TIP JAR Social Experiment

I read about a guy who placed a "tip jar" in his blog and was able to quit his job due to the generosity of his faithful readers. He quit his job. I read about another dude who simply put one out there and made $20,000. Just for doing nothing!

I work at a dry cleaners. I don't get tips. I see tip jars EVERYWHERE, so I thought, "Why not me?" They have a tip jar at the snow cone stand. Why do you deserve a tip? Here's a tip....lower the price of frozen water and maybe we'll buy more.

Below is a post I wrote in September, 2006. I think I make a good point.

What is the point of my own tip jar? I want to quit my job and blog for a living, maybe write a book, see the countryside. My niece asked me, "What would you do with a million dollars?"
"Quit my job," I replied.
"Yeah, but what would you do?"
"Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Because I could."

MISSION STATEMENT
This is my social experiment to see if you guys are willing to help me reach my goal. Donate 75 cents or $2....whatever. Why? Well, why not!
You tip your pizza guy for knowing where Cardinal Avenue is. I make you laugh. I make you think. Heck, this mission statement is laughable!

Do You Tip Your Doctor Graciously? In my previous post, I mentioned that wait staff are paid on average a whopping $2.15 an hour for their job. Therefore, you are expected to tip them a standard 15% of your total bill.
Why? Why should I tip you for doing a job you're supposed to be doing anyway? You don't make enough dough to feed yourself? Well, I didn't tell you to take this job!

Why should I tip the pizza delivery boy? He makes as much money as I do per hour and probably has better benefits than I do--which is none.

Many restaurants are considering "conveinently" adding a 20% tip to the bill AUTOMATICALLY without even telling you. You have to specifically tell the manager if you'd like the tip reduced or removed completly.

Gee, thanks for making my life so conveinent. We rarely eat out, but even still, this is an outrage. Where does it stop? Will I see a tip jar at the doctor's office? Like they don't already have their hands down my wallet!

Where did it all begin, anyway? Who started all this? I think you should pay for what you bought. Good service should be expected not bargained for. You shouldn't pay extra because your waitress got your order correct--that's her job!!

And if she's happy making $2.15 an hour, leave her be. I could probably get a better paying job myself but I think instead, I'll began demanding tips. If I get the stain completely out, that means I deserve a 15-20% tip because I did my job well. Ugghhh....