Anyone who has worked in customer service and interacted with a fair share of strangers on a daily basis knows how tiring it can be. Waiters and bartenders are no exception; they are fully aware of how much resilience it takes to smile at someone while they curse at you, complaining about (trivial) things that are out of your control. The job demands character and deserves proper recognition. Yet their salary is often so low, they have to rely on tips just to get by.
Sadly, some sleazy customers use tipping just as another way of disrespecting the staff serving them. For example, people leave fake money with a picture of their preferred presidential candidate. Or put a few bills inside a full glass and place it upside down, so the only way to clean the table is to make a mess. In fact, people have developed so many of these dirty tactics, Bored Panda decided to make a list, showing what not to do when you get your check. Continue scrolling and take a look.
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Leaving This For Your Waitress, Who Has No Say In The Mask Mandate
That's how you create the new generations of idiots. Total idiots, not only covidiots
Interestingly, a relatively new study has found that demanding jobs offering employees little control are among the most detrimental people's mental and physical health.
Scientists at Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China, analyzed the data of over 138,700 participants from six previous studies on job-related health. Using this information, they classified jobs into four groups based on control and how psychologically demanding the role: low demand and low control jobs such as manual labour were labelled "Passive," while jobs with high control like architects and scientists were "Low Stress," and jobs with both high demand and high control (teachers or doctors) were "Active."
Here's A Tip, It's Trashy As Hell To Leave Fake Money As A Tip That Advertises Your Candidate
I think the biggest problem is the service industry in the USA does not pay their employees a proper wage in the first instance. This results in the workers heavily relying on tips to subsidise their income. In European countries employees are paid a minimum wage (ok, this isn’t always as much as it could be) and are less affected by what tips they receive. As well as shitty customers, employers should also take more responsibility for the income their staff receives.
The category labelled "High Stress" had jobs that were demanding offered low levels of control. Enter waiters and bartenders
Scientists found that waiters and waitresses have a 22% higher risk of stroke on average than those with low stress jobs. The figure jumps to 33% for women when you differentiate data by gender.
The research explained that while those holding down jobs we often consider demanding jobs like architects and scientists may seem like prime candidates for boiling blood pressure, work-related stress is largely dependent on whether or not you have a job where you feel in control and respected.
A neurosurgeon may be drained after a long, difficult day at work but they probably know society understand's the value of their labor. But imagine running in and out of the kitchen for 12 hours, bringing people food and ensuring they have a good time, only to have someone say "fu*k you" instead of leaving you a tip.
The Absolute Worst Way To Leave A Sh**ty Tip For Anyone
Thought It Belonged Here Too
Left On My Co-Workers Table
Treating A Server Like This Is Trashy
The “Tip” My Friend Got
That is just a d**k thing to do. If everyone in the service industry got a different job then there would be no one to serve your sorry ass and food service would be non existent. PLUS it is not like people can pull jobs out of their arses.
This Very Reasonable And Not At All Insane Person
Let Me Just Not Get Paid
What A Disgusting Way To Not Tip
Really Helpful, Kind Advice
Have A Blessed Day!
Wouldn’t Let Him Underage Drink So He Didn’t Tip
Are you really that mad about not drinking, it’s bad anyways
From My Friends’ Server Group. This Was Given By A 6 Top Instead Of A Tip
The waiter is serving your food, if you want all that go see a therapist. Waiter are not paid to care about your lives.
The thing is if you WANT good tips you check out your customers and then give them service that will improve their day. You can sometimes tell what people want or what kind of attitude will please them. Some people want interest and others do not want it - you can generally tell these two types of people apart and then give the service that the CUSTOMER wants - give the customer what they want so they will come back again and again. If your wait people are not giving good service then customers will not come back and they will tell others about the bad service too. The wait people are key people in the restaurant business; there are lots of places to eat, and unless your food is to die for, I'm going where I'm treated nicely and I can trust the people who are serving me not to do something gross to my food.
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Seems like they wanted their ego massaged, like seriously “offer to take our picture”, “ask how our day was” etc.
Or an easy way to get a free dose of herbal laxatives in your burger, and not the fun kind.
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So trashy. Never demand people to smile, you never know what is going on in their life.
Part of a job of a server is to smile and greet people with a smile, ask how thier food was, ask if they want dessert, clear the plates off the table. the only thing I didn't like was offer to take our picture, which I have h\done before, you can tell it is is a group that has not seen each other in a long time, and just want a picture.
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"we appreciate seeing genuine hearts" ? Did they think they go to watch an open heart surgery?
"Ask for selfies with us. Ask to follow us on social media. Ask for our autograph." Seriously, if wait staff offered to take my picture, I would find that odd. The only celebrity for whom I could be mistaken is George Eliot, and she's been dead since 1880.
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If I have to read one more cursive "smile", I'm going to punch something
People working in restaurants don't have time usually to stop and take a picture. They have duties that need to be completed. They shouldn't have to pretend to be delighted while serving egotistical jerks!
