Clem, Pay a decent wage and tips wouldn't be required. As it stands now, servers and bartenders get BELOW minimum wage because of tips. Complain to the government
Alverta, Not all of them. Most of my customers were great. Especially my regulars. Yeah, there were the @$$holes but for the most part my experience has been wonderful. I worked in a touristy city and had both the locals and tourists alike. Two places I worked were popular and always busy --in the weeds a lot lol. I feel for the other people who work in retail who earn minimum wage and have to deal with far more obnoxious people. Mine were always tipsy. lol I love happy people. I made my customers, well, happy! lol
I bet most of these @$$holes have never worked in the hospitality industry and have had to deal with unpleasant , demanding customers. Most of these workers depend on their tips and work hard for them. I tip every time when someone serves me at a restaurant , bar or hairdresser. Oh btw , I used to work at a bar while in university years ago to pay for my studies. We knew who were the non tippers. I will just leave it at that.
I give fake money to panhandlers, there is a guy who stands on the corner with his son and his wife and other kids work around the corner. I ordered a bunch of fake money and gave him, his son and family fake $50.00 dollars bills. Hate me if you want.
I was a server and a bartender for over a decade. My tips per shift far outweighed any minimum wage jobs weekly pay for full/part-time hours. Plus, I only had to claim %10 percent of my cash tips (most of them were) to the IRS, whereas I had to claim the full amount of my pay to the IRS with all of my previous employers when I worked jobs in high school for minimum wages.
So, for those against the tipping system and saying minimum wage is better? It's not. I easily cleared $300 per night on weekends. Holidays even more. Especially the night before Thanksgiving (my biggest tip night every year) and New Years Eve where gratuities were pre-fixed with ticket.
If you're working at a tipping establishment and not clearing a certain amount per shift? You either suck as a server or your clientele sucks. Either way, change to a better place of employment.
Clem, Pay a decent wage and tips wouldn't be required. As it stands now, servers and bartenders get BELOW minimum wage because of tips. Complain to the government
Alverta, Not all of them. Most of my customers were great. Especially my regulars. Yeah, there were the @$$holes but for the most part my experience has been wonderful. I worked in a touristy city and had both the locals and tourists alike. Two places I worked were popular and always busy --in the weeds a lot lol. I feel for the other people who work in retail who earn minimum wage and have to deal with far more obnoxious people. Mine were always tipsy. lol I love happy people. I made my customers, well, happy! lol
I bet most of these @$$holes have never worked in the hospitality industry and have had to deal with unpleasant , demanding customers. Most of these workers depend on their tips and work hard for them. I tip every time when someone serves me at a restaurant , bar or hairdresser. Oh btw , I used to work at a bar while in university years ago to pay for my studies. We knew who were the non tippers. I will just leave it at that.
I give fake money to panhandlers, there is a guy who stands on the corner with his son and his wife and other kids work around the corner. I ordered a bunch of fake money and gave him, his son and family fake $50.00 dollars bills. Hate me if you want.
I was a server and a bartender for over a decade. My tips per shift far outweighed any minimum wage jobs weekly pay for full/part-time hours. Plus, I only had to claim %10 percent of my cash tips (most of them were) to the IRS, whereas I had to claim the full amount of my pay to the IRS with all of my previous employers when I worked jobs in high school for minimum wages.
So, for those against the tipping system and saying minimum wage is better? It's not. I easily cleared $300 per night on weekends. Holidays even more. Especially the night before Thanksgiving (my biggest tip night every year) and New Years Eve where gratuities were pre-fixed with ticket.
If you're working at a tipping establishment and not clearing a certain amount per shift? You either suck as a server or your clientele sucks. Either way, change to a better place of employment.
i will never understand how is it even possible to pay less than a minimum wage and shift the wage burden on your customers...
Pay a decent wage and tips wouldn't be required. As it stands now, servers and bartenders get BELOW minimum wage because of tips. Complain to the government
Right? And I'll bet it was only 5% of the bill too
Europe: Here's what I think about you awful Americans!
America: That's funny, we don't think about you at all.
Are you doing that on Walmart?
I ordered a bunch of fake money and gave him, his son and family fake $50.00 dollars bills. Hate me if you want.
So, for those against the tipping system and saying minimum wage is better? It's not. I easily cleared $300 per night on weekends. Holidays even more. Especially the night before Thanksgiving (my biggest tip night every year) and New Years Eve where gratuities were pre-fixed with ticket.
If you're working at a tipping establishment and not clearing a certain amount per shift? You either suck as a server or your clientele sucks. Either way, change to a better place of employment.