DanS said:Owners are entitled to make a profit because they invest their dollars, take a risk, and manage the business. Crews are entitled to salary and tips because they invest their time and effort to serve their customers.
Why shouldn't people who play both roles be compensated for both roles (assuming they perform them well)?
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I get what you are saying however the "owners" are also getting the cost relief of not having to pay a crew and typically gratuities are meant to offset the otherwise low wages received by folks in a service industry. In this case, the owners make whatever net profit is pulled from the week in charter, which is actually higher than most due to, as mentioned above, the lack of staff expenses in addition to the lack of any brokerage fees. It just feels like a big double dip to me.
For the record, I am generally an over tipper when gratuity is for hired service personnel (of any industry) however this tipping the owner(s) an additional 2.5-3K has me in a bit of a quandary.
