Comments on: A friendly tip from your waitress

By: weaselvulture

weaselvulture — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:23:03 +0000

God, Wolfenstein… I feel like you probably memorized Steve Buscemi’s anti-tip rant in Reservoir Dogs.

You know what’s not cute? Being a selfish asshole because it’s “not your fault” that the system sucks. Is that how you live your life? If I see someone get hit by a car, that is also not my fault, but I’m sure as hell gonna go help them out.

Since when do blindingly obvious and well-establish practices need to be expressed on a sign or menu? You get served by a server, you tip. That’s America. I hope to GOD you come from another country, because if you really need a sign– or a fucking CONTRACT, for god’s sake– to inform you that tipping is normal and you’re American, then you’re even stupider than you seem.

If you want to eat out and you don’t want to tip, fast food is for you.

And of COURSE you make a living without tips. Because you’re not a fucking server. You can’t compare the job of waitress, which FUCKING RELIES ON TIPS, to any job that is salaried, or even pays a decent hourly wage. I bet your paycheck also doesn’t have a balance of zero dollars, does it? No. BECAUSE YOU DON’T RELY ON FUCKING TIPS.

Ugh, you selfish, selfish person. I vomit on you.

By: NoTipOnPaper

NoTipOnPaper — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:42:46 +0000

It is odd that the “great” Ronald Reagan, who had the “largest tax cut in history” and wanted to get “Big Government off our backs” actually signed the bill that contained this tip taxing language. The bill did, however, increase the tax businesses paid on business meals, the so-called “Three Martini Lunch”. Instead of writing-off the entire cost, these poor rich bastards could only write-off half the total bill.

All in all, the legislatin signed by Reagan was the largest tax increase in history, at that time.

Here’s a tip for tippers.

First, I always tip at least 10 to 15% for breakfast, 15 to 18% for lunch and 18 to 20% for dinner. Even if the service is bad. I have rotten days, too!

Second, I always tip in cash. Even if I pay the bill on credit, I draw a big fat zero with a slash on it where you write in the tip amount.

As far as the IRS is concerned, must be a rotten waiter.

This doesn’t always work, depending on how the employer asses tips. But, it NEVER hurts!!

By: Suzi

Suzi — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:01:29 +0000

Many on campus jobs don’t have the flexibility of a restaurant job. If I’m in school from 9-7 M-Th when can I work on campus? Like 20 hrs. for 7 an hr.? I can work more than that Fri.-Sun. in a restaurant.

By: slave138

slave138 — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:29:26 +0000

If the owner is expected to pay higher wages, *you* will still be paying the server just through a middle-man. Your food costs will go up (probably higher than what you usually tip) and if your server blows you off, she will make just as much as the server who jumps through hoops for you.

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:23:44 +0000

Flo,
I posted because I had a general inquiry as to what current industry standards were so that I could have a better understanding of what entails a servers wages. This topic was posted a long time ago, with many replies, none of which definitively answered my question.
Thank you for the education, but the name calling really was unnecessary.

By: Canthz_B

Canthz_B — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:46:00 +0000

Snow?

By: Flo

Flo — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:33:47 +0000

Yes blah blah blah Jen you ignorant twat this has been gone over, re-hashed, argued over, pleaded for, and stated ad infinitum.

Let it go people.

State laws vary, federal law does not. Minimum wage is a federal law.

http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm

“Where Federal and state law have different minimum wage rates, the higher standard applies.”

But they can still pay you less by accounting for the difference with possible tips, health care benefits, or other compensation smoke and mirrors.
Come work in Vegas honey. You will see the magic.

By: Suzi

Suzi — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:04:11 +0000

You know that when you walk into a resteraunt with a server that a tip is expected and that otherwise it would not be “a litle extra”, it would be a lot. Don’t act as though this is a new concept, and you don’t know that. That’s why on the credit card bill there is a place for tips. If you don’t want to pay for your service open your mouth and say so before they serve you. I bet you don’t do that. Most likely you will eat somewhere else from then on, because I promise you won’t like the way you get treated. It’s not my fault we have to pay rent and the system is screwed up but I will pay attention to someone else’s needs before yours. Go find another place to eat. That’s what I do, I eat places I can afford without wasting someone’s time and money. If I can, you can.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:46:55 +0000

Correct me if I’m wrong…Don’t employers have to pay the difference if a server’s tips doesn’t add up to at least minimum wage for that pay period?
Because that’s what the law was when I was a server (admittedly years ago!) Could things have changed since 2000?

By: James Wolfenstein

James Wolfenstein — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:27:10 +0000

Tips are unethical. As she shows on the check, tips justify a low wage.
When I enter a restaurant I expect to pay the price on the menu. If the deal is that I have to pay extra for the food being taken to the table, I want it clearly expressed on the menu or a sign. Then, I have the choice to go eat somewhere else.
You can’t demand payment for a service that you don’t have a contract for. If the contract is that I can pay whatever I want, don’t complain if I don’t pay at all. If you want me to pay for your service, open your mouth and say so before serving me. Most likely I’ll go eat somewhere else but that’s my privilege. It’s not my fault that the system is screwed. If you don’t get paid enough to serve me, don’t. Go get another job.
That’s what I do, I make a living without tips. If I can, you can.

By: Suzi

Suzi — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:10:47 +0000

Dude, I know tons of people who have an education and still work in restaurant. It’s become a running joke every May at the restaurant I work in to see how many people are still there that graduated a year before. Teachers, nurses, even people who have their Master’s degree. I’m working as hard as possible in school to ge out of the restaurant business but I expect I may have to be there awhile.

By: Suzi

Suzi — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:19 +0000

I think that there are some people missing the point. No, being a server isn’t always horrible pay. But it is wrong to promote bad tipping. The reason people wait tables vary an it is not always because they are “stupid” or “underqualified”. If you had ever worked in a restaurant you would know that. Single parents work in restaurants, very convient if you have young children, teachers work in restaurants because they are underpaid, as do nurses. College students also work in restaurants because it is flexible. I know plenty of people with BAs who end up in the restaurant business and it has nothing to do with how stupid they are.
If you have a problem with tipping, fine. But expect prices to go up if waiters start getting regular wages. Believe me, its cheaper for you in the long run this way.

P.S. I know someone who was given a bill by the IRS, it happens. And its not just your credit card reciepts, they charge you based on ALL your sales. Also why has no one mentioned tipping out? This is a way a shitty tip can actually COST a waiter money.

By: PandoraWombat

PandoraWombat — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:56:02 +0000

What I want to know is why is the word LUXURY enclosed in a pair of upside-down/right-side-up exclamation points? I wasn’t even aware that LUXURY was a Spanish word…

By: bobby

bobby — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:05:11 +0000

was she the customer? or the server? I’m really confused by this. Who is she burning in this post? A customer? A different shitty waitress? Her boss? This is confusing and does not have enough information.