same subject-tipping,Now, I have to say that I just made up some stuff when asking what people were supposed?

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to tip as to I'm a waitress and am wondering what the he** is wrong with some people? First of all always tip on the total WITH TAX (that goes against us too). Always always tip atleast 15%- service may not have been EXTRAORDINARY but we are not your servents, just servers, so maybe you weren't not only a reasonable customer, but person in general-it's called manners and respect. I know how it is waiting on ridiculous customers, no onions well pick them off, I do it with my fingers anyway-refills every 2 minutes, give me a break! We don't really make hourly, so we live off your tips so NEVER leave less than $5? Seriously your $2 won't even buy a gallon of gas! If you tip anything less than 15% than you are a waste of time and a piece of scum. It's just rude to do that, if you can't afford it then DON'T go out to eat. I'm sorry, I'm not bitter, It just sucks when you get people who don't know what its like and don't care, good service=good tip 20% + Am I right or wrong-what do u think?

Answer 1

Excuse me but what do you mean you dont make an hourly? Are you telling me that your restaurant makes you wait on tables and does not pay you for it? Then your problem is with them. I for one feel that tips are optional, and should be earned, not automatic!

What about the mexicans in the back who work just as hard as you, if not harder, and dont get a dime in tips. So we need to leave you at least $5 even though you touch my food with your disgusting hands, you are rude and hasty, you get the order wrong anyways, I have to remind you about things, you walk by extremely fast so I cant get your attention, and you made me wait 30 minutes for a seat, 20 minutes to order, and 10 minutes for my check - and there are only 15 people dining in the whole restaurant... I mean why is it that you should be tipped for doing your job -poorly?
& I dont appreciate waiters treating some diners better than others if they think they will get a bigger tip from them. Maybe its because I am young, but I am the biggest tipper there is when its warranted. So all waitresses that have been rude to me cuz they thought I was probably a lousy tipper are self fullfilling prophets. If Im offended, I will not leave you a penny extra, I work hard for my $$.

I ONLY tip when I have been satisfied with the service. As in my waiter, (oh excuse me- server) was polite, and helpful in getting my food to my table.
I mean that is your only duty, take the order, and then bring it to the table, jeez. What about the cook, or the person who wipes the tables off and vacumns the place? Whats wrong with only paying for my food? If you need a better job, Im sorry, but that is your problem, I cant send your kids to college, I only came here for a $6 burger.

Answer 2

I waitressed for 4 months and I gotta say, the job sucks...lol Generally, I tip 20%. If the services sucks, and yes sometimes servers can be rude and have attitudes, they are people too, sorry but they only get 10%. If the services is ok but not terrible, I tip 15%. I hope that when you complain about getting less than $5 you are complaining of serving more than one person at a table. Asking for that much from one person is a bit much unless it is 15% of their bill. Also, getting all worked up about this will only show in your serving performance and could affect how people think of your service. Keep smiling even if it hurts...lol. If it becomes too frustrating to you then you may want to seek another line of work.

Answer 3

I'm sorry, but I'm not leaving a $5 tip for a $6 lunch. I don't care if you followed me to the bathroom and wiped my behind for me, that's just ridiculous. Or what if I go in for a five minute cup of coffee? You pour the coffee, drop it in front of me with my $2 check, and you are entitled to a $5 tip for that? Sorry, $7 for a cup of coffee is out of line.

I waited tables ten years and never expected something that crazy. And when service is bad, I leave a very low tip. I was always able to take care of my tables and not mess up their orders, so can wait staff today. If they can't, I'm not paying them for getting my order wrong or delivering my husband's meal twenty minutes after I finished mine, or failing to bring ketchup through the entire meal no matter how many times we ask, or failing to check back at least once to make sure that everything is okay or or or or or. The list goes on.

That being said, for a cup of coffee I generally leave a buck, which is pretty generous percentage. For a well served meal, our standard is 25%, and it goes down from there depending on if the server does a rotten job, as low as 5% - but never less - we don't want the waiter thinking we FORGOT to leave a tip, we want them to get the message. It's very rare that we leave less than 21 or 22%.

Former waiters and waitresses are the harshest critics of bad restaurant service, and will either tip really well, or make a solid point with a very low tip about how bad the service was.