These are all terrible but this one angered me the most. I would have felt completely broken after seeing something like this when I worked in the food industry as a teen. I hope karma hit these jokes hard. I wish I could hug the person who received this and give them the tip they deserved.
Your waiter might be genuine, or they can be warm, joyful, kind and will wipe your backside clean with a smile. If they are both: they are your mother.
A few of these are correct...be warm, say thank you, bring check after meal. The rest are downright idiotic.
Bringing the check right after finishing eating would be rude here. And say thank you for what? "Thank you for be being able to read the menue and chose your food" or "Thank you for not tipping me, but giving me crap instead"?
Load More Replies... Well to be honest, everything that they have written down should be done by your server. I served and bartended my way thru college, and made damn good money. The only thing I dont like is the "offer to take our picture" maybe they just have really really crappy service. Tips are not automatic if you give shitty service
Maybe this waitress was bad and needed some instruction. This is all really good advice, and I see no ill intent in it at all. I hope she took this advice and applied it to her job and started getting some really good tips.
I completely agree with you. All the things on the napkin are things the server should have done. Maybe the server was just a crappy server, nobody wants to get waited on by somebody that is not nice. I enjoy chit chatting with my servers.
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I bet they a bunch of wannabe influencers...like "ask to take our pictures ".Are these guys for real
As a delivery driver, I can say that us in the service industry are not qualified to be a personal counselor and that there are resources out there if you need all of this.
I'd bet $5 the server was female- too many demands and too many requests for smiles
There are 3 legitimate issues the server should do... the rest are things her boss needs to address. This is just petty and mean.
There should be a handout for "Tips to be a gracious guest"??? How hard is it to be nice or just quiet? Not sure why it seems so important to hurt and demean another fellow human being.
I wonder if any of these pond scums follow their own advice at work? Total idiots
This is so messed up and pisses me off. I cut hair for a living and I see people like this all the time. If the server did do everything that they asked on that napkin then they would say that the server was too "invasive" or probably go as far as saying the server was "harassing" them or something.
Most people don’t want dessert so waiters usually don’t bother asking anymore.
Such irony. "Joy and kindess goes a long way"? It would have been much kinder to pay them.
Quotation from years ago: 'If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours.' The waitress was working while they were enjoying themselves, why didn't they smile at her first?
This looks like very young handwriting. Pretty soon, they will have one of these jobs (if they are lucky), and they will shudder at their former actions.
i must say they have neat handwriting, but they are a serious asshole
I'd rather see almost unintelligible handwriting from a kind hearted person, than neat handwriting from a disrespectful asshole, as you worded it. I could name people like this so many more names. But I'll go with yours for now.
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Our Town Has A Fb Page Called Nosey Asses Of........ This Was Posted Today Smh
Tipping Fake Money
Another case of passing fake bills as payment. Seriously! If you give fake money as payment for services and goods it is a felony!. Luckily, this idiot left contact details that can be handed to the police.
Your Tip Is That Because Of Me, You Still Have Your Freedom
No Tip On A $140 Bill... Does The Reasoning She Gives Justify This?
If the place you work at generates 140 dollars per customer, they can afford to pay you more themselves.
Thanks For Your Service, I Guess
What My Coworker Was Given Tonight
I Was Tipped At Wisconsin State Fair, I Don’t Get Paid Enough To Deal With This
Who Does That?
Kyle Massey Not Tipping His Server And Laughing About It. Then His Girlfriend Posts It On Her Story To Show It Off
This is confirmation I am getting old, I think. I have no idea who this is, don't really care to know, because he/she will be replaced in 5 minutes by another obnoxious teenybopper idol.
Table Of 7 That Came In 30 Minutes Before Close They Were The Last Table In The Restaurant And Got Everything They Asked For From Me This Is How They Repaid That Service
Using Having Kids As An Excuse Not To Tip Servers Who May Also Have Kids To Feed
Let's be honest, this is not the customer's problem. I don't know why americans(and some other countries) change the laws so that servers actually have a salary.
A Facebook Friend Proudly Posts Lack Of Tipping And Creating A Mess For The Server
The Guy Who Left This Receipt
Well, the 'tipper' is at least aware that his d**k is in fact, worthless.
Stiffing Your Server To Get A Laugh
Sokmeone thought he was being witty. He was, in fact, showing he's a jerk.
Learn English? How About Learn How To Write
This Tip I Got Last Night
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A lot of these situations could be remedied by closing the minimum wage loophole. Tipping for great service vs tipping for their basic income.
Exactly! The minimum wage for tipped service people is 2.13 an hour, and it hasn't been raised in years. But call for the minimum wage to be a living wage, and right -wingers knee-jerk blab rubbish about $20 tacos and robots working in restaurants.
