Let me tell you about my job.......HERE'S A TIP
Here's a tip to all the people who think they know how to dine and tip....but do you really?
1. IF you can afford to go out to eat... But you can't afford to tip... hey.. guess what.. you can't afford to go out to eat.
2. This is 2007 people. 10% is not acceptable anymore... standard tipping for GOOD service is between 18 and 20%... if you get great service--> oh, look! The percentage just went up!
3. Now. I understand that 10% is good enough for God... That's fine.. but this isn't church.. and you're not tithing.
4. PS- ordering a well done steak... which everyone in the south does... will constitute a longer ticket time.... you will be okay... if you wanted fast food, you should have gone through a fucking drive-thru... (Squirrelly note: If you order a filet well done, I will hand you a slim jim and eat the 30 dollar steak myself. Thanks)
5. It's really not necessary to snap at me or wave your hand in the air like your having a spasm or get up and follow me. I saw you, I acknowledged you, you saw me... hold the fuck on. and sit the fuck down. I am coming.
6. When I take the time to be courteous and introduce myself... please don't be a rude bastard and cut me off. Sometimes the place I work at requires me to tell you about the specials and offer you an appertizer...When I ask you how you are doing please don't reply with what you want to drink... manners, asswipe.
7. I follow a strict rule that you should never reward bad service with a good tip... however, you should also never punish excellent service with a shitty tip because you're cheap.
8. Please don't take it out on me because you have had a bad day.. I'm here to make it better. relax.
9. When I deliver your food and ask if there is anything else.. you can tell me... I asked didn't I... don't get all bent out of shape because I'm not psychic and cannot read your mind.. how the hell am I supposed to know you needed A1. Also, please tell me the moment I ask everything you need. If you have to think about it that's okay..I'll wait. I'd rather spend a few more moments at your table then running back and forth to the kitchen because you forgot you needed extra something or other.
10. I know sometimes you can't help it.. But do you really have to ask for something every single time I walk past the table... I mean really. Jessica Simpson is not even that high-maintenance. If you do this to me, I expect a larger tip than you planned on for my already great service.
11. Hi. look around you. You are one of probably twenty people I am waiting on.. Did you happen to notice that.. So if you have to wait for a minute.. Be patient.. I promise I will take care of you..
12. Treating a server like a piece of shit and the scum of the earth because we are serving you is the quickest way to get the worst service you ever thought possible.. We are people too and you are no better than me... I don't give a fuck what you do.
13. Just think about it like this. Your tip left on the table is how I pay my bills. I am making 2.13 an hour.. So no. I don't get a paycheck. After taxes and claiming tips I'm lucky if I even see one. Remember that next time you decide to be cheap. Please also remember when using a curbside take away service, that the people that bring out your food don't always make 7 or 8 dollars an hour. Most of the time they work for tips too.
14. Don't assume that my job is easier then yours and I am some dumb shit who can't get a better job. The restaurant business is a fast paced environment with a high stress level. And you don't even see all the things we do behind the scene. So have some respect. I don't come to your office and treat you like shit for sitting on your ass all day do I?? No. I don't.
15. Most people do not know that we pay taxes based upon what we claim to make. News flash, we have to claim at least about 10% of our sales. Often times we often must tip out other workers in the restaurant i.e. busers and hosts. What this means is if your are one of the scum of the earth that don't tip I just paid taxes on your meal that I worked to serve you. Thus meaning that I just paid to serve you. Better yet, if you walk out on your tab, chances are I just paid for you meal! Karma people...Karma
Here's a tip to all the people who think they know how to dine and tip....but do you really?
1. IF you can afford to go out to eat... But you can't afford to tip... hey.. guess what.. you can't afford to go out to eat.
2. This is 2007 people. 10% is not acceptable anymore... standard tipping for GOOD service is between 18 and 20%... if you get great service--> oh, look! The percentage just went up!
