Why do server think you have to tip them when all they did was dropped a plate in front of you.?

Question

Am I wrong to feel that You get in conjunction to what you give.

Answer 1

If you really think that you get what you give, then you probably won't get the service you are looking for.

What someone hasn't told you is that a waiter/ess, only gets about $4.00/hour (depending on restaurant). If you worked 8 hour shifts and were paid $4/hr that means you make $32.00 per day, BEFORE TAXES.

My question to you is, how would you feel if you were that server and you worked really hard to get the customer everything that he or she wants yet not get a tip?

I am sure you would be very upset.

On the other hand, if your server is a bad one, then I guess you have reason to not tip well or at all.

Answer 2

i'd give 15% for average service to bad service and more if they were really good. also if the food is bad, remember they didn't cook it so don't blame them. the reason you tip is to insure promptude. they don't make much money (i've worked at some of the more popular places and they won't even pay minimum wage there), i mean they could just add the 15% on to your check and pay the waiter a decent salary, so at least give that much. i mean they do take your order and then run around the place and try to keep all the orders straight. when you need a refill with your drink or if something is wrong they should be on top of it. waiting is actually a pretty tough job for the money dealing with some of those people will drive you crazy.

Answer 3

If you're the guy who comes in with misbehaving kids, ordering Shirley Temples & Cherry Cokes with extra syrup & extra cherries, 20 appetizers ALL with modifications and tons of sauces on the side, a bunch of well done burgers that you want brought to you in 5 minutes. Another 20 desserts, also with modifications, that I'm serving to you with a smile and the all the patience in the world, when you send back something that I know you've ordered and you decide at the end of the meal that you want separate checks AND you have coupons, that turn out to be expired and want them honoured anyway. Then sir, I would say I deserve tip. And if I ever find you in a restaurant that I or a friend works in, I'll be sure the kitchen serves your meal with "special sauce."

I have an idea... if you don't feel like tipping, DON'T GO OUT TO EAT AT A FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT!!!

Please enjoy your McGoofy's and Taco'Rama's and never worry about having to tip anyone.

Also, if you have to ask how much something is, YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT!!!

Answer 4

You don't have to tip anyone, but it would be a nice gesture. Most servers only get paid $2.13 an hour. The tips are to make up the difference to minimum wage. I would tip a server more if they took my order, kept my drink filled, pre-bussed my table, was pleasant, courteous, and efficient. If I went to a place that I had to place my own order at a counter, or ate from a buffet, I would tip less, but I would still tip. Hey, one day your kid may be a server to get through school. Wouldn't you want people to treat them with kindness and genorosity?

Answer 5

No, you are right. How many urban legends are there about waiters and cooks messing around with the food. They are underpaid, and badly treated. Remember, they are usually poor, and they don't have a decent job. (I doubt they get any benefits at all, no health care, no retirement, no nothing...) If the employer treats them without respect, they don't treat the customer with respect.
A good note to remember: "The employer pays just enough so the worker won't quit, and the worker works just enough so he won't get fired".
Giving a tip is like charity. Those people are poor, desperate, and without hope for much better. Anyone who's stuck in this job, doesn't have much going for him. Be kind, and tip.

Answer 6

I always consider the tip to be payment for the 'experience' the server helped create during my visit to a restaurant. The food, atmosphere and everything else can be great, but if you have a server with a bad attitude and who gives bad advice as to the menu and wine list, then it can ruin the meal. Most professional servers spend alot of time studying food and wine and they should be paid for their time.

Answer 7

all servers are not the same, you have great servers, bad servers and okay servers. Your tip should reflect their service

some servers only make 2.15 an hour and most pay a tip out to hostesses and bussers which is deducted from your sales and earnings for that day.

servers work very hard, only you don't see it because you are just sitting there waiting for your meal.

i'm not poor or desperate but i wait tables part time for extra money and make lots of it. servers earn their living off of tips.
i have so many college graduate friends who have yet to enter the professional field of their study because waiting tables just pays so good.

15% minimum is the way to go.

Answer 8

I have been in this business for a while, and I am very succesful, I can make great money because I have great personality and skill, alot of people think waiting tables is a job or some get rich quick scheme - If I get bad or no service - I do not tip, period.

Answer 9

ABSOLUTELY!!!! Waiters/waitresses have chosen to do this type of work knowing that the base pay per hour is VERY minimal and that the great majority of their earnings is based on their service and how they interact with their customers. If a waiter does not think it's necessary to come back and check on my dining experience or doesn't get me that cup of coffee I asked for he apparently isn't too worried about his income.

I do, however, take into account kitchen errors and business of teh restaurant and things that are beyond the waiter's control.

Answer 10

Just dropped a plate in front of you!!! You got to be kidding. How many times did they run back to the kitchen to get your many requests? What about all the crap your kid threw on the floor? Your server is going to clean up that mess after you leave.