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Anyone who's ever worked in the food service industry is bound to have met one of these—an extremely rude customer who shouldn't be allowed back into the restaurant. Or to order food ever again! The sad part is, rude customers aren't even that rare.
They're pretty darn common and make the lives of waiters, restaurant employees, and baristas a waking nightmare. Bored Panda wanted to show you some of the things service industry personnel have been through with rude customers, so we collected some of the best posts by servers from all over the net. As you scroll down, upvote the posts that made you feel for these workers, and be sure to leave us a comment with your own experiences serving food in the comment section. Would you like fries with that?
Alexander Kjerulf, the founder and Chief Happiness Officer of ‘Woohoo inc.' told Bored Panda that if your workplace is causing you to forget that you're a human being who's worthy of care and humane treatment, you shouldn't work there anymore. "Quit, and find a better place to work, where they actually care about their staff," he told Bored Panda. "And quit sooner rather than later. The longer you stay, the more they will grind you down until you lose all the energy and optimism you need to move on and find a better job."
Alexander actually made an entire video about quitting a bad job. Meanwhile, you'll find the rest of the insights that he shared with us below. Anyone who's working in the service industry, whether you're a server, a cook, or a manager, should have a read.
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#1
Math Is Hard
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#2
I Can’t Believe People Can Be This Stupid
#3
Left On My Co-Workers Table
Alexander was upfront that employees should expect and demand support from their managers. "I know that it's common for restaurants to treat their customers like kings and their employees [badly], but that doesn't mean it's OK," he said.
"99% of people are nice, but the occasional rude client is unavoidable," Alexander from 'Woohoo inc.' said that there's no avoiding rudeness in the long run. "You can learn tricks to deal with them, and that's great, but no one should have to put up with mistreatment."
For Alexander, working in the service industry doesn't mean that others can walk all over you. "Having a service job does not mean that other people get to demean you or belittle you and managers must be willing to step in and protect employees' dignity and mental health."
#4
Latina Waitress Received Racist Note Instead Of Tip
#5
This Was Posted In A Restaurant Group
#6
A Group Of Kids Filled It Up And The Parents Shouted At Customers Attempting To Complain
Tipping's either a sore subject or a complete non-problem depending on where you live. In the United States, for example, tipping at a restaurant or a cafe is nearly ubiquitous. You're bound to get some weird glances and questions if you refuse to tip or if you don't tip enough.
#7
Decades Of "The Customer Is Always Right" Has Created The Most Entitled Idiots In Human History
pusheen buttercup 4 years ago
We should get rid of that whole customer is always right attitude. It's not ok. It never was.
H Edwards 4 years ago
And it's not even in the spirit of the original meaning of the phrase. It's supposed to refer to the customer's personal taste.
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Valisbourne Spiritforge 4 years ago
Because the waitress is the one who put the mask mandate in place.
Alexandra Nara 4 years ago
You complain about missing a smile? Well- I've got some beautiful unmasked Flipfinger too for you
James Mills 4 years ago
its really the system that's flawed just pay your waiters/waitresses a fair wage and the tip will be a bonus.
Laura Mortensen 4 years ago
I would have been tempted to say, "We didn't wear masks in the kitchen and we spat in your food. Do we get a tip now?"
Sharon Cooper 4 years ago
I'm done with this attitude, too. I ran across MANY people when I worked retail who were far from right, and were nothing but wrong, wrong, wrong.
Samantha Power 4 years ago
Why are so many people aggressive on receipts? very unpleasant behaviour
BabaBizzle 4 years ago
How about get rid of stupid entitled people - let Covid do it’s thing and wipe them out.
Susan Widomski 4 years ago
If ignorance is bliss, there are many people that should be ecstatic all the time.
Anita Pickle 4 years ago
Sure covid is now the servers fault. The server must have invented covid and masks are in place because of the server. People are such asses.
Gary Geracci 1 year ago
If the restaurant's policy is Mask Wearing, It doesn't bother me, I would still tip for good service!
Robert Robi Z 4 years ago
Customer is always right IN TASTE. It's just everybody forgot about the end of the sentence.
