Why do we tip the mates?

[reason162]

Originally Posted by Flukenstein

If you are a low wage service worker you should be the first one to understand why a reasonable tip is expected, earned, and important. Please stop worrying what the Capt. might think, at least on this thread. This is about tipping the mates.

When I bar-tended for a brief period I could always count on the truckers/plumbers to tip me fairly, and other bartenders/waiters/chefs to tip handsomely. The very few clueless tippers were the guys who never worked at a retail/service level in their life.

[Ol Pedro]

With one fare making the difference between me working or not or the boat getting out at all then every fare counts . Tip or no tip that one guy that doesn't have enough to tip does make a difference .