Jbig - Varsågod och läs:
http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ed090806b.cfm
När du är klar med den så har jag fler, där 418 miljarder dollar inte räcker långt. Vi skall prata om ännu mer pengar som är fel.
Ahh, mina ursäkter till "suchanother". Jag har inte riktigt presenterat mig ännu. Som du kanske gissar så är jag ingen utbytesstudent, utan en medelålders man med stor erfarenhet av USA och amerikaner, amerikansk kultur och så vidare.
Jag har bott i USA under flertalet år, då uppe i the Northeast. Jobbat mycket med finansiell rapportering och dylikt, så jag har träffat och besökt amerikaner på många ställen. Jag gifte mig i USA, mina barn är amerikaner och i princip hela min familj består av amerikaner.
Jag har träffat de riktigt rika, jag har träffat de riktigt fattiga. Jag har sprungit på gator där någon blivit skjuten 10 minuter tidigare, jag har besökt gigantiska hus och gått på flashiga cocktailpartyn. Jag har ätit på de flottaste ställena i NYC, och på sjaskiga hak i Charlotte.
Nu är vi tillbaka i Sverige ett tag av familjeskäl, men vi letar för närvarande hus i USA igen då vår tid här snart kommit till sitt slut.
Utan att skryta det minsta så garanterar jag att jag vet vad jag pratar om, och jag vet definitivt när någon försöker prata massa skit som absolut inte stämmer med verkligheten.
Nåväl, ni undrade varför jag visade på en arbetsannons och ni undrade också om restaurangsektorn. Drickssektorn i
hela USA funkar ungefär så här, det är mer överdrivet i de stora städerna men här är grunderna :
Den grundlön man får spelare ingen som helst roll. Varken i NYC eller i Helena, Montana. Detta är en guide till vad servicesektorn i USA "is all about" och jag hoppas att JBig någon gång fattar detta.
EDIT : den andra var så jäkla lång, den här är bättre :
från Wikipedia
Tipping in the United States is legally optional and generally only enforced through social norms. Employees in occupations where tipping is common typically receive very low salaries and receive the bulk, if not all, of their compensation in tips. The federal minimum wage for a tipped employee is $2.13. [2]
[edit] At a restaurant
The customary tip for a restaurant meal in the United States is 15 to 20 percent of the bill.[3]
Many restaurants will automatically add a gratuity of 15-20% to the bill before tax for large parties, often defined as 6 (or
or more people; if this is done the amount is clearly indicated on the check as a "gratuity" or "service charge." In this case no additional tip is required to be added to the total, but is appreciated if the service was excellent.
Tipping at buffet-style restaurants is not as common, since buffet workers are paid a slightly higher fixed wage and do not depend as much on tips. The amount of the tip should be proportional to the amount of time that the server needed to spend on properly helping the customer.
When dining out, contact with the server is only one part of a chain of events that occurs when food is ordered. If food is prepared incorrectly or takes too long, it is often the fault of the kitchen, whose staff typically receives no part of the tip, however, in some restaurants, the kitchen staff share in the tips.
At many establishments, the server must tip out members of the support staff (kitchen, bartender, and busser) at the end of their shift [9]. The amount that is tipped out is often determined by a certain percentage of the server's sales (most often 1.5-3% of total sales). Thus when a patron leaves a very small tip or no tip at all, it actually results in the server having to pay money to have served the non-tipping patron.[10] Legally, money received as a tip out should be reported as income for tax purposes, [11] but in most establishments, the server pays taxes on money tipped out.
US federal labor law requires that if declared tips and hourly wages do not total the minimum wage (per pay period), the employer must make up the difference[12]. Beyond that, servers often "tip out" portions of their money to support staff like bartenders and bussers[13].
[edit] At a bar
When at a bar, and receiving good or above service, it is customary to tip $1.00 per drink. Some drinks, such as Macallan 25, which can be more than $35.00 for a single neat shot, may deserve more. For a pitcher of beer, which usually contains around four beers, a tip of $2.00 is reasonable.
With the advent of credit cards, a more reasonable approach is to run a tab and tip on the total amount.
[edit] Holiday season
Many service staff are tipped annually during the winter holiday season (often called a "Christmas bonus"), such as newspaper carriers, house cleaners and pool cleaners. Some people also tip their local mail carrier in this manner, not knowing that it is illegal to do so (see government workers below).
In some large cities, the staff of apartment buildings, such as building superintendents, porters, concierges and doormen, receive similar annual tips.
[edit] Government workers
Under United States federal law it is considered bribery to tip government workers. However, they are permitted to receive gifts less than or equal to $20.00. It is a common practice to tip federal employees (such as one's mail carrier) $20.00 for the winter holiday; however it is not legal to do so. A non-monetary gift valued at $20 or less is appropriate. A potential tipper can donate money to a charity related to the government agency. For example, most National Parks have related "natural history associations," in which case the worker that prompted the tip may appreciate hearing that their service prompted a donation.
Detta gäller som sagt för HELA USA, inte bara storstäderna. Och jag kan ju säga att det är socialt oacceptabelt att inte ge korrekt dricks, förutsatt att man inte är missnöjd.