ᎿᏂᏋ ᏰiᎶ ᏣᏂᏋᏋᎦᏋ 4 years ago
"put people in danger and further increase covid cases and tips will be bigger"
Louise Stange-Wahl 4 years ago
Like it is their fault? This idiot needs to get back to his village
Kanga9ine 4 years ago
Save that money for your funeral. This pandemic has brought out the best and worst of us. The challenges and fears the invisible indescriminate selecting virus has left in its wake, it like everything, has some silver lining peeking through for those who choose to see it. The essential workers that go unrecognized even through this stepped up to keep some sanity in our lives. The garbage guys who faithfully pick up our crap kept picking up our crap with god knows what lurking within, the grocery clerks who stock our shelves with 47 kinds of conditioner so you can get the one you have to have, stocked whatever was delivered to make your shopping less difficult, the folks stocking medical supplies so the doctors and nurses can do heroic work. The people that put in more hours than you know so kids could keep learning. We have so many people who know what's right more than some customers ever will. Remember that next time you give a anyone a hard time. Be right by doing right.
Alexis Draskinis 4 years ago
S**t like this is why i'll only work family/private owned restaurants. Most actually owners will tell you to go shove it over a tip like this. They know they wont miss you. Corporate would want you to call said asshole & apologize for following their own orders...
Telmo Belo 4 years ago
That sentence is one of many that got butchered to fit someone's needs. It's "The costumer is always right about their taste." If they want extra mayo on their McFlurry, who am I to judge. Doesn't mean every word that come out of their mouths is true.
Karin Morris 4 years ago
This is SUCH a Trumpster thing to do. If I had a choice I'd move every single one of them to Texas and build a wall around that state.
Alban Bizet 4 years ago
like most country in the world, you should pay your staff and tips are just a bonus. I understand US are scared of 'socialism' but charity (same principes as tiping) is not the way to pay for your workers
Hilary Mol 4 years ago
I don't know about tips being bigger without masks, but the restaurant would certainly be emptier.
Alyssa Sweat 4 years ago
This isn't fair to the waiter/waitress anywhere. It's not their fault covid is a thing, and the law says you have to wear a mask in order to enter certain places.
Andrew Gibb 4 years ago
I was surprised that they could add 5 cents to the bill and get the correct total
Julie C Rose 4 years ago (edited)
Can we ship Jacinda over there? Not as president; she’s not good enough for that, but as the covid response minister (I don’t know the American term, but it’s the person who handles the political side of the covid response). Because our covid response is a hilarious malicious compliance with what anti maskers are saying: extremely strict lockdown until covid is eliminated, managed isolation for everyone entering the country, financial disincentive from going sightseeing overseas, quarantine hotels for people who get covid...but we hardly ever have to wear masks. :)
W McDonald 4 years ago
Well your in for a treat if people get vaccinated they don’t have to wear masks how does that sound? Also I am being serious in the us they said you don’t have to wear masks unless your vaccinated and you only have to wear masks in big crowds but then there reports of people still getting covid even after there vaccinated so there seeing why is that happening
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#8
A Feeble Attempt To Get Out Of Tipping
#9
My Cousin Just Posted This On Facebook. She Is A Waitress At Outback And This Was Left Behind
I'll be frank. The US tipping system… is a bit weird. It's on the same plane of existence as not posting the full price of a meal or a product with the tax included. However weird forced tipping might be (and how it essentially makes customers, not the employers, pay a large chunk of the workers' wages), it doesn't change the fact that it's a cultural thing in the States. You just do it.
#10
My Aunt And Her Friend Took Me To Dinner. These 10 Lovely People Sat Next To Us, And Didn't Even Leave A Tip!
#11
The “Tip” My Friend Got
#12
Seen On A Facebook Post On How People Should Tip Their Servers 20%
So not tipping someone or even poking fun at a server who expects a tip isn't the way to go. Sure, the entire system should be overhauled so that tipping isn't mandatory, but until that utopian moment, we're stuck with what we have.
#13
You Can Just Picture The Trashiness From This Customer
#14
Wouldn’t Let Him Underage Drink So He Didn’t Tip
#15
What My Coworker Was Given Tonight
Rudeness, however, isn't just linked to tips. Customers from hell find all sorts of ways to belittle servers. From namecalling and ‘flirting' to acting like spoiled, entitled children (no offense to spoiled and entitled kids). However, employees shouldn't rise to the provocations while also protecting their own dignity.
