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Originally Posted by Lester Kluke
Again I say you not to anyone specifically, but you dealers as a whole. So no, it's actually not entirely safe for dealers to complain anonymously about cheapness here because it has resulted in a reduction from the players tipping pool.
Yes, I understand your point now, just as I understood it the first time you made it.
Nearly everyone in any line of work feels that they are underpaid and wants to make more money than they're making. This is true of tv and movie stars, and professional athletes who make millions and want more. It's also true of poker dealers who make considerably less. And it's also true of any other profession you can think of, including your own profession, Lester (or your former profession if you're retired).
So what you're saying now is that you were under the delusion that poker dealers are just as happy with a $1 tip but a $5 tip, or just as happy with no tip as a $1 tip. When I deal a $2000 pot at a 2-5 NL table, my experience has taught me that I'll usually get at least $5. It's not uncommon for me to get $10 or more. So, yeah, I'm disappointed when I get $1. Especially when a good tipping reg was in the hand and I know I was looking at $10 or more if he'd won the pot.
Does that make me hate the $1 tipper? Not necessarily. Does that make him a cheapskate? Again, not necessarily. But I'm accustomed to a certain amount in various circumstances, and I got less than I normally would have.
I'm not talking about what I deserve or what I'm entitled to. That topic and line of reasoning has been beat into the ground in this thread. What I'm talking about is an expectation I have based on past experience. And in this instance the result doesn't live up to the expectation.
I can't imagine that my sharing this with you would come as a huge revelation to you. Maybe you just never thought about it before.
Or maybe it's like another poster said, and you're just looking for a reason to not tip the dealers in your room (the vast majority of whom have never posted on 2+2).
But don't hang it on me and the other dealers ITT for being honest and open about how we feel. We're greedy? Everyone's greedy. Tell me something I don't know.