Answer 4

This is the age of entittlement! We are all sorry your boss does not pay you well, but it is not up to us to change that. It is up to you. Until the federal government decides to pass legislation make the tip included in the bill, or until your employer does it for them, then you are stuck earning it. And with your attitude, I can see why you do not get the big tips. Picking onions off with your fingers, calling the customers scum, ridiculous, and a waste of time. We will stay home, then you will be out of a job.
I have friends with advanced college degrees, who wait tables, in upscale restaurants. They claim they make more in tips than they would at a job in their profession. Another wants to bartend, same reason, get paid as much, or more, and have a job she considers to be fun.
So, if you are that unhappy, go to school, and get a profession.
But the bad news is, no matter what position you have in the company, even it's owner, you will be serving someone. Your boss, the customers, your co-workers, your employees.. And if you think restaurant customers are unreasonable, try corporate America!
And, how is it that your customers do not know "how it is". Everyone of them have, or have had a job. They do understand, they work for their living, too. They want the same amount of service from you that they put into their jobs. What hamburger joint do you work for, to be picking onions off? Change your attitude, and get a job in a higher class restaurant, where people can afford to tip you 20%.

Answer 5

My rule of thumb is .. for adequate service 15%. For great to outstanding service at least 20%. I have had two very miserable servers in many years of dining out/tipping. In each case I left One Penny .. which I hope made the point to that server that they were in the wrong job, or had better adjust their service/attitude. I agree with manners and respect. Also I give a great deal of credit to servers that are in a section that is totally SLAMMED with new arrivals. It takes time to get people settled, take/serve drink orders and get kitchen orders in. I don't think you'll get all patrons to tip on the scale you suggest. You do bring up a good point .. thanks for asking.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I understand your frustration. I waited tables myself in college. And I realize that servers only make $2.13 per hour plus tips, but when you average out what you make in a shift, you are probably making the equivalent of $19-$21 per hour or more.

Regardless, I realize that it is annoying when you're grossly under-tipped or even stiffed of of a tip. However, a tip is a reward for good service. It is not, I repeat IS NOT required to be left at the end of a meal. Customers choose to dine out and spend their wherever they choose. They've chosen the restuarant you work at. Treat them well, or they won't come back, and they'll tell people (it IS a fact that people will tell 5 times as many people about a negative experience as a positive one.)

As for what constitutes good service - that will vary from person to person, but as far as I'm concerned it's attentiveness, courtesy, and responsiveness. I'm not a slave driver, I ask for things I need by using the words "may I" "please" and "thank you." I understand that my server is only one person, and that he/she is not responsible for how fast the kitchen staff works, or for how my food is cooked. My server IS responsible for getting my food to me while it's still hot, listening to me if something is over/under cooked, bringing me a new spoon if mine's dirty, or refill my drink if it's empty, and generally not giving me attitude.

In addition, do not criticize me as the customer for telling you something has onions on it when I ordered no onions. You are forgetting that I am the PAYING customer. You were hired to take care of the paying customers. Period. With that said, people don't have the right to verbally abuse you or insult you or call you names, but they do have a right to ask for their food (that they are paying for) served the way they want it. It is not unreasonable to ask for it.

As for saying "never leave less than $5?" Hate to sound mean, but get over yourself. I would never leave a $5 tip if all I had was a salad and soda - bringing my bill to less than $10. You are out of your mind if you think I'm going to leave a 50% tip. It is by no means rude for me to leave a $2 tip when my bill is $8.95.

As for telling me how much I should tip? Again, it's not a requirement of my dining experience. It's a REWARD FOR GOOD SERVICE, and if I did not receive good service, I'm not going to leave a big tip. You're not entitled to it, and if I've had to ask you to bring my check three times, or flag you down and beg for another iced tea or a napkin, and you never came back to see if everything was okay, you're not providing me with good service. Sorry.

Answer 8

I think that restaurants should pay their waiters and waitresses much better, but that is a bit off-topic.

We almost always tip at least 20% ... it is hard work to manage many tables and customers and orders.

I think some people would tip better if they had to do your job!!!

Answer 9

I think it unfair that the restaurant industry is engaged in this practice in general - that they don't pay servers, etc. a decent living wage, so this whole tipping thing has come to be so complicated. I think it's sad that you are so rude about this - people in general really do feel for all of you.

Answer 10

I'm a Chef in a small restaurant.
I hear the servers complain all the time.
I understand the frustration of being tipped a small amount.
Recently our morning server quit & I had to take her place on the floor, I made $50. in six hours. Thankfully I don't have to wiat tables all of the time!
Hope this helps.