#16
Please Don’t Leave Fake Tips I’m Trying To Go To College
#17
My Friend Waited On Two Underage Kids Who Tried To Order Drinks. Stiffing Servers Has Always Made Someone A Bad Person, But During A Pandemic When Benefits Have Run Out And Restaurant Employees Are Struggling More Than They Already Did? Despicable
alwaysMispelled 4 years ago
Again, I call bullshit on these asshats trying to say they'd be leaving a massive tip, otherwise. These POS would never leave huge tips.
#18
Worst Tip Ever
Earlier, I'd had a chat with Alexander from ‘Woohoo inc.' about what people should do when dealing with rude customers. “Keep your cool and remember that whatever abuse they're giving you is no reflection on you as a person,” he said.
#19
Displaying Your Bare Feet In A Restaurant
#20
This Family Let Their Kid Crawl All Over The Restaurant Floor, Nearly Tripping Several Servers
Cecilia Herrera 4 years ago
They should be charged with child endangerment, and criminal stupidity.
#21
Smoking In A Non-Smoking Restaurant Because You Do What You Have To
“That customer doesn't even know you, so there's no way it could be you. But on the other hand, don't be subservient. Don't be afraid to stand up for yourself and tell customers that abuse is not tolerated. And if it persists, hand them over to a manager as soon as you can and let them deal with it,” Alexander explained how we should deal with problematic people. It's all about striking a balance between being professional and having a spine.
However, Alexander pointed out that not all customers who behave badly are bad people in and of themselves. There's a bit of nuance there! “It can be a good person having a bad day and that's why they're acting out.”
#22
Stop Tipping And These Folks Will Land Better Jobs
#23
My Sister Got This While Waiting Tables
#24
At Least He Used The Proper Form Of "You're"
Though that doesn't change the fact that some customers really are rude because they thrive on it and know that being bullies works (sometimes). “The sad truth is that some customers act this way because they've learned that it works and will get them discounts or preferential treatment,” Alexander, the Chief Happiness Officer at ‘Woohoo inc.' said.
#25
Someone Keeps Stealing The Tip Jar At My Local Donut Shop
#26
"Why I Have Not Tipped!!!"
#27
From My Friends’ Server Group. This Was Given By A 6 Top Instead Of A Tip
pusheen buttercup 4 years ago
You never know when someone is doing the best they can. You also don't know if they've been trained to be more hands off. You may wind up taking it out on the wrong person
What's more, Alexander added that rather than thinking that the customer is always right, we should go for something more down-to-earth like “be nice.” Or at least avoiding being rude. Of course, this goes for customers and employees alike! “Whenever I'm a customer anywhere, I always try to be kind and positive to the staff—even when occasionally I have to complain about something. It's literally the least I can do.”
#28
Guy Left A Negative Tip To Subtract From The Total After Calling The Restaurant While Inside To Rush His Order
#29
A Customer Decided To Tip Their Server Like This
#30
Your Tip Is That Because Of Me, You Still Have Yuor Fredom™
JennyLaRue 4 years ago
When they put their own lives on the line for their country (not just their social lives in following their partners around their posts) then they can have the military discount. It's so old fashioned to define your own status by your partners job, let alone expect a discount from it.
We'd love to hear your stories about the rude customers you've had to deal with, dear Pandas. What's your go-to strategy for somebody who's acting entitled and ruining your day? Do you stay professional and diplomatic all the time or do you confront them when they've overstepped your boundaries? Let us know what you think below.
#31
Was Having A Conversation With My Waiter About How I Liked Her Hair, She Then Showed Us A "Tip" An Earlier Table Left. Apparently They Didn't Feel The Same Way
#32
The Way This Table Left A Tip For Me
#33
Using Having Kids As An Excuse Not To Tip Servers Who May Also Have Kids To Feed
#34
A Facebook Friend Proudly Posts Lack Of Tipping And Creating A Mess For The Server
#35
I Shouldn't Have To Tip On This Premium Service Because I'm Poor
Roadkill The Brave 4 years ago
They keep track of that stuff, and you get flagged but nice try. It may take a few times to flag it but it gets flagged.
