I agree. Dumbass got what was coming to him.

(math nerd) A lot of people are doing the math wrong, its closer to 42.3% (/math nerd)

Sorry that job is going to be filled by Matt Cassel.

wow, never seen a place stamp like that about the 18%. no wonder the owner fired him, he's a straight shooter.

Automatic gratuities piss me right off. They end up making less off of me than if it wasn't there. I don't even tip room service anymore unless they go way beyond.

You and seven other tables, it also entails writing up customers' orders, traying their food, busing/cleaning their past tables, and running their food out, (this is usually while other tables are being sat and others are ready to check out.)

It also entails us keeping our items stocked, our silverware rolled, and assembling shakes and other dessert dishes. These tasks all have to be accomplished while we tend to the needs of about 30 customers. (There's usually four costumers per table, and I've juggled sections of seven to eight tables.) These responsibilities are also expected to be fulfilled throughout shifts up to eight hours. (I often worked doubles on weekends, however.)

Anyways, you drive a truck, right?

Sorry, he deserved to be canned for that.

Hope by people you mean Castle.

No Tippin Pippen would have left just $.042

If its just my table, I'd be annoyed too. However, in this case its obviously a huge party with a lot of people. I have no problem with automatic gratuities for huge parties, because when its one table you know you have to tip, but with a huge party sometimes everyone sort of slinks off thinking someone else will get the tip, or not wanting to adequately tip such a huge bill.

I wouldn't be put off at all with a lot of people, and if I wanted to tip 20% or 25% for a huge group of people, I'd understand why they have to have the automatic gratuity and just write in the extra 2% or 7%

I wasn't bashing them, and Yes I do drive a truck for about 80k a year... What's your point?

Merely not, you just demonstrated an ignorance to what the job of a server fully entails.

(And, I was just ribbin' you about being a driver.) ;)

Totally. Kid's a complete idiot.

No argument there.

Yea, until the bill adds up to 2-400 bones, and someone leaves you 20 bucks.

I only grat people when the bill is real high, or they are trashy or rude.

It's also funny, how everyone in the world claims to leave 20 percent, when push comes to shove, the majority dont.

That was a very nice tip by Manning