The husband of Formula One heiress, Petra Ecclestone, has made the headlines this week after taking to Instagram to moan about tipping low-paid workers.
Estate agent Sam Palmer posted a video on Instagram that has not gone down well with members of the general public, especially given the fact that his father-in-law, Bernie Ecclestone, the former chief executive of the F1 group, has an estimated net worth of about £1.9bn.
“Today’s pet hate: tipping of staff. You have to do it everywhere now,” he said in a video posted on the social media platform. “Order a coffee, go to the bakery, Flip that little screen over, 15, 20, 25% And they stand there right where you press it, so you always have to press 20%. What the fxxx for, ordering a drink? That’s what I’m supposed to do.”
“What are you gonna say? ‘Oh, but these people don’t get paid, they only get paid on tips!’ How on Earth have we bought into that?” he asked. “Restaurateurs don’t pay for their staff but the customer does,” he continued. Stopping short of suggesting that businesses pay their staff a livable wage, he began complaining about the quality of service he’s experienced.
“It used to be that you used to get good service. Now the service is pretty much **** everywhere you go. And if you don’t pay it they chase you out the restaurant, like you’re some sort of leper. Fxxx off!”
“Tips,” the estate agent added. “We’re the plebs.”
On Monday, Palme went on a bizarre rant about cheaters in a video posted to his Instagram, while yesterday h posted another video moaning about the “temperature of drinks in Starbucks.”
