Tipping etiquette and Jamaica.

[Blake]

i somewhat admire your persistance with this AND somewhat annoyed, but ROB HAS IT COVERED btw thank YOU ROB for all you do and I am looking forward to meeting you in NOV.

Hey, I respect Rob's position, I just happen to disagree with the way a service charge is portrayed and the necessity of it.

At the end of the day I'm a huge proponent of well paid employees, I just feel things like service charges are a bad way to foster it.

Repeat customers are the most important part of running a business, when you alienate your customers by tacking on fees left and right and especially when the managers don't know what the service charge is for it creates friction.

I will also point out one last time that gratuity doesn't lead to better service or even necessarily better pay for the employees.

When you look at non-tipping cultures like Japan and Europe gratuities are prohibited, the employees are paid well, customers(for the most part) are happier, and productivity is better.

Again, I will tip and pay whatever fees Jamaica feels is standard even though it's counterproductive and doesn't actually help Jamaicans in the long-run.