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My rule: Do not eat out if I cannot also afford to tip 15-20%. It's a shame that it's even legal to pay waitstaff less than minimum wage and force them to rely on tips as well. Another great job, USA (sarcasm).
Having to tip is fine.. (well not really).. I plan to do it in US since outsiders have to accept local customs. But isn't it atrocious that on average we should give more amount than standard tax percentage (10%)?
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It's a silly system you guys are running in the US. On my first restaurant visit there I forgot to tip and the waitress followed me outside and demanded what was wrong with the service. I told her nothing was wrong and I just forgot because we don’t tip in my country. Judging by her look she didn't believe me. Anyway, I tipped her and felt pretty s***ty about the whole experience.
Reverse here. I started to leave a tip to someone in the EU and she got super-offended, and I had to stammer "Es tut mir leid! Ich komme aus den USA! Es ist unsere Gewohnheit!" (which is my A-1 German for I'm sorry! I'm from the US. It's our custom/habit").... She calmed and said something I understood to be "Oh, no problem, thank you for apologizing." (Or she cursed me to a life of doom. My German does suck.)
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The same people that write "GET A NEW JOB!" are the same people that are all up in arms about migrants/immigrants getting jobs in their country
And the same people that crap on the unemployed/poor
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Actually, most of these are very rude, selfish, or outright stupid. The problem, however, is that serice workers in the US rely on tips. If tips would come as a small bonus for over-average service (or a bit more for outstanding service) while salaries would be in alignment with the job's duties, these kind of problems would not even exist. TL/DR: tips are not meant as a salary replacement but as a bonus to a decent salary.
Why does the compulsory tip system exist, just increase food prices so that people can actually get paid properly
Biden has promised to do that! So in theory, they’ll be switching to full wages some time between late January 2021 and early November 2024. Hallelujah. Americans have complained about stuff like this for decades and it’s finally changing.
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This wouldn't even be a subject of discussion if waiters in America received a decent salary... 😂 And many people out there wouldn't have to work 2 or 3 jobs just to "get by"...
I have never understood why servers in America have to rely on tips to live, why can't they just be paid a normal wage? Minimum wage at the absolute least. It's repulsive.
It actually goes back to the 'gentry' who had live-in servants. They weren't paid jack because they received room, board and clothing. When Restaurants first cropped up, the people doing the waiting were all family. When they ha to start hiring, most customers looked down on *all* 'hired help', and said help was usually just there to find a husband, so it was felt they didn't have to pay very much. And it became custom, and eventually was grandfathered into the wage system 'because we can't afford anything more. We'd have to close.' (We still hear that, BTW.) Now it looks as if this will finally be addressed. I hope so.
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It's just the same as the US healthcare system. Everyone is talking about how outrageous it is, but no one is making any effort to change it.
It's not that there's no effort to change it; it's that we need a more coordinated effort rather than the sporadic, usually localized efforts we've been getting. And it needs to have a louder, more focused voice to it. Most people don't realize there's a problem. Truth is, the living wage doesn't keep up with inflation. For every 1% increase in wages that the majority of John Q. Public receives, inflation will have gone up 5-8% at least three times, sometimes 4.
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This is so rude. That people even rely on tips to just survive is more than only rude, this is what makes you realize you live in an effed up society that employs totally wrong values and maybe even is proud of it - see the healthcare discussions in the US to gain further reasons to vomit. People work. Pay them. Tip should be an extra they have on top of a sufficient wage.
All the fake money ones can be classed as criminal acts by using counterfeit money to pay for goods and services and these people should be reported and charged. Not only would the staff get the last laugh but when it gets known what happens with these scams, they will most likely stop.
Or maybe move to Australia where you actually get paid a decent wage and tipping system is nonexistent since people don't need it
1st of all - why should I tip every time. This is an option and a customer goodwill. In Europe/ Spain we tip only if we are really satisfied with the service. 2nd - we do not know how the service was. May be the waiter was rude, we see only the bill posted from the waiter.
I'm not American and tipping isn't part of our norm here (new zealand), but I'm pretty sure in America they rely on tips to make ends meet, their employer essentially underpay them because they will "get tips to make up the shortfall". It's a silly system I agree, but if I was in America (or any other country where tipping is customary) then I would tip, even if its just for that reason alone (that the system means they need the tip)
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Pretty much. Minimum wage is $7.25 an hour in some places, and (from what I’ve heard) often restaurants will pay their staff like $2.50 an hour, plus what they make in tips.
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Yes, yes. WE KNOW THE SYSTEM IS MESSED UP!!But it's the system that exists, and it's not the server's fault! If you can afford to eat out at a sit-down restaurant, you can afford to tip. Otherwise, go to McDonald's.
