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.
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.
She probably had a bunch of kids with her that made a mess, too.
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Were you a "single mum" when you ordered $138 worth of food and drinks?
Maybe a celebration/birthday of some kind. Maybe she saved for long and doesn't have more money to spend.
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What single mom blows this much money? My parents remained married, but my mom was the primary earner, and that much money was the annual clothing-and-shoes budget for her two kids.
Depends on the situation. How many kids? Did one kid order more than planned? Maybe the bill ended up as more than planned. How often do they eat out? Might be the first time in forever, as a treat/price for (one of ) the kids, maybe for a major achievement...
then you plan on going someplace you can tip at. Yeah, maybe it's not the best system (it's not), but its the tipping system we have here. So not factoring the tip in when your deciding to go is a d**k move.
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I was taught that if you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to eat there. Period. My 20yo son is an expert tipper after working at a sandwich shop and our lesson.
My mother's tipping was so bad, I wouldn't let her leave one. (I took care of it.) After I bought her a tipping card, she used it religiously.
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So you can't afford to tip, but you can afford to spend $138 dining out? Horsecrap.
If you can't afford the tip, single mom, don't go to a restaurant where tipping is customary and spend $140 on food. Stick with McDonalds.
A REAL single mom could never afford such an expensive meal! That $138 could buy food for 3 or 4 days of meals at home. I know!
She could have bee saving months for being able to pay dinner to celebrate something. We don't know her.
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A tip is NOT a gratuity. It's a WAGE. 15% is NOT a lot of money. We always tip 20% unless the service was bad. Then we tip 15%. Single mom! HA. What if the waitress is also a single mom? You just took a meal out of her child's mouth. GROW THE F^^K UP.
Wow, a mom of 42 years, the first part single, I wouldn't go out still and spend 140.00 for a meal if I was too broke for a tip.
When I waited tables in college, there was a woman who would come into our upscale restaurant at lunch with her two kids (we didn't require reservations at lunch). She would order special requests that weren't on the menu (and took a ton of time to make), leave a huge mess, and then not tip. I used to dread it when I'd see her walk in and get seated in my section.
You're a single Mom, but have enough to spend $140 on a meal? Being a single Mom doesn't entitle you to be an asshole.
If she can afford a $140 dinner, she can afford to tip the waiter. No. It is not an excuse. Ever.
Livable wages are the responsibility of the employer not the patron.
The right thing to do is never tip it's not the f*****g customer's responsibility to pay the employee's
Damn, that 138$ could've bought several meals for your children, not the server's fault you're s**t at prioritizing.
it could have been a celebratory thing, or something. Still not justification for not tipping, but yeah.
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"Single Mom Sorry". She's using that as an excuse yet ordering over $100 worth in food. That in itself can scrounge up a tip.
Load More Replies... Since waiting tables is such a difficult job, most people do it because they really need the money and have few other options. That server might have needed that tip for food. And not the $140 for one meal type of food.
not to mention, that table was probably a lot more work than a bill of similar for all adults.
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Single mom, but just spent 140 bucks on dinner? And no tip? Well, don’t spend this much ! You are a sorry butt Karen!,
If you knew what it was like, then why didn't you tip you selfish pig.
I would have thought with that amount she spent on a meal, a tip would have been possible. However....any tip with her apologies may have been ruder.
I don't tip so often even when i do it isn't more than 10 in this case a snob like me would have given her 140 or 143
SINGLE MOM CAN'T AFFORD A TIP, BUT HAS NO PROBLEM SPENDING $150 GOING OUT?
Come on, at least she is polite unlike most of the others in the list.
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.
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.
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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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