Pastor refuses to tip "I give GOD 10% why do you get 18%"

[Hootie]

I used to make a ton of extra money in Chicago when I waited tables by splitting checks for large parties. For some reason, in Chicago and Chicago only, restaurants basically refuse to split checks. My friends and I just got to the point where we'd always have cash on us and just throw in on the bill at the end to cover anything because every restaurant we went to there pretty much wasn't even the option to split checks. Working in Central Illinois I was so used to splitting checks (EVERYONE SPLITS CHECKS) that I'd do it no problem.

The problem is...the double grat. A lot of times auto grat is put on the bills for parties over say...8 (like this one) and some restaurants I worked at it was almost hidden underneath all of the taxes...so when you'd split these checks up sometimes the auto-grat would be less than $2 and no one would see it so you'd end up getting double tipped and beyond. We used to laugh at that as a waitstaff but it was pretty shady and I never felt SUPER good about myself.

Now in Dallas...as a manager I ran into this stuff all of the time. Where I worked it was LARGE GROUP after LARGE GROUP and every table expected split checks...well you have to know most of my waitstaff were complete morons so it was quite the treat trying to help them figure out such easy things (waiting tables is easy, I don't care what anyone says...if you used to wait tables and you struggled at it I have little respect for the amount of common sense you have as a person)...

but the #1 complain I dealt with (and you can imagine the type of person these complaints came from) was auto gratuity for large groups with split checks.

"Well I'm just paying for myself! That's not more than 8!" I'm sorry, if you have a group of 30+ freaking people that takes up two entire servers sections and then don't feel like you need to tip even though they make $2.13 an hour and you take up their sections for 2+ hours of their time...

JFC

NOW, I am totally with Rain Man about tipping. Just freaking bump the waiters at Chili's up to $11 an hour, bump the fancy servers up to $13-$15 an hour, and get rid of tipping in general. The only problem with this is motivation. I was always paranoid about people hating me so I always gave 100% regardless of whether or not I was serving Bill Gates or a homeless man...I made enough money and didn't judge people by whether or not I believed I'd be getting a tip.

However, the typical waiter/waitress isn't nearly as educated as me (I'm an underachiever) and if you just start paying them an hourly wage you're rarely ever going to get that "extra mile" you'll get with good service that is tipped on.

[Hootie]

now I have worked with plenty of people over the years that probably never deserve a tip

9 times out of 10 though...you're either dealing with someone completely incompetent who is trying but is just not able to handle it (which is totally perplexing to me) or someone who has such horrible personal issues going on that they just cannot concentrate on doing their jobs. Or you get good service.

1 time out of 10 you get that true asshole who is a shitty server just to be a shitty server and doesn't give a **** what you think.

So the next time you are rude to a server or call over management or are just pissed off...just realize you're probably...

A) Way better off than them
B) They probably aren't doing it on purpose and
C) Be appreciative for A

because no matter what issues you are facing, every time you get piss poor service from some moron who can't even handle waiting tables...just realize it could always be worse!

and I'm not bashing waiters/waitresses/bartenders...I respect the hell out of the good ones and you can make a shit ton of money doing it...

I am bashing the ones in society who can't even handle waiting freaking tables. Effort and a pinch of common sense is all it takes. You don't have those two things then you are truly ****ed.

[Swanman]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

I am bashing the ones in society who can't even handle waiting freaking tables. Effort and a pinch of common sense is all it takes. You don't have those two things then you are truly ****ed.

Running around for hours at a time while dealing with assholes probably isn't as easy as you make it out to be.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Swanman

Running around for hours at a time while dealing with assholes probably isn't as easy as you make it out to be.

And that's why I never wanted to be a waiter. I probably wouldn't make it 1 day.

My friend did it through college and loved it though.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

You don't HAVE to be faithful to your wife.
You don't HAVE to give up your seat to an elderly woman with a respirator.
You don't HAVE to help a lost child find his mom.
You don't HAVE to tell someone they just dropped their wallet.
You don't HAVE to take responsibility for your actions.
You don't HAVE to tell the truth.
You don't HAVE to do any number of things that the social contract expects of you, even though it cannot demand them.