Having lived in the US (my boyfriend is American) and being from Australia (where tipping is not a thing) its not like the meals are that cheap (sans tip) anyway in the US so wtf. It's more expensive for me to eat out in America than it is in Australia. US-ians say say giving restaurant workers minimum wage means its going to be 20 dollar tacos and blah blah blah but food doesn't cost that much here in Australia and we give them a min wage. It feels like entitled owners that don't want to give up their massive slice of the pie, they feel like they are entitled to all the money they make *cough*likeJeffBezos*cough* and the s**t kickers doing all the hard work deserve sweet FA. Tipping culture sucks. I feel like its an excuse to get other people to pay the workers you're supposed to be providing for. I really hope Biden gets rid of it.
I feel bad about seeing these receipts with no tip because it makes me think of all of the times that I don't leave a tip on my card, but leave one in cash instead. I write "0" in the tip line and leave the cash behind the bill. I know when I was a server, I appreciated cash tips. I would hate to see my receipt on here with someone claiming I didn't tip when I left 20 -30% in cash.
Just write the word cash in the tip section when you do that. That way there's no confusion
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Being a Vietnam Vet, it angers me to see that some vets thinks their service to our country should be used for a tip to a waitress or waiter who are making below minimum wage and depend on their tips to live on.
There are so many petty, nasty, selfish and stupid people. If I were a restaurant owner, I would ban them, end of story.
USA is a great country, but the concept of tipping is simply ridiculous.
There's that brilliant post on Tumblr which basically says "You can't denigrate people for their jobs while simultaneously demanding a service". The US system of woeful underpayment on the basis of tips is messed up, but it is what it is and if you can't tip, don't insist on a service.
Most of the none-tippers are human failures.. Sometimes I hate people..
So, I worked as a waitress for a short time when I was attending university. Nothing even remotely close to these things ever happened to me. People are usually respectful. Also, i didnt receive tips because in italy waiters are paid a full salary and dont have to rely on customers for that.
Fun fact: One of indicators that someone is narcissist psychopath is that he/she behaves really nasty to the waiters, doormen and other such service providing people (while sucking up to people in higher social positions in contrast). So when you are in restaurant with someone who does such bs as the things in this list, there is a very high possibility that the person is narcissist and it is better to run away very quickly.
You see that a lot of these people were accompanied by their wives/gf's/whole family. None of them stood up for the waitresses.
Load More Replies... IF you have an issue with a server, mention it politely as you pay, or go e-mail the company, but do not not not do this crap. Or, y'know, let them work at a living wage?
Jesus f*****g christ, What is with these people? If I eat out I always expect to tip and factor that in to how much I'm going to spend.
I wouldn't dream of not tipping here. This is how my server is going to eat!
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I just think these people are assholes. I remember how hard it was and I didn't even really take care off customers. I think most should be a little nicer. No tip fine, just shut your mouth and leave.
I really wish I would have had these hateful m****r f...kers sit at my table when I was a server because I just loved giving extra special treats to the non tippers. Oh and believe me servers always remember who are!!!
1) If you can't afford to tip (in the US) you can't afford to eat out. 2) We don't dine in (covid) but we tip 30 - 40% for take out. Times are hard. Help people out.
US and the whole tipping thing is pretty absurd. They need to just pay people properly so this crap would not happen.
I'm so glad I live in a country that doesn't have this tipping culture.
What these people do, is awful! I have come back with tip and a bit extra in it, when I didn’t have a tip. BESIDES, it’s not the wait staffs fault if the food is bad, it’s the kitchen or cooks or chef. They get a pay check that is more than the wait staff! Don’t make the waitress or waiter pay for your unhappiness with the food.
my mom usually always leaves a tip at restaurants we dine in
First time in the US, I was unaware of this tipping thing so I paid my bill and walked out, as you would. One of the waiters followed me out, where he excused himself and explained the situation without getting emotional and from then on it was not a problem. I just don´t understand America, so advanced in some areas and so bad in others.
A lot of people mistakenly think that tipping a waiter/waitress is for excellent service; they don't get that it's what you OWE someone for performing a service. It's as if you could decide yourself how much the "labor" part of your auto-repair bill comes to. Also, if you GET bad service, (slow service, poor attention), it's often that there's a breakdown that's adding stress to the waitstaff's jobs. It sucks to work harder and in poorer conditions and get paid less to do it! 15% is the MINIMUM, not for exceptional service. (I've had to explain that in person to older people.) I just wish we could do without the obvious fake crap inserted to push agendas.
I still don't understand why restaurant won't pay their servers well, like hourly rate. It is ridiculous.
Less money in the servers' wage slips means more money in theirs, unless they're a little mom and pop restaurant where they're holding on by the skin of their teeth. (Although, honestly, I don't know if there are any of those left. No, we have one 6 blocks from my house. Father cooks, Mom waits on tables, and the kids are small enough to be underfoot. And someone will try to get them for child labor when the girl's old enough to help off and on. I eat there --and leave a damned good tip!--whenever I can.
Load More Replies... Why would you sell food (or anything) at a price that doesn't cover your employees wages? Never got that.
