As to your comment that I don’t know how you live – you are correct. You also don’t know how I live now, and under what circumstances I grew up – so your comment is really out of line. We are two anonymous individuals on the internet commenting on a general issue, and we should make sure to convey our views logically and respectfully.
Yes, a different view. Which does not make me incorrect, that is what is so wonderful about having conversations.
I don’t believe that the brochure stated the tipping amounts or the number of people involved and even if they did, that would not make it affordable. My point to you was the concept that staff is voluntary and then have expectations to be tipped as a salary by parents who may have already shelled out beyond their means.
I also had no problem paying a small fee for my son to have the privilege, as you say, of working as a waiter. I did it myself. It’s a fun but grueling summer with friends, and it is what it is. If I wanted a paid position, I should have looked for one. To add in this last post that the expectation is that the tips would cover it, that should be a hope, not an expectation (my view).
As far as charging an extra $50 for camp etc. It doesn’t really work that way. Camps are strapped too. They don’t have the figures worked out to the dollar so that the $50 this way comes from that. They have huge budgets and charge whatever they can expect to get parents to pay (as in whatever the going rate is) I would doubt their income matches their output but I don’t see any excuse for making salaries outside of their budget.
As far as my comment being out of line – I don’t agree (my view). If you were talking about the system and how you love or hate it I would have never have commented at all. But you made a comment above about the families who don’t tip, who you’ve kept in your mind years later. That, to me (my view again) is insensitive toward many parents, and an added dig to those out there who just plain couldn’t. Telling you you have misjudged is not out of line. It was a request for understanding. And potentially a plea for mechila to many already hurting parents.
respectfully, syag