you say that like it's easy to find another job in this economy while i'm still in school.
i'm not the one who decided that waiters were going to get a lower wage because they're "tipped" employees. tips are a necessary part of our pay. the government and our society made it that way.
From my expereince, there are alot of part time college type jobs out there. At least the last 2 places I have lived, in NY and CO. See the attached image of where I am getting this opinion from
yeah, that's a **** tip. like i said, i average over 20% per table. i work at a really nice restaurant, we provide great service. not any of that chain ********.
No, I would call 11% average. Consider yourself fortunate to be serving expensive food vs maybe a perkins where the tip would be dramatically less just by playing the % game. Especially in an economy like this, be grateful people are tipping is the mindset I would adopt
because i bust my ass getting you every little thing you need. "oh could i please have some more butter for my bread?" "could i get an ice water please?" "can i get that on the side?"
This is where we have differing opinions. That is part of the job description. How does any of that
obligate one to tip you and to tip you in the 20% range? You are doing your job, are you not?
if you haven't waited tables before, you have no idea how hard of a job it is. i get out of work on a busy weekend night and i can barely walk. we walk miles every shift, carry trays full of food, and put up with tons of ******** from customers.
Clearly you missed the part where I stated I have waiting experience. However, now that i am older and have worked in many industries, from food, retail in my younger years to oil rigs and ship yards more recently, I would consider waiting a relative cakewalk in comparison when looking back
go to mcdonalds if you want to tip 11%. im sure they'll enjoy your business.
No thanks. I tip how I feel the service went. If one gives me bad service, I won't tip at all. if I get great service, I'll tip generously. This type of attitude, however, would incline me to tip less if it was the mindset the waiter had.
yes, and these professions are all paying more than wait staff. dishwashers and garbagemen still make "minimum wage" which is like 8 bucks now. that's a lot more than 2.63. and then you have all the business people working for salary who are making $50,000+ a year
Exactly. If you aren't happy with your wage, look elsewhere!
i dont complain about people who tip 15% or above. 15-20% is pretty much our society's norm for restaurant tipping. its the tips below 15% that suck. its not fun when a party of 4 rings up a $125 tab with a couple apps and a few glasses of wine, and then leaves you a $15 tip. 75% of the time, people with a tab like that will leave me at least 25 bucks. so, it really sucks when you get that one party that leaves you the bad tip.
It only sucks when you have high expectations to begin with. I would say it's 15 bucks for maybe an 1.5hr dinner by a table out of maybe 4 you may have been serving. Pretty good money imo
I also know that most waiters, myself included, made very decent money, well over my friend counterparts and even working less hrs due to tips. Point is that yea, while you may have bad tables, you are still making quite a bit more than min wage all said and done AND you get to take your tips home every night and not wait once every 2 weeks to get any of your earnings like nearly everyone else. I do miss that part of waiting.
yep, just because my work is merely serving customers "food", i must be less of a person than someone who has work that is "magnitudes of importance greater"
Where did I say you were less of a person? For instance...my mother is a nurse and guess what? she has never been tipped for bringing someone's child into this world and I would wager most people value that service much more than being served food.
And yes, serving food is of relative unimportance. Sorry to have to state that but it just is
I have nothing against tipping if it is warranted. Once it becomes expected by people for merely doing their jobs is when I start to take issue with it
Here is a figure from my school's website, not to mention stuff like CL for jobs. Note the scroll bar...there are tons posted. With that said, I find it hard to believe it's difficult finding another job if you dislike waiting if your university is anything like mine