Money, money, money. Oh, yes, and money. Because they can. Stupidity. Lack of morals. And, of course, money.
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Come to Denmark! You'll get world renowned bad, and very expensive, service!
Just put up the prices by 10% and then divide the increased revenue among the waiting staff. How difficult can it be?
Th closings during the pandemic just might do it, but I fear it will go the other way. "We don't make enough; we *can't* give our waitstaff anything more." I'm afraid it's going to literally take an act of Congress, and with Moscow Mitch there, don't hold your breath. Serving staff is beneath his notice--besides, he likes hurting people.
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And they wonder why the food taste funny or off the next time they come in.
Those people who tip, cash or otherwise, weren't the point of this . *They* fulfilled their responsibility; they don't need to be shamed. In short words, they ain't cheap, and nothing would be said about the zero in the tip line.
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When I visited America back in 2011 (I'm Australian), my father and I made a point of getting a local friend to carefully explain how to tip properly. We got pretty good at calculating the percentage. (Here, people only leave tips as a compliment/gift).
I REALLY dislike the passive aggressive nature of many of these examples... petty individuals taking out their gripes on those who don't deserve it. I usually get good to excellent service when dining out and I am not going to stiff the server on their tip (I'm in the UK). If the service were terrible I would raise the issue long before the meal ended, speaking to the manager/owner if necessary and giving them the chance to rectify the situation. I am an adult and responsible for my own behaviour.
I have a question. I don't live in the USA, so I wonder why people have to write the tip on the receipt. I have never ever done that in my entire life, and I'll turn 40 next year. Is it because so many people in the USA pay with a credit/debit card?
I got through 10 before I realized humans are literally the s**t of the earth
Just end the tip system! It is ridiculous and we in America are the only ones who do this and it started during prohibition as a bribe. I hate the tip system, absolutely think it is detrimental to servers. You gotta raise the cost of food then...by what, 20%. It ensures a regular and dependable wage. Also, if we are keeping the tip system then I am not going to tip terrible servers. 99% of the time I tip 20% but on the rare occasions I have bad service then why not take advantage of such a terrible system and save your money by not tipping. Hate the whole thing.
Researchers believe that becoming wealthier actually makes you less empathetic. "Wealth and abundance give us a sense of freedom and independence from others. The less we have to rely on others, the less we may care about their feelings." Why Earning More Means Caring Less, According to Science. https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/the-science-of-scrooge-why-wealth-kills-empathy.html
That might be true, but if you're not wealthy it's also easier to believe this "research" right away. And that includes me, btw.
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All these people deserved to be digested slowly by gulons to be used as plant fertilizer.
The only time I did something like this was before I had a job waiting tables. I ordered and specifically asked for no pickles multiple times and the burger came with pickles. I put the condiment drenched pickles with her tip.( a 20 btw). I also left a tip on the table when newly stationed in Japan and had a waitress running down the street, money in hand like I left my glasses case or something
So then what about hair stylists? I tip mine 20% which adds another 40 dollars to my bill. Yikes! If we don't tip the minimum recommendation of 15%, then we are terrible people and I'm surely going to get my hair "accidentally" cut too short or burned off! Or my stylist will basically fire me because I'm a crappy tipper. (Which I'm not) But basically being forced to tip at least 15% for whatever kind of service I'm provided, good or bad, can be quite annoying sometimes
I wish to cause every non-tipper on this list, and those who found their bullshit funny, tremendous physical pain.
I am amazed of many of the comments here. That people who cannot afford tips, should stay home. So someone who has saved money for months can finally pay dinner for her kids, should be punished for trying her best. Really? Women really get double punished. Whatever they do, they are not good enough. If they would not take their kids out, she would be a bad mother instead. I feel sick from some comments. Have some empathy, people, please.
The server may very well have kids too. Having kids isn't an excuse to treat others poorly. Empathy goes both ways.
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But the squalor of it! Wages yes, but the most disgusting thing is about rat race participants propping themselves higher on that ladder and teasing their self-esteem... Crumbs.
There is more than one loophole. And a lot of flak that needs to be addressed. Perhaps some civics lessons, for starters.
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This s**t happens all the time at every restaurant. Youre a moron if you don't believe it.and 99% of people write the word cash on the tip line if they leave cash. And if you're not from America then you need to know that servers make about three or four dollars an hour and rely on tips to make a living. and they deserve it cuz that's the kind of s**t they have to deal with
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Who gives a f**k. This doesn't change anything, they're all still Karens who think that they're entitled to not tip because blah blah blah reason.
Load More Replies... A lot of these situations could be remedied by closing the minimum wage loophole. Tipping for great service vs tipping for their basic income.
Exactly! The minimum wage for tipped service people is 2.13 an hour, and it hasn't been raised in years. But call for the minimum wage to be a living wage, and right -wingers knee-jerk blab rubbish about $20 tacos and robots working in restaurants.