#36
Customer Leaves Dirty Diaper On Restaurant Table For Waitress To Clean
#37
I'm A Server And I Wear A Mask At Work Every Day. Someone Left This Note On A Receipt Tonight
#38
Trying To Justify Physical Violence By Saying “Tipping Is Completely Optional”
#39
When People Put Fake Tips With Religious Stuff Or Annoying Jokes In The Jar
#40
I Was Tipped At Wisconsin State Fair, I Don’t Get Paid Enough To Deal With This
#41
No Tip Because He Needs To Buy Cigarettes... Cool
#42
I Work At An Asian Dessert Place And Some Customer Tips Us With 75% Of A Dollar
#43
This "$100" Tip I Received Tonight
#44
So This Got Left As A Tip For My Friend. Real Classy
#45
Bragging On Facebook About Tipping $0.01 And Telling The Waiter/Waitress “Don’t Be So Miserable”
If I could I would live under water 4 years ago
Imagine having to face that person again next week and be friendly... Poor thing
#46
Learn English? How About Learn How To Write
pusheen buttercup 4 years ago
How do you know they aren't in the process of learning? English is very hard, you can work at it for years and not get it very well. Perhaps you just caught them the one time they couldn't remember the right phrase.
#47
Left A Meme For A Tip
#48
Thanks For The Tip, A-Hole!
#49
Pizza Delivery Driver Got Tipped With A Bag Of Coins Containing Loose Tobacco
#50
Not Tipping Their Server Because They Wore A Mask
#51
Tipping With An Iou
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JennyLaRue 4 years ago
The tipping culture in the states is so messed up, not only because its completely unethical for places to pay so little that they rely on tips so heavily, but it gives douchebags a platform to try and belittle and offend others to boost their own misguided ego
Troux 4 years ago
Correct. The customer chooses whether they want to pay for something they already received. The system is based entirely on the ethics of semi-anonymous individuals, and places the risk purely on the employee, not the business.
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pusheen buttercup 4 years ago
Yes but also it's more than just that. Even in places where you get paid by the hour people still let you get treated like dirt and won't stick up for you or let you stick up for yourself.
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Clearly sunny 4 years ago
America really needs to fix their wages issue. Relying on tips must be extremely stressful on what is already a very hard job.
Amery 4 years ago
Indeed. It CAN be proliferous, whilst establishing YOUR own clientele/customer base, however. Thirty years, and it got me my PhD. I've been SO out of the 'serving' industry for the last 10 years, thank the Heavens!! (Or whatever/whomever you believe in!!)
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Yeah, you heard 4 years ago (edited)
Rude customers are everywhere, but being angry at customers who don't tip is really just an American issue. If tipping is optional, then the waiters have no grounds to complain if someone doesn't tip. If tipping is compulsory, then add 20% onto all prices, and tell customers that is the price they must pay. I would never want to pay more money than I have to for something. If a meal costs $10, then why pay $12? American restaurants should just scrap tipping, and pay workers a living wage.
Island Life 4 years ago
It can't be that hard, when 20% is expected for wait staff, to automatically put it on the bill? In Germany, the tip is usually paid in addition - voluntarily and without any obligation.
Justin Lee 4 years ago
Every state is different. I agree it sucks for the workers. There will always be people who scream "'MURICA IS DIFFERENT AND WE DO WHAT WE WANT!"
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jknbt jknbt 4 years ago
we need to go to the EU system where all restaurant staff are paid a living wage.
Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
There was a woman in my area who realised her dream by opening a lovely little cake shop and cafeteria down by the lakeside in a prime position. She envisioned it as a nice place where young mothers could meet up for a chat over coffee and cupcakes. What actually happened instead was that mothers did indeed show up... with pre-packed food for their kids rather than buying anything and left crusts and other scraps all over the place, used the cafe tables to change nappies and left the soiled remains behind, and let their toddlers run around trashing the joint to their heart's content, over the protests of the poor harassed cafe staff. The place ended up being shut down in a matter of months, and never reopened. This is why we can't have nice things.
Mimi777 4 years ago
Some people are absolute trash. I feel bad for that woman. I worked in retail for many years and there were a few times a parent left their baby’s dirty diaper on a stack of clean folded clothes and a ton who let their kids run wild around the store destroying the tables and climbing on them.
