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Tipping: I can't be the only one, right?
- Thread starter rOmiLaYu
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I actually prefer my check while Im eating. When I get done eating I am ready to go I dont want to have to wait on someone to bring me a check, take my card, come back and such.I actually don't mind either of these things. Bring me the check while I'm still eating? Fine by me...it means I don't have to wait for you to bring it after I'm done eating and ready to go. Same with dessert...if I ever wanted it - and I don't - if you ask me while I'm still eating, then the dessert is ready when I'm done eating rather than waiting for you to put the order in the kitchen after I'm done.
But bring my salad out at the same time as the steak?
One thing that grinds me is when they automatically add a tip because you happen to be a group of a certain size. First of all, their performance may or may not have met that mark. Secondly, I won't add to it and chances are they almost always would have gotten much more if they hadn't forced me to tip. Same goes for the ones who automatically add a tip to a to-go order. Yall didn't do **** except hand me my food.
Your post is 100 percent correct. Wait staff depend upon their tips to subsidize less than minimum wage given by the restaurant management. I had to look up Avarice and now I learned what my sisters affliction is.
Same! If they automatically add a tip then that's all they're getting, and 9 times out of 10 we would have tipped more.
In my late 20's I was between jobs and was waiting on a facility to open that I already scored a great QC job. Well to pass the time and get a little pocket change to use I did a 3 month stint at Olive Garden. Hardest job I have ever had by far. Those big trays full of food were hell on the back and my feet hurt so bad I couldn't stand it after the day or night was over.
I used to have old Betty's come in for lunch and they would say we're going to eat light and then have the soup and salad. They would eat four bowls of soup and seven bowls of salad, work you to death and leave $2 for a tip. Also set there for 2 hours and eat. Eating up your table time as if it was a convention.
The problem I found out with waiting tables is it's the hostess job to set the servers in the proper order so that you don't get three tables sat down at the same time all together which is known as ( being in the weeds ). This presents a huge problem for the waiter or waitress. Because two tables have to wait while you are addressing one. So that last table feel like they are not being served correctly. On a busy night that happens almost every time. So I feel their pain and know exactly what's going on and you could have only worked as of server to know exactly what's going on. That 3 months gave me a healthy respect for good servers and to not judge to harshly if one seems slow.
Americans are the most gluttonous people in the world. They're eating and drinking habits exceed the most notorious kings and queens of the days of old. They demand all of it at one time eating like there is no next meal. To tell you the truth to sit back and watch it it's sickening. Then complain only to say they didn't get their food quick enough as if the kitchen didn't have to prepare it. It just magically appears on the tray and you bring it out.
I moved around and lived in five states in
my time and I've known a lot of people. I have only known two people excuse me three people that did not tip. They would eat before they left home just so they wouldn't have to buy their girlfriend dinner on their date. That's what a cheap SOB they were. I mean you actually felt sorry for the girl because she had to buy her own food or whatever where we were. Just so I wouldn't look like a heartless fool I made up the difference making sure to inform the waitress that if the tip felt short my friend didn't leave one dime. I would do that in front of him just to shame them. I detested it so much that if I lost him as a friend I didn't care cuz I didn't particularly care for him in the first place just because of the no tipping deal. Oh how I loathed that behavior so much I would refuse to go out and eat with them after that. This should shed a little light on just exactly what they go through.
I used to have old Betty's come in for lunch and they would say we're going to eat light and then have the soup and salad. They would eat four bowls of soup and seven bowls of salad, work you to death and leave $2 for a tip. Also set there for 2 hours and eat. Eating up your table time as if it was a convention.
The problem I found out with waiting tables is it's the hostess job to set the servers in the proper order so that you don't get three tables sat down at the same time all together which is known as ( being in the weeds ). This presents a huge problem for the waiter or waitress. Because two tables have to wait while you are addressing one. So that last table feel like they are not being served correctly. On a busy night that happens almost every time. So I feel their pain and know exactly what's going on and you could have only worked as of server to know exactly what's going on. That 3 months gave me a healthy respect for good servers and to not judge to harshly if one seems slow.
Americans are the most gluttonous people in the world. They're eating and drinking habits exceed the most notorious kings and queens of the days of old. They demand all of it at one time eating like there is no next meal. To tell you the truth to sit back and watch it it's sickening. Then complain only to say they didn't get their food quick enough as if the kitchen didn't have to prepare it. It just magically appears on the tray and you bring it out.
I moved around and lived in five states in
my time and I've known a lot of people. I have only known two people excuse me three people that did not tip. They would eat before they left home just so they wouldn't have to buy their girlfriend dinner on their date. That's what a cheap SOB they were. I mean you actually felt sorry for the girl because she had to buy her own food or whatever where we were. Just so I wouldn't look like a heartless fool I made up the difference making sure to inform the waitress that if the tip felt short my friend didn't leave one dime. I would do that in front of him just to shame them. I detested it so much that if I lost him as a friend I didn't care cuz I didn't particularly care for him in the first place just because of the no tipping deal. Oh how I loathed that behavior so much I would refuse to go out and eat with them after that. This should shed a little light on just exactly what they go through.
Didn't want anyone to miss this little gem in that wall of text.
Hate when this happens
