Why are chef's not tipped?

First of all, I have never seen where the servers give a percentage to the cooks/chefs.

Second, whenever someone has a compliment they would like to tell the cook I run back and tell them. They usually just mumble thanks and leave it at.

Chefs are paid much better than servers. If you wish to go from $10/hour (which is the minimum a fry cook makes) to $2.13/hour, I am sure people would tip you. My husband went to culinary arts school, and made decent money, much more than the servers. He was paid whether there were customers or not. You need to get real. Many people are out of work. Tipping has become a sensation that everyone thinks they should receive, down to the fast food workers. Please, be glad you have a job. I have served, managed restaurants, I have also cooked, I know the pay scale. I believe you personally work hard to keep the customer happy but all too many places prepare pre=packaged foods and there really is not much skill involved. If you are a true chef, you make good money in today's economy. Average salary is $50K a pear and more. Many families with both parents working only make $25 - 30K combined. Plus kitchen personnel (chefs per se) often get weekly bonuses and cash in addition to salary. If all chefs were competent and performed properly, maybe then they would get tips, but I can tell you they are not as easy to come by (good chefs with good skills, and work ethics). The last "chef" I fired thought it was his job to tell me and everyone else how to do their job and on more than one occasion I personally had to re-cook steaks because he refused even though he was clearly wrong. He thought he could stand around and give orders and coolect a nice paycheck. It is disgusting what society has denegrated too. Everyone expecting and asking for tips. Be glad you have job and can pay your bills!

I am sure this will not make you happy and I am sorry. Our customers fill out comment cards that everyone sees including the chefs. Our staff constantly tells them when a customer sends more than usuual positive feedback, if not happening on daily basis, something is wrong with the staff and management. You chose te profession. When our chef creates something to rave about he hears it, goes to table, receives, notes, money, gifts. Our chefs go out to dining room to say thank you. It happens daily when they perform properly. If you bosses are holding you back and this is the type place you work at you need to look for a new job.

Having worked both positions, and as a past owner of restaurants, I can sympathize with you. When I eat out, if I get an outstanding dish, or I feel the chef/preparer of my meal went above-board to make his dish beautiful, appetizing, and delicious, I will usually pass a separate tip to the manager or owner, for the chef and or kitchen staff.

For those that think all chefs make big bucks, I can only say follow them home and see where they live. Most of those I hired were a roaming bunch, sometimes living out of motor homes, often in small apartments with a family to support.

Anyone who has ever been a member of either the wait staff, or the kitchen staff in a restaurant is more apt to tip in a restaurant then those who have not. Restaurant workers, as a rule are minimum wage, including the kitchen staff. If you think $10 an hour is prime wage, then you are living in a dream world in the US.

i am a chef and understand what you are saying but cooking is more about the love of the cooking and not the money .i make decent money and do not deserve tips (just my opinion)wait staff gets a little over $2. an hour and they have to deal with the public ,at least in the kitchen we don't have to deal with the public directly and trust me this is a plus

Because they get paid very well as where the servers get paid as low as $2.13 an hour+ tips.

When there is a problem with the food who's money do you think that that affects? The servers! It does not matter that it was the kitchens fault they only see and deal with the server. The servers money is directly affected by the kitchen. Cooks and chefs do not have to deal with the public and they do not understand that!

Depends on your work atmosphere I suppose. We arent required to tip out our Chefs, and if we tried they wouldnt accept it anyway. Even when party hosts personally tip them, they either disperse it to the rest of the staff, or buy everyone drinks with it.

'Chefs generally get paid a higher hourly wage or get a salary by the week. They are paid to cook and prepare the food. A waitresses wage to serve, tips are HOW they served.' - Thats from my boyfriend, whos the Chef where I work. =]

Becasue Chefs make great money between 60 and 150 thousand a year and even more so they don't need it. Waiters get tips because they only make like 4.15 an hour or something like that.