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DC 4 years ago
Pay people a wage they can live on. Tips SHOULD be optional. Then they'd be. And still, even in countries with a sufficient minimum wage, people regularly tip. Decent people at least - I'd be ashamed if I didn't at least roughly 10%. Also applies to things like Delivery Hero, they exploit their drivers - tip them in cash. I do every time, usually silent, because the driver's app has access to the microphone, which may also raise some legal questions...
TheReader19 4 years ago
America, please start pushing for a minimum wage for everybody so that no one has to depend on others to live. I don't know how your political system works but surely there must be a campaign about this already? In the UK if enough people sign a petition the issue must be debated in parliament
Eslamala 4 years ago
Most of these come from a cultural issue that's becoming a problem. The fact that you are expected to make up for the waiter's salary is ridiculous. Tips are optional in most countries. Also, the fact that clients are entitled, rude and just plain uneducated is a direct consequence of that "customer is always right" crap. As someone who has worked in the service industry for years, at least where I live, there are rules. Basic guidelines for proper behavior. For staff and for customers, and it's rather common for people to get banned if they cause too much trouble or leave a mess. And... I won't get into the pandemic protocols, but really, wtf is with them being "optional"? Even in less developed countries, pandemic guidelines are for everyone, and if you don't comply, you get a fine, at the least.
Carman Davis 4 years ago
I always tip a minimum 20% but usually more than that. But if you never smile, never come back to the table after you bring the food, never refill you won't get 20%. I always leave something but that something is always up to the waitress/waiter. Since I understand I try never to be mean or hateful.
Sayu Seal 4 years ago
Dear Americans. In Europe waiters are tipped for good service. They have basic salary. Holiday and sick leave entitlement. Work ethics. You have capitalism. If I would ever go to US, I don't think I would tip anyone. Pay people in catering and hospitality decent wages, they feed you!
Kate Fei 4 years ago
I never understood tipping. Especially when it's seen as a must. You never tip any service worker, you dont give tips to bus drivers, teachers, shop assistants, doctors or anyone except waiters, really. I do get it that the wage is not great but in the end its their choice to work there and if their wage is not enough and they must rely on begging for tips, they can always leave. I usually do tip when the service is especially good, but I hate it when the waiters automatically assume Im gonna give them a tip.
jknbt jknbt 4 years ago
you people who won't leave tips are sub-human. The waitstaff can't afford to pay the bills & feed their kids on what they get. Show a little kindness and consideration for nice people who are just trying to help you.
Kate Fei 4 years ago
Tip is not something that should be just given automatically. Tip is for good service. If the waiter is rude, i will not give him any tip no matter how many kids they have.
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Random Anon 4 years ago
I am curious. Is it illegal for restaurants to include a X% service charge to the bill for their staff? This is what a lot of Asian countries do. The staff earn their hourly or daily rate on top of the prorated service fee at the end of the month.
Bex 4 years ago
Ugh, this whole post (the original one, not people's comments here) is just reminding me why I want to live in the woods, with only animals as neighbors. The ignorance, the self-entitlement, the hatred... sometimes seems there just aren't enough good people out there to balance out all the bad.
Panda-riffic 4 years ago
I am so glad that I don't eat out that often. I prefer to cook my own food.
Tacos Are Tasty 4 years ago
There should be a universal asshole tax to cover people like this.
Adriana Vigliotti 4 years ago
I would prefer if the tip were just built into the prices on the menu. It doesn’t seem right that a patron can just decide not to tip when the waitstaff count on that as their wages
Noname 4 years ago
Well usually I don't have a problem with tipping if the server is not racist or has an attitude. However, I never leave without leaving a tip which would not be larger than 10% of my bill. If I am leaving the premises happy I will even tip 50% of my bill. Also I think the tipping system is f*****g ridiculous cause the servers have to rely on it
•LeXi• 4 years ago
I am a person that will tip higher than normal when the service is outstanding. I have also left a smaller tip for very rude,disrespectful servers. These people that leave very horrible notes on tabs are just miserable people and don't let that deter you of your work. Just do the best you can and u will be rewarded someday. I am still waiting for that special server one day and they will get a OMG tip from me!
abby smink 4 years ago
Yeah, the whole tipping thing sucks and might not be right, but it you don't have to be a lowlife d**k about it. If you're that much against tipping, don't go out to eat. Pretty simple..
