when are people going to relize waitresses depend on tips,they are our pay checks.?

Question

waitress makes $2:13 hr; our lively hood is tips,people bairly tip10%now a days, if they tip at all. this is hard work. some people should be ashamed.

Answer 1

When are you going to realize that I am out of Coke?

Answer 2

I totally feel you on this one. I've not been a waitress, but I have a lot of friends that have been. We do realize that your base pay is very low, but we tip based on service. If our server has a good attitude, keeps our drinks full, and handles his/her business - we have no problem giving 20% and higher. But the opposite is also true, If I have a server that is having a bad day with a poor attitude that just can't get it together, I have no problem leaving a smaller tip. The server can basically make or break a meal, because of this I also don't feel obligated to tip, or that I owe anyone anything. It must be earned.

Answer 3

It amazes me sometimes how clueless people can be. I have friends who've bartended +/or waited tables, so I know how bad the money is and tend to tip generously. I have heard many times, and seen among my friends, that many of the worst tippers are the people who can most easily afford to tip well.

A related issue is how rude some people are to the people who help them. Though it is someone's job to help us - whether they are a waitress, retail clerk, or bus driver - that does not mean that we don't need to be polite to them. Most of these jobs do not come with pay comensurate with the conditions, so how hard is it to be nice and therefore make the person's work day a bit more pleasant?

We should all remember that we get back what we put out in world, so we should be nice and tip well.

Answer 4

I know what you're talking about...

I used to be a server at a popular steakhouse in St.Louis. The first month or so, I would work double shifts and only walk away making $30-$50 for the day, plus my $2.13/hr. But then I thought.. Hrm. When I eat at a resturaunt, what makes me want to tip? Sure, service does play a big part.. but then it hit me: It's the waitresses' ATTITUDE. You have to work your tables, girl. Keep your customers coming back for more. Here's a few tricks I've learned.. might help you with your tips :

- Go the extra mile. keep a few small, cheap toys in your apron pockets.. for the guests' kids. Things like hot wheels, crayons, little stuffed animals (Like the kinds that fit on keychains). This ALWAYS cheers up that snotty kid who insists on screaming/crying while the family's trying to enjoy their meal. The parents will thank you, and tip you well. (And the entire resturaunt can eat in peace). OR.. if your resturant has those Light-up "Waiting cards" (You know, those blinking things they give you when you have to wait to be seated).. activate one of those and let the kid use it as a coaster. Works everytime.

- Flirt with the older men. I know it sounds "shallow", but they love the attention, and you'll get good tips because of it. I once made $100 tip off a 4-top, for climbing on a barstool and singing "Happy Birthday" Marilyn Monroe-style, after I found out it was one of the guys' birthday. Sure, things like that'll make you feel kind of cheap, but the big tips are worth it.

- Compliment the ladies.. but compliment then on something subtle. Everyone hears "You have beautiful eyes".. Say something about her shoes, her necklace, her nails.. whatever. It sounds more sincere this way.

- Tease your guests. Everyone's used to the sweet, polite, "Girl next door" waitress. Show your tables you've got some spunk! Say, you've got a family of 4, with a couple of teenagers. Bring them out their drinks.. But tell 'em something like "We're all out of Iced Tea.. so I brought your son a Scotch on the Rocks." and actually bring out the Tea in a scotch Glass. Watch their jaws drop to the floor as you add something like "What? I just thought I'd get him nice and liquored up before I take him home with me.. He is kinda cute, you know." Things like that will get a guaranteed laugh, and a great tip.

Above all, keep the glasses full, the food hot, and the service great. Even if you don't know exactly what you're doing, act like you own the damn place. I've used these techniques, and my pay went from $30-$50 a day, to around $200-$300 a day. It's all how you present yourself, you know.

Good luck, and get out there and make some money, girl!

Answer 5

In the same sense, the service should be worth the tip.

Okay, how come those damn cooks, they are the ones messing up the order(s) and still getting full pay? Something doesn't sound right. If the food isn't prepared properly then the COOK should be paid accordingly, because an incorrect order causes loss/waste food. The wait staff had no control over how they cooked/prepared it. But since the system is the way it is then as wait staff y'all should make sure that they are preparing it correctly.

Answer 6

yea- people lay a dollar on the table and act like it's a good tip. I wonder how we could get this point out to the general public?? People really ought o be ahamed of themselves!! Do people really think that $2 is a good tip for a $40 dollar bill? Servers need to all go on strike to make a point that we arn't paid even 5 or six dollars an hour. You would think that when somebody goes out to eat and we get you your drinks, food and everything else you need, including cook and clean your dishes up for you, that people would tip decently and actually PAY for their service...?

Answer 7

i was a waitress and couldn't take people having that much power over what i make after working hard so i went back to school and now i make way more money now. But if you are in school and waitressing, switch to a restaurant that is popular, and that sell liquor and the menu is really expensive, you'll come out better because you'll be surrounded around people that already know what dont have to be explained.

Answer 8

i know exactly how ya'll feel!! i work in a buffet and even though its not full service we still bust our butts working the tables!! what people dont realize is that in a buffet they usually have less servors and more tables in a section...also most buffet servors are responsible for bussing the tables when customers are through!! we dont get busboys like regular restaurants do!! also the term "all you can eat buffet" seems to make people think that they need to bring four plates per person to the table!! which means that there are more plates for us to pick up...they dont just get one entree' and maybe a dessert!! no they have to get four plates of dinner items apiece and then try 3 or 4 desserts as well!! and as far as the saying "they just bring the drinks"...that is a bunch of bull****!!! we bring drink, refill them, pick up numerous plate when people just wanted to "try something" and didnt like it, plus most of the time we are expected to get extra stuff for tables such as napking, another dessert, butter or other condiments (which are clearly found in one section on the buffet line) also we are responsible for bussing the table!! so those of you that think a dollar or two is acceptable at a buffet...you are so very wrong!!! our base pay is not much better than a servors at a full service restaurant!! and most of our income does come from tips!! if your at any place where someone is serving you...tip them...and give them a break if they cant refill your glass the second its empty or pick up a plate the second your done with it!! they do have other tables and on busy nights its very hard to get there the second your done with something!! most of the time we are kept busy with the demands of tables and running dishes...and lets also not forget that most servors are responsible for rolling tons and tons of silverware just for ya'll to dirty it again!! so if you come in llike 10 minutes before closing...hurry cuz chances are we still have tons of silverware to roll and we are constantly interrupted by your demands!!! and also we cant leave till you do!!! so people lets think about it...if you have a good servor...no matter what their job is for your table...tip them!!! thats how they make there money!!

Answer 9

Waitressing is a minimum wage job. Your employer pays you $2.13 per hour and tips are expected to make up the difference. You are responsible to declare how much you make in tips and if it doesn't work out to the minimum wage, then your boss is supposed to make up the difference. Now, having said that, tips are a reward for good service. Frankly, as a customer, I don't feel as though I "owe" a server anything. If I go out to eat and don't tip my server, you cannot make me feel guilty that you don't make minimum wage, because I already know that ain't so. However, if you serve me well and you are polite, I will tip you about 20%. But don't have an attitude that it is yours just because I sit at your table; earn it.

Answer 10

I give a minimun of 15 percent tip. But.... that also depends on the service. I usually dont have a problem. Except once and I left no tip because of it. I wont go into details. I agree waitress get screwed in their buisness.

Answer 11

I abosolutely agree. My 1st job was as a busboy, and I know how hard the servers work. I think all dining establishments should include a minimum 20% gratuity to the bill so the servers don't get screwed. People that are too cheap to give at least a 20% tip should just stay home or go to a takeout.