I think you misunderstood, I’ve seen young women have to put up with sexist remarks bordering on sexual harassment and they have to basically accept it if they want to receive a tip. Disgusting.
The fact that we’ve gone from ‘they’re women!’ to ‘crossdressing perverts’ = progress.
I stand corrected. Rude AND ignorant.
That’s a lot of words to tell us you’re just a tightwad.
I’ve worked in service so I’ve seen enough to make my decision. Plus I’m generally polite and courteous and I don’t need to pay people for them to pretend their my friend.
I believe in Japan it’s forbidden to give or recieve tips. Maybe a good system.
I take it you didn’t get any tips then during your career in service. I wonder why…(not)
I believe the thread is called “Tipping in Switzerland”. Maybe when in Rome …
It’s not obligatory to tip in Switzerland though, they are paid a fair wage and I wouldn’t want this system to change - the idea of a lady working in service having to tolerate disgusting behaviour because she is financially dependent on the tips is horrible to me. It’s essentially trading their dignity for money, which is why I liken it to prostitution.
And whilst I’m aware that some places will share tips between the staff, I know others that don’t. I don’t go to restaurants very often, but when I do it’s primarily to enjoy the cuisine and I don’t really care whether the service staff pretends to enjoy serving me food or not.
So if anyone should get my tip it should probably be the kitchen staff - and spare a thought for the poor Portuguese guy out the back who has to wash all the dishes.
It’s also nonsense.
Having waitressed myself as a student (or ‘worked in service’ as you loftily call it) - who hasn’t? I very rarely experienced or witnessed ‘disgusting behaviour’ Maybe once or twice from a customer that was pissed and got a bit leery. It’s not like you are left to deal with it alone in a restaurant, is it? Other members of staff step up.
To use the possibility that women might get some gobshite being lippy as an excuse to withhold your tip now that you are the punter is pathetic and cheap.
Oh, he meant as “servant”? Wow.
I assume you worked in the UK, which also pays a wage and the staff don’t get paid in tips.
And perhaps you didn’t need to financially rely on tips, other people might not always be as lucky…
And as I said, why tip only the wait staff, why shouldn’t Pedro the dishwasher get a tip?
LOL. You’ve never been a student, right?
Sure. I’ve worked in restaurants where this was the case, too. Tips got shared out at the end of the shift/day/week.
You sure you worked in restaurants before? 
Oh apologies, I didn’t realise this was a hard and fast rule that was in place at all restaurants.
I don’t know. Is it?
I’m not doubting you, I’m simply pointing out that someone else, a single mother with kids to feed for example, might just possibly have had more financial strains than you did as a student with a part-time job, that’s all.
Your ignorance combined with your arrogance is quite impressive.
As I said in a previous post, many restaurants don’t share the tips with the kitchen/dishwashers which is why I question the need to give tips to the service staff.
That’s nothing. Wait till you hear about people who equate giving tips in restaurants with prostitution and “making friends”. 
Funny, I’ve always found the relationship the other way around from what our forum self-proclaimed Ape is describing. Because I know how I look I’ve always assumed waitresses flirting are doing it only for the sake of the tip and not because of my gorgeous looks. By and large, we, biological males, are relatively simple creatures. I’m not only ugly, but I’m also stingy. And married. And not tipping. Essentially, the worst possible customer for female waitresses 
He’s very naive if he thinks restaurants are the only places where female employees can be harassed by clients. I have a friend who worked in a senior house and was proposed the most indecent things by a few senile (very old) men. She said she can’t even be upset with those people because it’s probably just dementia talking. She complained to her boss but was advised to “defuse” the situation and not take things very personally as those are old and sick folks.
Gee, it would be horrible if your friend working in the senior house was financially dependent on the tips from those old sleazebags, right?
Do the people here also feel the need to tip the staff at fast food restaurants?
Or are you “selfish and ignorant”?
They are also working hard, serving food and are not on great wages…
I was asking about leaving a tip in the room after a hotel stay. Is that normal? Never thought about it before.
The tip link to prostitution is funny. If I want my annual bonus, I have to accommodate to specific “needs” from management. And sometimes dignity is left in the meeting room. So, are bonuses tips? haha