K Witmer 4 years ago
I was a bartender for years and I rarely had a bad tipper. After a while you can tell before the people even sit down what kind of tip they'll leave or if they'll give you a hard time. I was rarely surprised or wrong. I think it's the air of arrogance that surrounds the entitled ones. In my experience the bikers were the best tippers and the rich people were the worst. I worked at a sports bar the same time I worked at a high end martini bar and I always always always made a ton more money at the sports bars.
AzKhaleesi 4 years ago
People are frigging disgusting. Yes they should earn more, but people should not be asshats too. Even if my service is horrible I'll still tip. May not be much but I'll tip. You go to a restaurant and are served you don't do s**t but sit there and stuff your face, and you can't tip? GTFO
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
First, try paying your staff a proper wage. Secondly, all the tips with fake money... call the police and report the customer for theft of services and knowingly passing counterfeit money. Paying a tip is paying for services in a literal sense, so it becomes a criminal act to pass the fakes
Mimi777 4 years ago
I get what you’re saying but I don’t know if that would work since tipping is optional. If they left that fake money to pay for their meal total then yes they could get in trouble for that. Not tipping a server is pretty shitty I agree and these people are all assholes.
Load More Replies... Gary Geracci 1 year ago
Too Add! The Restaurant Culture ,to pay living wage will raise prices.You haven't seen the higher bills from suppliers of the food you eat either!
Gary Geracci 1 year ago
I was a Server/Waiter in a fancy place in L.A.- Drunken Film folks and worn out stagehands. You know what? I treated them all like regular folks, Guess What? My tips were very Generous!
anonymuswere 1 year ago
tips are literally MANDATORY in the states, as the staff isn't given anywhere near enough to live off of. unfortunately, mutual cheapskate-isim also comes into play.
Robert Thompson 4 years ago
I tip all the time. The two guys that did my carpets today got a $20 tip for their work (in addition to their fee of course).
CA3 4 years ago
Extraordinarily rude behavior needs to be called out. It would help improve the behavior of these buffoons or encourage them to eat at home where they belong. It's simple, if you can't afford to leave a decent tip, then stay home or buy fast food. Also, a worldwide "Manners Matter" campaign would help us all.
sturmwesen 4 years ago
If she expects monetary compensation for regulary sleeping with another person doesn't that make her a sugar babe/prostitute?
Logically Reasonable 4 years ago
You have to remember, while reading these, that these views are ONLY from the wait staff side. Anyone thats been to fast food places or restaurants to eat, knows there are PLENTY of wait staff that are bastards and jackasses! I've had plenty of them fired too, for being the douchebags they are!!! Just take into account...........did the wait person deserve it?
JennyLaRue 4 years ago
The tipping culture in the states is so messed up, not only because its completely unethical for places to pay so little that they rely on tips so heavily, but it gives douchebags a platform to try and belittle and offend others to boost their own misguided ego
Troux 4 years ago
Correct. The customer chooses whether they want to pay for something they already received. The system is based entirely on the ethics of semi-anonymous individuals, and places the risk purely on the employee, not the business.
Load More Replies... pusheen buttercup 4 years ago
Yes but also it's more than just that. Even in places where you get paid by the hour people still let you get treated like dirt and won't stick up for you or let you stick up for yourself.
Load More Replies... Clearly sunny 4 years ago
America really needs to fix their wages issue. Relying on tips must be extremely stressful on what is already a very hard job.
Amery 4 years ago
Indeed. It CAN be proliferous, whilst establishing YOUR own clientele/customer base, however. Thirty years, and it got me my PhD. I've been SO out of the 'serving' industry for the last 10 years, thank the Heavens!! (Or whatever/whomever you believe in!!)
Load More Replies... Yeah, you heard 4 years ago (edited)
Rude customers are everywhere, but being angry at customers who don't tip is really just an American issue. If tipping is optional, then the waiters have no grounds to complain if someone doesn't tip. If tipping is compulsory, then add 20% onto all prices, and tell customers that is the price they must pay. I would never want to pay more money than I have to for something. If a meal costs $10, then why pay $12? American restaurants should just scrap tipping, and pay workers a living wage.
