…

You are quite entertaining. Social contract? Yeah right. Since when does anyone in this country care about any such “social contract.” When I buy a product at the store, I pay one price. That price covers the manufacturing process, the employees of the manufacturing plant, the employees who transported the product to…

You must be an angry server. Either that or you’re simply to ignorant to read my original comment beyond the point where I said I don’t give out tips freely. Had you taken a few more moments out of your hobby of flaming people for their own stances, you would have noticed I gladly tip when the server has earned it.…

Aw, I’m sorry life has made you so jaded as the feel that you’ve been cheated out of something. People like my, where I come from, start at the bottom and work our way up. We don’t just walk into a business and get a job that pays a wonderful salary. It’s a shame you feel so uncertain of your own beliefs and feelings…

Thank you for casting judgement on me, especially because you know me so well. You are a wonderful example of what is wrong with this country. Anyway, in regards to your half-wit opinion, I will gladly eat wherever I please. If the server wants a tip, let him or her earn it. I will gladly tip them if they earn it.…

Exactly. If you do a decent job, I’ll leave a dollar or two. If you do really well, I’ll leave more. If you make me feel like I’m an actual guest instead of merely another tip, I’ll be more than happy to do like I have in the past and leave a $20 on a $35 bill. Otherwise, do like the rest of America and pick up a…

Not my problem. I didn’t make them take the job. I didn’t make the rules. I’m there to eat a meal and pay for the food I eat, not to pay their check. I don’t buy a product at Walmart and then tip the cashier. I don’t tip delivery drivers either, especially if they took longer than 1.5x the time it would have taken me…

So it’s my responsibility to make up for the shortcomings of the system?

I agree completely. I think it’s ridiculous that they can get away with it and I think it’s ridiculous that the system is set up to “overlook” it. Then again, as I also mentioned, nobody held a gun to their head and told them to take that job. Maybe that’s all they could get when they took it and that’s fine, but…

I gotta say, this is a rather personal one for me. I have a problem with people who insist on tipping at every meal. Don’t get me wrong, if you feel compelled, more power to you. I look at it this way though, nobody put a gun to the server’s head and forced them to choose to wait tables for a living. There are ALWAYS…

Such a mooooooving article.

There is something to be said about someone who knows the proper amount of sauce to add to any dish. Too much and you get nothing but the sauce. Too little and you’re left wanting a bit more. I prefer to add my sauces to my meats for the last several minutes of cooking time, whenever possible.

I would suggest that everyone learn basic home repair skills - how to unclog the average toilet, how to shut off the water in case of a burst pipe (you’d be surprised how few people know this), how to remove a broken lightbulb from a socket, change the oil in their vehicle (depending on the vehicle - some take divine…

One skill I personally hope and plan to never learn but give full props to anyone who has or plans to learn. I simply loathe children and would prefer to avoid them nearly as much as I would prefer to avoid politicians, lawyers, and other such creatures.

The number of people who cannot possibly make it safely to their destination regardless of type of map used as the result of their driving skilles, or more accurately lack thereof, frightens me even more!

I had an interesting experience where as soon as Freshbooks added my late fee ($200/invoice) to a client, he was begging me within an hour to remove them if he paid right then. Since it was the first day they were technically “late”, I took pity on his soul and warned him it wouldn’t happen again. He’s pretty close to…

Oh come on! This was posted on the interweb! It’s GOTTA be safe and it’s GOTTA be tryable-at-home!!!

I know one freelance web designer who frequently offers hosting to the client as well. The designer has, on a few occasions, disabled the client’s website and replaced it with a notice showing all visitors that the client has refused to pay for the website. Of course, the designer also withholds server access to the…