I have noticed lately that some restaurants are putting on young people who are there for work experience. I was with some friends at the Coffee Club to have lunch. I asked one of the young men if he was new and he said he was there for work experience. The young waitress was there for the same reason. I don't know if they have prior training, but each time hot food was served it was right in front of our faces, not to the side. The coffee was served the same way. I could have had a hot coffee dropped in my lap. I didn't leave a tip because the service was not up to scratch. I believe these young people don't receive any money either. One friend said I should have said something to the owner but I didn't want them to get into trouble.

Not really necessary to tip but seems to be more common place  for   restuarants and cafes to have tipping jars,  This should be choice, I  prefer to compliment the person who gives me good serice rather than tip, Perhaps you could haverteminded the  young people  in a nice way  where tio place the coffee and food,

Also, normally tip gets split among all the workers -- IF I was to tip I would want it to go to the person that deserved it

The Only Tip I Received was to be respectful, never talk back to your Mother.

For monertary I've never received one no matter how well I did my job "Maintenance Worker".

I accept my pay for a job well done, why do some workers expect more from the people paying for and expecting good service, food etc.

It really should  be Reduced Payment for anything Below Standard.

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In the USA workers are paid very poorly in the food service industry and rely on tips to make a living, in Australia they are paid at least the minimum wage.  I see no reason why we should be expected to pick up part of the wage bill for small business, if they can't afford to pay their staff, maybe they shouldn't be in business.

I sometimes tip, but only if the service is good and I leave the tip on the table, not in a jar to be shared by good workers and spongers alike.  I would not be surprised if the owners don't take a share out of the TIP jar themselves.

Tipping really is alien to our culture, but sometimes I do tip, I think it's more out of embarrassment than for good service, the place that I object to it the most is on cruise ships, my reasons are that in the dining room all drinks have a 15/20% gratuity added to the bill and in the bars there is a 12/15% gratuity added to the bill, most of the ships that sail in Australia and New Zealand waters no longer have the daily gratuity automatically added, depending on who you are sailing with, I normally tip my room stewards and food beverage waiters but no one else.

I agree we’re not the USA! It must be very stressful for workers to be constantly chasing tips just to make a decent living. Thankfully, it’s not necessary in Australia. I only ever tip if we go somewhere special for dinner, and then it’s a small amount if the service was good.

I have given tips throughout my whole life - what's wrong with it?  It is a persons choice as to what they do with their own money!

You get a great cab driver/waiter/waitress etc. why not?  They work damn hard for their money - and often get very little thanks (if any)!

I do not tip into those crazy "tipping jars" - you never know if the establishment gets/keeps the money -  I always give it to the person!     :-) 

I am against tipping.  I think it changes more than the culture, it changes the relationship between people.  Someone gives you good service and you are grateful, so you say 'thank you'.  I am thinking especially in hotels.  That should be enough, you should not also have to 'feed the hand'. 

In a taxi, if the fare comes to $19.95, and you hand the driver a $20 note, you should be able to naturally expect that they would give you 5 cents change, with absolutely no bad feeling on either side, just as a shop assistant would if you gave a $20 note for a $19.95 purchase.  You wouldn't tell them to 'keep the change'.

I do put money in a jar in one cafe I sometimes go to, because it is in a public hospital, and I am glad that it exists and I can sit and wait for someone there and have a nice meal. 

Pressure? What pressure?

If you get exceptional service and your experience is pleasurable then you owe it to the "pursuit of excellence" to tip. I can recall a couple of times when I tipped before getting service and it made all the difference to a person's day. But I have never tipped for bad service not even loose change. I feel it sends a message to lift the game. In the US a Concierge/Doorman can sell his job as a business valued on tip revenue. A good system. 

Nothing says thank you like a tip.

No I do not feel pressured here in Oz but last year in the US I did. I got into the habit though to tip those who have given me excellent service, but I generally slip it into their hand as I don't want the manager, if it's a restaurant getting his grubby hands on it.

If you want a good meal ask the waiter to ask the chef what would he like to drink before you order the food. Works every time for me.

i ,along with the rest of the family,   never feel presured to tip,     but we do if we have had just ONE waiter serve us,    sometimes you may have 3/4 different people tend to you,   so tipping is out there,     but MOTHERS DAY we were out at a hotel,    had ONE young man serve us,    also did our drinks order.   so we did give him a decent tip,    but i never feel pressured to do it,