3. Now. I understand that 10% is good enough for God... That's fine.. but this isn't church.. and you're not tithing.
4. PS- ordering a well done steak... which everyone in the south does... will constitute a longer ticket time.... you will be okay... if you wanted fast food, you should have gone through a fucking drive-thru... (Squirrelly note: If you order a filet well done, I will hand you a slim jim and eat the 30 dollar steak myself. Thanks)
5. It's really not necessary to snap at me or wave your hand in the air like your having a spasm or get up and follow me. I saw you, I acknowledged you, you saw me... hold the fuck on. and sit the fuck down. I am coming.
6. When I take the time to be courteous and introduce myself... please don't be a rude bastard and cut me off. Sometimes the place I work at requires me to tell you about the specials and offer you an appertizer...When I ask you how you are doing please don't reply with what you want to drink... manners, asswipe.
7. I follow a strict rule that you should never reward bad service with a good tip... however, you should also never punish excellent service with a shitty tip because you're cheap.
8. Please don't take it out on me because you have had a bad day.. I'm here to make it better. relax.
9. When I deliver your food and ask if there is anything else.. you can tell me... I asked didn't I... don't get all bent out of shape because I'm not psychic and cannot read your mind.. how the hell am I supposed to know you needed A1. Also, please tell me the moment I ask everything you need. If you have to think about it that's okay..I'll wait. I'd rather spend a few more moments at your table then running back and forth to the kitchen because you forgot you needed extra something or other.
10. I know sometimes you can't help it.. But do you really have to ask for something every single time I walk past the table... I mean really. Jessica Simpson is not even that high-maintenance. If you do this to me, I expect a larger tip than you planned on for my already great service.
11. Hi. look around you. You are one of probably twenty people I am waiting on.. Did you happen to notice that.. So if you have to wait for a minute.. Be patient.. I promise I will take care of you..
12. Treating a server like a piece of shit and the scum of the earth because we are serving you is the quickest way to get the worst service you ever thought possible.. We are people too and you are no better than me... I don't give a fuck what you do.
13. Just think about it like this. Your tip left on the table is how I pay my bills. I am making 2.13 an hour.. So no. I don't get a paycheck. After taxes and claiming tips I'm lucky if I even see one. Remember that next time you decide to be cheap. Please also remember when using a curbside take away service, that the people that bring out your food don't always make 7 or 8 dollars an hour. Most of the time they work for tips too.
14. Don't assume that my job is easier then yours and I am some dumb shit who can't get a better job. The restaurant business is a fast paced environment with a high stress level. And you don't even see all the things we do behind the scene. So have some respect. I don't come to your office and treat you like shit for sitting on your ass all day do I?? No. I don't.
15. Most people do not know that we pay taxes based upon what we claim to make. News flash, we have to claim at least about 10% of our sales. Often times we often must tip out other workers in the restaurant i.e. busers and hosts. What this means is if your are one of the scum of the earth that don't tip I just paid taxes on your meal that I worked to serve you. Thus meaning that I just paid to serve you. Better yet, if you walk out on your tab, chances are I just paid for you meal! Karma people...Karma
MAY 24, 2007 05:25 AM
You forgot one!
16. When I ask what you like to drink please answer and do not wait to get thirsty one at a time whenever you see me serving a drink at your table! It is less walking and ttrouble for me if you order all the drinks together and more socially if you can then toast and drink together as well instead of in shifts! 
German travelguide books still mention the 10% and therefore Germans when in the US tip often exactly 10%.
In Germany tips are mostly smaller but taxfree and waiters in the place I work get at least 7 Euro/h
Spanish and French customers are known to hardly tip at all or not at all while leaving the table a mess and the whole tipping concept seems also hard to understand for most Chinese....
MAY 28, 2007 09:54 AM
MAY 30, 2007 08:14 AM
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JUL 22, 2007 09:01 AM
hi n im a big tipper 
