Tipping in Delta Crown Rooms?

Question

A buddy of mine has access to the Delta Crown Rooms and we both went into several them on our last vacation. I ordered a beer which are complimentary in these Delta lounges, (all alcoholic beverages are complimentary) and I always put out 1 or 2$ tip as you would with any bar tender. I couldn't help but notice that more then half the people getting their drinks weren't leaving anything? Is there some rule of conduct in Delta Crown Rooms that your not suppose to tip the bar tenders or are these people just flat out cheap? It was typically men in business suits who did not tip? Someone please enlighten me?

Answer 1

There's no "rule" per se, those people are just cheap.  In my mind it's kind of like going into a restaurant and using a gift certificate in that you still tip for a service you would normally tip for - based on what most ground employees make the bartender isn't making much more than a bartender in a regular bar would.  Depending on the state, since bartending is a tipped profession, his tips might be fully credited against his salary.  This would mean that the tips could be his ONLY source of income as long as they were at least minimum wage.