Island Life 4 years ago
It can't be that hard, when 20% is expected for wait staff, to automatically put it on the bill? In Germany, the tip is usually paid in addition - voluntarily and without any obligation.
Justin Lee 4 years ago
Every state is different. I agree it sucks for the workers. There will always be people who scream "'MURICA IS DIFFERENT AND WE DO WHAT WE WANT!"
Load More Replies... jknbt jknbt 4 years ago
we need to go to the EU system where all restaurant staff are paid a living wage.
Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
There was a woman in my area who realised her dream by opening a lovely little cake shop and cafeteria down by the lakeside in a prime position. She envisioned it as a nice place where young mothers could meet up for a chat over coffee and cupcakes. What actually happened instead was that mothers did indeed show up... with pre-packed food for their kids rather than buying anything and left crusts and other scraps all over the place, used the cafe tables to change nappies and left the soiled remains behind, and let their toddlers run around trashing the joint to their heart's content, over the protests of the poor harassed cafe staff. The place ended up being shut down in a matter of months, and never reopened. This is why we can't have nice things.
Mimi777 4 years ago
Some people are absolute trash. I feel bad for that woman. I worked in retail for many years and there were a few times a parent left their baby’s dirty diaper on a stack of clean folded clothes and a ton who let their kids run wild around the store destroying the tables and climbing on them.
Load More Replies... DC 4 years ago
Pay people a wage they can live on. Tips SHOULD be optional. Then they'd be. And still, even in countries with a sufficient minimum wage, people regularly tip. Decent people at least - I'd be ashamed if I didn't at least roughly 10%. Also applies to things like Delivery Hero, they exploit their drivers - tip them in cash. I do every time, usually silent, because the driver's app has access to the microphone, which may also raise some legal questions...
TheReader19 4 years ago
America, please start pushing for a minimum wage for everybody so that no one has to depend on others to live. I don't know how your political system works but surely there must be a campaign about this already? In the UK if enough people sign a petition the issue must be debated in parliament
Eslamala 4 years ago
Most of these come from a cultural issue that's becoming a problem. The fact that you are expected to make up for the waiter's salary is ridiculous. Tips are optional in most countries. Also, the fact that clients are entitled, rude and just plain uneducated is a direct consequence of that "customer is always right" crap. As someone who has worked in the service industry for years, at least where I live, there are rules. Basic guidelines for proper behavior. For staff and for customers, and it's rather common for people to get banned if they cause too much trouble or leave a mess. And... I won't get into the pandemic protocols, but really, wtf is with them being "optional"? Even in less developed countries, pandemic guidelines are for everyone, and if you don't comply, you get a fine, at the least.
Carman Davis 4 years ago
I always tip a minimum 20% but usually more than that. But if you never smile, never come back to the table after you bring the food, never refill you won't get 20%. I always leave something but that something is always up to the waitress/waiter. Since I understand I try never to be mean or hateful.
Sayu Seal 4 years ago
Dear Americans. In Europe waiters are tipped for good service. They have basic salary. Holiday and sick leave entitlement. Work ethics. You have capitalism. If I would ever go to US, I don't think I would tip anyone. Pay people in catering and hospitality decent wages, they feed you!
Kate Fei 4 years ago
I never understood tipping. Especially when it's seen as a must. You never tip any service worker, you dont give tips to bus drivers, teachers, shop assistants, doctors or anyone except waiters, really. I do get it that the wage is not great but in the end its their choice to work there and if their wage is not enough and they must rely on begging for tips, they can always leave. I usually do tip when the service is especially good, but I hate it when the waiters automatically assume Im gonna give them a tip.
jknbt jknbt 4 years ago
you people who won't leave tips are sub-human. The waitstaff can't afford to pay the bills & feed their kids on what they get. Show a little kindness and consideration for nice people who are just trying to help you.
Kate Fei 4 years ago
Tip is not something that should be just given automatically. Tip is for good service. If the waiter is rude, i will not give him any tip no matter how many kids they have.
Load More Replies... Random Anon 4 years ago
I am curious. Is it illegal for restaurants to include a X% service charge to the bill for their staff? This is what a lot of Asian countries do. The staff earn their hourly or daily rate on top of the prorated service fee at the end of the month.