Load More Replies... My rule: Do not eat out if I cannot also afford to tip 15-20%. It's a shame that it's even legal to pay waitstaff less than minimum wage and force them to rely on tips as well. Another great job, USA (sarcasm).
Having to tip is fine.. (well not really).. I plan to do it in US since outsiders have to accept local customs. But isn't it atrocious that on average we should give more amount than standard tax percentage (10%)?
Load More Replies... It's a silly system you guys are running in the US. On my first restaurant visit there I forgot to tip and the waitress followed me outside and demanded what was wrong with the service. I told her nothing was wrong and I just forgot because we don’t tip in my country. Judging by her look she didn't believe me. Anyway, I tipped her and felt pretty s***ty about the whole experience.
Reverse here. I started to leave a tip to someone in the EU and she got super-offended, and I had to stammer "Es tut mir leid! Ich komme aus den USA! Es ist unsere Gewohnheit!" (which is my A-1 German for I'm sorry! I'm from the US. It's our custom/habit").... She calmed and said something I understood to be "Oh, no problem, thank you for apologizing." (Or she cursed me to a life of doom. My German does suck.)
Load More Replies... The same people that write "GET A NEW JOB!" are the same people that are all up in arms about migrants/immigrants getting jobs in their country
And the same people that crap on the unemployed/poor
Load More Replies... Actually, most of these are very rude, selfish, or outright stupid. The problem, however, is that serice workers in the US rely on tips. If tips would come as a small bonus for over-average service (or a bit more for outstanding service) while salaries would be in alignment with the job's duties, these kind of problems would not even exist. TL/DR: tips are not meant as a salary replacement but as a bonus to a decent salary.
Why does the compulsory tip system exist, just increase food prices so that people can actually get paid properly
Biden has promised to do that! So in theory, they’ll be switching to full wages some time between late January 2021 and early November 2024. Hallelujah. Americans have complained about stuff like this for decades and it’s finally changing.
Load More Replies... This wouldn't even be a subject of discussion if waiters in America received a decent salary... 😂 And many people out there wouldn't have to work 2 or 3 jobs just to "get by"...
I have never understood why servers in America have to rely on tips to live, why can't they just be paid a normal wage? Minimum wage at the absolute least. It's repulsive.
It actually goes back to the 'gentry' who had live-in servants. They weren't paid jack because they received room, board and clothing. When Restaurants first cropped up, the people doing the waiting were all family. When they ha to start hiring, most customers looked down on *all* 'hired help', and said help was usually just there to find a husband, so it was felt they didn't have to pay very much. And it became custom, and eventually was grandfathered into the wage system 'because we can't afford anything more. We'd have to close.' (We still hear that, BTW.) Now it looks as if this will finally be addressed. I hope so.
Load More Replies... It's just the same as the US healthcare system. Everyone is talking about how outrageous it is, but no one is making any effort to change it.
It's not that there's no effort to change it; it's that we need a more coordinated effort rather than the sporadic, usually localized efforts we've been getting. And it needs to have a louder, more focused voice to it. Most people don't realize there's a problem. Truth is, the living wage doesn't keep up with inflation. For every 1% increase in wages that the majority of John Q. Public receives, inflation will have gone up 5-8% at least three times, sometimes 4.
Load More Replies... This is so rude. That people even rely on tips to just survive is more than only rude, this is what makes you realize you live in an effed up society that employs totally wrong values and maybe even is proud of it - see the healthcare discussions in the US to gain further reasons to vomit. People work. Pay them. Tip should be an extra they have on top of a sufficient wage.
All the fake money ones can be classed as criminal acts by using counterfeit money to pay for goods and services and these people should be reported and charged. Not only would the staff get the last laugh but when it gets known what happens with these scams, they will most likely stop.
Or maybe move to Australia where you actually get paid a decent wage and tipping system is nonexistent since people don't need it
1st of all - why should I tip every time. This is an option and a customer goodwill. In Europe/ Spain we tip only if we are really satisfied with the service. 2nd - we do not know how the service was. May be the waiter was rude, we see only the bill posted from the waiter.
I'm not American and tipping isn't part of our norm here (new zealand), but I'm pretty sure in America they rely on tips to make ends meet, their employer essentially underpay them because they will "get tips to make up the shortfall". It's a silly system I agree, but if I was in America (or any other country where tipping is customary) then I would tip, even if its just for that reason alone (that the system means they need the tip)
Load More Replies... Pretty much. Minimum wage is $7.25 an hour in some places, and (from what I’ve heard) often restaurants will pay their staff like $2.50 an hour, plus what they make in tips.
Load More Replies... Yes, yes. WE KNOW THE SYSTEM IS MESSED UP!!But it's the system that exists, and it's not the server's fault! If you can afford to eat out at a sit-down restaurant, you can afford to tip. Otherwise, go to McDonald's.
