Imagine you are at a nice resturant, pay your bill including tip, go to your car and the waitress is running after you asking for more $$.
service was not great- just ok, she was slow in innattentive-
Is this OK with you?
2006-09-01 04:12:55 · 34 answers · asked by x-factor 4 in Dining Out ➔ Fast Food
From someone who spent well over a decade waitressing & bartending...
No, that is unprofessional and completely inappropriate.
I could understand chasing someone who shorted the waitress on the check, alot of places would hold the waitress responsible for paying the difference.
Some people dont understand that a server's main income is from tips, servers are generally paid about half of minimum wage (it might be about $3.30/hr now, Im not sure) by the restaurant, and do pay taxes on tips - whether or not they receive them. It may be tempting to chase someone who left a lousy tip, but still doesnt mean its OK to folow a guest out to their vehicle.
2006-09-01 04:21:07 · answer #1 · answered by mand 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Waiters and waitresses get paid a very small amount of money hourly and a good part of their income comes from tips. A tip should ALWAYS be optional. I feel that a tip is deserved if someone goes above and beyond what I "expect" but if the service staff doesn't meet my expectations, I will not leave a good tip (if any). Don't get me wrong - I don't expect someone to blow smoke up my butt but I shouldn't have to sit with an empty cup in front of me for 10 minutes because the waiter/waitress hasn't been back to check on our table.
2006-09-01 09:11:47 · answer #2 · answered by Jayna 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Servers should get paid 20% whether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner. I have never understood why tip more for dinner when the waiter has to work the same. Also, if the service is stinky, don't be a fool and pay. Heck, complain to the manager and get some money taken off of your check. However, if the service is great, I always do 20% plus more, just depending on how they were.
2006-09-01 06:41:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No! I think the server should earn the tip! They should get what they earn. I have been to restaurants where they automatically figure in tip and i got crappy service. I mean awful! Rude slow standing there talking then the food gets there cold. So when we got the bill with the tip added in I asked to speak with the manager. I explained the situation calmly and told him I would not pay the tip. Not only was the tip deducted but our bill was taken care of. The management of the restaurant you went to would probably like to know that this is happening because it makes the restaurant look bad and probably lose customers.
2006-09-01 04:44:24 · answer #4 · answered by hebe935 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, it was absolutely inappropriate. I think sometimes people in this country are lazy and expect things to just be handed to them. A lot of waiters seem to think that tips are required, but tips are given for good or exceptional service. If she had a problem with the tip you left, the appropriate thing for the waitress to do would have been to ask you after your meal if there had been something wrong with your service - not chase after you. If I were you, I would write a letter to the management of the restaurant, explaining the poor service and the waitress' horrendous actions - such a nice restaurant needs to get better staff.
2006-09-01 04:19:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is ok..I applaude this woman for being so ballsy! You go girl. Waitresses make only a percentage of minimum wage (like some places $2.50 an hour, Applebees) They depend on their tips for a living. Have you ever had a bad day at work? What if just because you weren't having a great day you got half of the pay you usually would? It would suck wouldn't it! Always tip at least 10%, at least. Anything less is insulting and rude.
2006-09-01 08:29:26 · answer #6 · answered by Country Girl for Life 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A tip is not mandatory, It is an additional thank you for good service. If a waitress/waiter deserves it, a tip should be given. Some people never leave tips, which is wrong, but it is also wrong for the wait person to follow you out and demand the tip. She/he should be reported to the manager, and an explaination should be given to both of them.
2006-09-01 05:50:54 · answer #7 · answered by Kukla 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have worked with waitresses that did that. I thought it was tacky.
I have felt like following people out to their car but I have never done it.
Waitresses make a very low wage with the understanding that they will make tips. They are also taxed on a percentage of their gross total sales with the understanding that they recieved tips on the sales.
This means she may have lost money waiting on a person who does not tip.
2006-09-01 06:40:40 · answer #8 · answered by mom 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had a roommate in medical school who waited tables on weekends. She described doing this once when a large party left her an "insulting tip" after she had taken care of them all evening. I doubt it was "ok" with them, but she was outraged. I wasn't there so I can't comment on the service she had or had not provided.
I can't endorse her behavior, but we do need to be aware that tips are how wait staff make the bulk of their livelihood.
Aloha
2006-09-01 04:20:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
N O spells No! Especially if service was not good. Twice my husband and I have gone to this same restaurant and twice service was horrible, almost non existent. We actually had to get up and go find someone to refill our drink and get ketchup, etc. He didn't leave a tip both times. We will never go back there.
2006-09-02 03:53:32 · answer #10 · answered by Ms. Nita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