why were you working a bathroom? :-)
] But we don't have bathroom attendants in most areas and therefore we save on ] bathroom tips :-) ] ] Thats where we get the better standard of living from...bathroom tip ] savings. ]
At the main ballroom of the Waldorf in NY there is a bathroom attendant. I've worked there many times, and can vouch that he looks after paying customers as well as tuxedoed musicians. One cannot say that the standard of living at the Waldorf is low. On the other hand the public bathroom at Notre Dame de Paris has several attendants, tipping is obligatory regardless of the social standing of the patron. (I have rarely tipped at the Waldorf, honestly.)
On that meal yes, but of course there is still an element of competition involved: they are less likely to be promoted within the organization, less likely to get better wait-jobs, less likely to get along well with co-workers. In short, it's exactly like any salaried job anywhere. One might extend your argument to say that, say, fund raisers should always be paid on a per-project basis, because otherwise they become demotivated. Obviously there are other motivations that prompt successful job performance.
On the whole I prefer the french system of including the tip, although there are clearly arguments in both directions, and figuring the tip on an expensive bottle is an interesting one to think about!
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