theduckguru
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Are people posting on dining sites promoting everyone tip servers? The fact that a few opin in a public forum promoting everyone tip on dive charters suggests this is not a well established custom.
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It is a pretty well established custom, whats not so much established is how much the tip is.Are people posting on dining sites promoting everyone tip servers? The fact that a few opin in a public forum promoting everyone tip on dive charters suggests this is not a well established custom.
Are people posting on dining sites promoting everyone tip servers? The fact that a few opin in a public forum promoting everyone tip on dive charters suggests this is not a well established custom.
With this shop, I know it went to the DM.That goes right to the owner of the shop. In my experience as an instructor, boat captain and long time DM, we NEVER saw the tip when it was added to the bill.Congrats the owner.
Generally, people in society that depend on tips are not considered well trained or professional. Personally, I would prefer the operator to pay a proper wage and not have people who have spent a lot of $$ and time on training relying on tips like a luggage porter.
If you diagree, please start tipping your flight crew on your vacation, we could use the money.
By that logic we shouldnt tip the dive boat crew either. Theire doing exactly what a flight attendant does - their job.Sorry, the flight crew analogy escapes me. A tip for getting me there safely? OTOH a good dive boat crew is constantly busy, assessing the skill levels, evaluating currents, finding visibility and a plethora of variables. Bottom line, if you felt the dive was enhanced because of the direct efforts of the crew, a gratuity is not only appreciated, but due. What they are getting from the shop owner is pretty much irrelevant.
Sorry, the flight crew analogy escapes me. A tip for getting me there safely? OTOH a good dive boat crew is constantly busy, assessing the skill levels, evaluating currents, finding visibility and a plethora of variables. Bottom line, if you felt the dive was enhanced because of the direct efforts of the crew, a gratuity is not only appreciated, but due. What they are getting from the shop owner is pretty much irrelevant.
If a tip is based on the continual assement of variables and being busy, I suggest it become usual and customary to tip MD's and RN's and not the postman.