Having lived in the US (my boyfriend is American) and being from Australia (where tipping is not a thing) its not like the meals are that cheap (sans tip) anyway in the US so wtf. It's more expensive for me to eat out in America than it is in Australia. US-ians say say giving restaurant workers minimum wage means its going to be 20 dollar tacos and blah blah blah but food doesn't cost that much here in Australia and we give them a min wage. It feels like entitled owners that don't want to give up their massive slice of the pie, they feel like they are entitled to all the money they make *cough*likeJeffBezos*cough* and the s**t kickers doing all the hard work deserve sweet FA. Tipping culture sucks. I feel like its an excuse to get other people to pay the workers you're supposed to be providing for. I really hope Biden gets rid of it.
I feel bad about seeing these receipts with no tip because it makes me think of all of the times that I don't leave a tip on my card, but leave one in cash instead. I write "0" in the tip line and leave the cash behind the bill. I know when I was a server, I appreciated cash tips. I would hate to see my receipt on here with someone claiming I didn't tip when I left 20 -30% in cash.
Just write the word cash in the tip section when you do that. That way there's no confusion
Load More Replies... Being a Vietnam Vet, it angers me to see that some vets thinks their service to our country should be used for a tip to a waitress or waiter who are making below minimum wage and depend on their tips to live on.
There are so many petty, nasty, selfish and stupid people. If I were a restaurant owner, I would ban them, end of story.
USA is a great country, but the concept of tipping is simply ridiculous.
There's that brilliant post on Tumblr which basically says "You can't denigrate people for their jobs while simultaneously demanding a service". The US system of woeful underpayment on the basis of tips is messed up, but it is what it is and if you can't tip, don't insist on a service.
Most of the none-tippers are human failures.. Sometimes I hate people..
So, I worked as a waitress for a short time when I was attending university. Nothing even remotely close to these things ever happened to me. People are usually respectful. Also, i didnt receive tips because in italy waiters are paid a full salary and dont have to rely on customers for that.
Fun fact: One of indicators that someone is narcissist psychopath is that he/she behaves really nasty to the waiters, doormen and other such service providing people (while sucking up to people in higher social positions in contrast). So when you are in restaurant with someone who does such bs as the things in this list, there is a very high possibility that the person is narcissist and it is better to run away very quickly.
You see that a lot of these people were accompanied by their wives/gf's/whole family. None of them stood up for the waitresses.
Load More Replies... IF you have an issue with a server, mention it politely as you pay, or go e-mail the company, but do not not not do this crap. Or, y'know, let them work at a living wage?
Jesus f*****g christ, What is with these people? If I eat out I always expect to tip and factor that in to how much I'm going to spend.
I wouldn't dream of not tipping here. This is how my server is going to eat!
Load More Replies... I just think these people are assholes. I remember how hard it was and I didn't even really take care off customers. I think most should be a little nicer. No tip fine, just shut your mouth and leave.
I really wish I would have had these hateful m****r f...kers sit at my table when I was a server because I just loved giving extra special treats to the non tippers. Oh and believe me servers always remember who are!!!
1) If you can't afford to tip (in the US) you can't afford to eat out. 2) We don't dine in (covid) but we tip 30 - 40% for take out. Times are hard. Help people out.
US and the whole tipping thing is pretty absurd. They need to just pay people properly so this crap would not happen.
I'm so glad I live in a country that doesn't have this tipping culture.
What these people do, is awful! I have come back with tip and a bit extra in it, when I didn’t have a tip. BESIDES, it’s not the wait staffs fault if the food is bad, it’s the kitchen or cooks or chef. They get a pay check that is more than the wait staff! Don’t make the waitress or waiter pay for your unhappiness with the food.
my mom usually always leaves a tip at restaurants we dine in
First time in the US, I was unaware of this tipping thing so I paid my bill and walked out, as you would. One of the waiters followed me out, where he excused himself and explained the situation without getting emotional and from then on it was not a problem. I just don´t understand America, so advanced in some areas and so bad in others.
A lot of people mistakenly think that tipping a waiter/waitress is for excellent service; they don't get that it's what you OWE someone for performing a service. It's as if you could decide yourself how much the "labor" part of your auto-repair bill comes to. Also, if you GET bad service, (slow service, poor attention), it's often that there's a breakdown that's adding stress to the waitstaff's jobs. It sucks to work harder and in poorer conditions and get paid less to do it! 15% is the MINIMUM, not for exceptional service. (I've had to explain that in person to older people.) I just wish we could do without the obvious fake crap inserted to push agendas.
I still don't understand why restaurant won't pay their servers well, like hourly rate. It is ridiculous.
Less money in the servers' wage slips means more money in theirs, unless they're a little mom and pop restaurant where they're holding on by the skin of their teeth. (Although, honestly, I don't know if there are any of those left. No, we have one 6 blocks from my house. Father cooks, Mom waits on tables, and the kids are small enough to be underfoot. And someone will try to get them for child labor when the girl's old enough to help off and on. I eat there --and leave a damned good tip!--whenever I can.