You don't have to...


But you're an asshole if you don't.

This is a pretty good post, here.

Also, when I'm tipping, I like to throw in a couple more bucks than what I originally think would be a good tip. My reasoning is that I won't miss those extra couple bucks but it could make the server's night (been there before..).

You should really budget for that kind of shit. Honestly, have you EVER missed some money that you used to tip a service worker? If so, then you're probably a ****ing reerun when it comes to money..

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by Swanman

Running around for hours at a time while dealing with assholes probably isn't as easy as you make it out to be.

It's not. It also depends on how the restaurant is run.

Restaurants seem to be the simplest things in the world, and yet it's nearly impossible to run one perfectly from kitchen to table. You just are relying on too many individuals with no cohesive strategy.

In that regard, I do prefer the European style of service. It is less of an "every man for himself!" approach (cue the Commie backlash), where each server is just trying to get in, get his, and get out in time to get ****ed up before the bars close.

You don't have a "section." Everyone kind of is at work together.

I don't know. I'm just glad that I haven't waited tables for long enough that I no longer have nightmares about having a full section and no one has food and I'm in the weeds and I want to die.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

I don't know. I'm just glad that I haven't waited tables for long enough that I no longer have nightmares about having a full section and no one has food and I'm in the weeds and I want to die.

Those dreams were the worst.

Hahahaha.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by Swanman

Running around for hours at a time while dealing with assholes probably isn't as easy as you make it out to be.

except for most people, 95% of them, aren't assholes unless you give them a reason to be...

I did this for almost 8 years...maybe I was just better than 99% of the people that did this...that's what I always figured at least.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess

except for most people, 95% of them, aren't assholes unless you give them a reason to be...

I did this for almost 8 years...maybe I was just better than 99% of the people that did this...that's what I always figured at least.

I've never once been an asshole to someone who is my waiter. They could be the dumbest mother****er on the planet....and I'd be nice to them.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by Swanman

Running around for hours at a time while dealing with assholes probably isn't as easy as you make it out to be.

Actually, we all do it. It's called work, and assholes are part of the deal.

Waiting tables just makes it more obvious that you are going to deal with dickheads that are paying your salary. Some of the dickheads I work with don't come close to dipping into their wallets to pay me.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Swanman

Running around for hours at a time while dealing with assholes probably isn't as easy as you make it out to be.

Eh, serving at a big chain restaurant has to be the easiest thing ever.

Most of them (TGI Fridays, Chilis, etc) have hosts to seat the guest, food runners to bring out the food, and bussers to clean the tables. In that case, all the server has to do is take the food order and keep drinks refilled. I admit that could be challenging with groups over 10 or when having more than 4 or 5 tables, but shit...

[chiefsfan1128]

Originally Posted by Swanman

Running around for hours at a time while dealing with assholes probably isn't as easy as you make it out to be.

As a former waiter, cook and manager, I agree with him, it is as easy as he makes it out to be. Everything he has stated is true. I see you didn't state your restaurant experience, to back up your opinion, as more accurate than his.

Waiters/waitresses, during the busy hours, have others(bussers), cleaning their tables for them, and expeditors organizing(putting the order together) for them.

During my time as a manager, they had no problem getting me involved with the assholes.

It's very easy.

[ChiTown]

I generally tip anywhere between 15 and 20%. I have only no-tipped a server one time, and it was last November on a trip to NYC. It took the waiter 30 minutes to get to our table. He didn't take our drink order, he barely spoke to us, ****ed our order up, the food sucked, and brought out the check with our food (which ****ING) pisses me off.

I wrote him a note and tipped him everything he deserved - $0

[Dayze]

God's service sucked; so he only got 10%.
God should be a little more motivated. And, possibly add more pieces of flare.

[The Franchise]

One thing that pisses me off.....

I order some take out food from a restaurant and when I go to pick it up the cashier hands me a receipt to sign with a "tip" section on it. Then when I don't put anything in.....I get this weird look like I was supposed to tip.

**** you. I drove here to pick up my food. Cooks don't make $2 an hour. Blow me.