Bex 4 years ago
Ugh, this whole post (the original one, not people's comments here) is just reminding me why I want to live in the woods, with only animals as neighbors. The ignorance, the self-entitlement, the hatred... sometimes seems there just aren't enough good people out there to balance out all the bad.
Panda-riffic 4 years ago
I am so glad that I don't eat out that often. I prefer to cook my own food.
Tacos Are Tasty 4 years ago
There should be a universal asshole tax to cover people like this.
Adriana Vigliotti 4 years ago
I would prefer if the tip were just built into the prices on the menu. It doesn’t seem right that a patron can just decide not to tip when the waitstaff count on that as their wages
Noname 4 years ago
Well usually I don't have a problem with tipping if the server is not racist or has an attitude. However, I never leave without leaving a tip which would not be larger than 10% of my bill. If I am leaving the premises happy I will even tip 50% of my bill. Also I think the tipping system is f*****g ridiculous cause the servers have to rely on it
•LeXi• 4 years ago
I am a person that will tip higher than normal when the service is outstanding. I have also left a smaller tip for very rude,disrespectful servers. These people that leave very horrible notes on tabs are just miserable people and don't let that deter you of your work. Just do the best you can and u will be rewarded someday. I am still waiting for that special server one day and they will get a OMG tip from me!
abby smink 4 years ago
Yeah, the whole tipping thing sucks and might not be right, but it you don't have to be a lowlife d**k about it. If you're that much against tipping, don't go out to eat. Pretty simple..
K Witmer 4 years ago
I was a bartender for years and I rarely had a bad tipper. After a while you can tell before the people even sit down what kind of tip they'll leave or if they'll give you a hard time. I was rarely surprised or wrong. I think it's the air of arrogance that surrounds the entitled ones. In my experience the bikers were the best tippers and the rich people were the worst. I worked at a sports bar the same time I worked at a high end martini bar and I always always always made a ton more money at the sports bars.
AzKhaleesi 4 years ago
People are frigging disgusting. Yes they should earn more, but people should not be asshats too. Even if my service is horrible I'll still tip. May not be much but I'll tip. You go to a restaurant and are served you don't do s**t but sit there and stuff your face, and you can't tip? GTFO
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
First, try paying your staff a proper wage. Secondly, all the tips with fake money... call the police and report the customer for theft of services and knowingly passing counterfeit money. Paying a tip is paying for services in a literal sense, so it becomes a criminal act to pass the fakes
Mimi777 4 years ago
I get what you’re saying but I don’t know if that would work since tipping is optional. If they left that fake money to pay for their meal total then yes they could get in trouble for that. Not tipping a server is pretty shitty I agree and these people are all assholes.
Load More Replies... Gary Geracci 1 year ago
Too Add! The Restaurant Culture ,to pay living wage will raise prices.You haven't seen the higher bills from suppliers of the food you eat either!
Gary Geracci 1 year ago
I was a Server/Waiter in a fancy place in L.A.- Drunken Film folks and worn out stagehands. You know what? I treated them all like regular folks, Guess What? My tips were very Generous!
anonymuswere 1 year ago
tips are literally MANDATORY in the states, as the staff isn't given anywhere near enough to live off of. unfortunately, mutual cheapskate-isim also comes into play.
Robert Thompson 4 years ago
I tip all the time. The two guys that did my carpets today got a $20 tip for their work (in addition to their fee of course).
CA3 4 years ago
Extraordinarily rude behavior needs to be called out. It would help improve the behavior of these buffoons or encourage them to eat at home where they belong. It's simple, if you can't afford to leave a decent tip, then stay home or buy fast food. Also, a worldwide "Manners Matter" campaign would help us all.
sturmwesen 4 years ago
If she expects monetary compensation for regulary sleeping with another person doesn't that make her a sugar babe/prostitute?
Logically Reasonable 4 years ago
You have to remember, while reading these, that these views are ONLY from the wait staff side. Anyone thats been to fast food places or restaurants to eat, knows there are PLENTY of wait staff that are bastards and jackasses! I've had plenty of them fired too, for being the douchebags they are!!! Just take into account...........did the wait person deserve it?
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