Load More Replies... Why would you sell food (or anything) at a price that doesn't cover your employees wages? Never got that.
Money, money, money. Oh, yes, and money. Because they can. Stupidity. Lack of morals. And, of course, money.
Load More Replies... Come to Denmark! You'll get world renowned bad, and very expensive, service!
Just put up the prices by 10% and then divide the increased revenue among the waiting staff. How difficult can it be?
Th closings during the pandemic just might do it, but I fear it will go the other way. "We don't make enough; we *can't* give our waitstaff anything more." I'm afraid it's going to literally take an act of Congress, and with Moscow Mitch there, don't hold your breath. Serving staff is beneath his notice--besides, he likes hurting people.
Load More Replies... And they wonder why the food taste funny or off the next time they come in.
Those people who tip, cash or otherwise, weren't the point of this . *They* fulfilled their responsibility; they don't need to be shamed. In short words, they ain't cheap, and nothing would be said about the zero in the tip line.
Load More Replies... When I visited America back in 2011 (I'm Australian), my father and I made a point of getting a local friend to carefully explain how to tip properly. We got pretty good at calculating the percentage. (Here, people only leave tips as a compliment/gift).
I REALLY dislike the passive aggressive nature of many of these examples... petty individuals taking out their gripes on those who don't deserve it. I usually get good to excellent service when dining out and I am not going to stiff the server on their tip (I'm in the UK). If the service were terrible I would raise the issue long before the meal ended, speaking to the manager/owner if necessary and giving them the chance to rectify the situation. I am an adult and responsible for my own behaviour.
I have a question. I don't live in the USA, so I wonder why people have to write the tip on the receipt. I have never ever done that in my entire life, and I'll turn 40 next year. Is it because so many people in the USA pay with a credit/debit card?
I got through 10 before I realized humans are literally the s**t of the earth
Just end the tip system! It is ridiculous and we in America are the only ones who do this and it started during prohibition as a bribe. I hate the tip system, absolutely think it is detrimental to servers. You gotta raise the cost of food then...by what, 20%. It ensures a regular and dependable wage. Also, if we are keeping the tip system then I am not going to tip terrible servers. 99% of the time I tip 20% but on the rare occasions I have bad service then why not take advantage of such a terrible system and save your money by not tipping. Hate the whole thing.
Researchers believe that becoming wealthier actually makes you less empathetic. "Wealth and abundance give us a sense of freedom and independence from others. The less we have to rely on others, the less we may care about their feelings." Why Earning More Means Caring Less, According to Science. https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/the-science-of-scrooge-why-wealth-kills-empathy.html
That might be true, but if you're not wealthy it's also easier to believe this "research" right away. And that includes me, btw.
Load More Replies... All these people deserved to be digested slowly by gulons to be used as plant fertilizer.
The only time I did something like this was before I had a job waiting tables. I ordered and specifically asked for no pickles multiple times and the burger came with pickles. I put the condiment drenched pickles with her tip.( a 20 btw). I also left a tip on the table when newly stationed in Japan and had a waitress running down the street, money in hand like I left my glasses case or something
So then what about hair stylists? I tip mine 20% which adds another 40 dollars to my bill. Yikes! If we don't tip the minimum recommendation of 15%, then we are terrible people and I'm surely going to get my hair "accidentally" cut too short or burned off! Or my stylist will basically fire me because I'm a crappy tipper. (Which I'm not) But basically being forced to tip at least 15% for whatever kind of service I'm provided, good or bad, can be quite annoying sometimes
I wish to cause every non-tipper on this list, and those who found their bullshit funny, tremendous physical pain.
I am amazed of many of the comments here. That people who cannot afford tips, should stay home. So someone who has saved money for months can finally pay dinner for her kids, should be punished for trying her best. Really? Women really get double punished. Whatever they do, they are not good enough. If they would not take their kids out, she would be a bad mother instead. I feel sick from some comments. Have some empathy, people, please.
The server may very well have kids too. Having kids isn't an excuse to treat others poorly. Empathy goes both ways.
Load More Replies... But the squalor of it! Wages yes, but the most disgusting thing is about rat race participants propping themselves higher on that ladder and teasing their self-esteem... Crumbs.
There is more than one loophole. And a lot of flak that needs to be addressed. Perhaps some civics lessons, for starters.
Load More Replies... This s**t happens all the time at every restaurant. Youre a moron if you don't believe it.and 99% of people write the word cash on the tip line if they leave cash. And if you're not from America then you need to know that servers make about three or four dollars an hour and rely on tips to make a living. and they deserve it cuz that's the kind of s**t they have to deal with
Load More Replies... Who gives a f**k. This doesn't change anything, they're all still Karens who think that they're entitled to not tip because blah blah blah reason.
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