Reflection on Social Media Case 8: Pastor's 10% to God

This is a very interesting article http://www.patheos.com/blogs/christianpiatt/2013/02/a-breakdown-of-infamous-applebees-pastor-tip-gate/. Giving tips is something that people are very opinionated on, in the United States it is the ethical thing to do, and is something that I make sure I get right whenever I go out, I make sure its at least 20% or more depending on the service I get. But when I asked my roommate who grew up in Nuremberg Germany what he usually tips, he told me he rarely ever tips. At first I judged him, calling him “greedy” and asked him sarcastically if he is “too good” to tip. And then he further explained that where he is from people rarely tip. I was surprised when he told me that, He also explained that he did not realize that it is something that comes off as rude or unethical when you do not tip here in America. He told me “why should I tip? Why should I give away extra money for people who are getting paid by their employers for doing their job?” we argued about this for a while, and finally came to an agreement and he admitted if it’s a restaurant job where someone is serving as a waiter he will tip a little bit because he understands that they only get paid a few dollars an hour and the rest of their paycheck revolves around tips. But if it is something like going to get your hair cut, he says he will never tip because they are doing their job and are already getting a base salary. It does make sense in a way, but it is something I would never do, because I think if someone is giving you any type of service and there is an option to tip then the right thing to do is tip.

 In regards to this article about Pastor bell, I have to side with the waitress on this one. What the Pastor did was wrong, but you have to take into account that everyone was raised differently and everyone comes from different backgrounds, such as my roommate. The Pastors reputation was damaged because instead of just leaving the 18% tip for her big group, she went out of her way to scratch the tip out and leave an unnecessary message regarding god. In my opinion, if you’re a pastor, eating with a big group of people at Applebee’s with one server? Good service or not, that is not an easy job. And what would god do? Probably leave a nice tip.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/why-do-we-tip