Tipping

I was talking with BB and we both agreed that it should be mandatory for EVERY SINGLE PERSON to work at least one month as a waiter/hostess/service industry. Why? It's because there are consistently ignorant people who tip like shit for stupid reasons. And I just really need to rant because I got stiffed 3 times on Sunday for no good reason.

1) The cook/chef messes up your order or makes a mistake, you tip 0%

How the hell is this your server's fault? Did SHE make the food? How is she going to know how spicy your food is since she certainly does not eat off your plate before serving it?

When you are tipping on a restaurant bill, you are tipping for service. Do not take out any personal vendettas on your server. If you have a problem with the establishment or the food, address these problems directly to the owner or chef. Tipping only directly affects your server, and not the chef/owner you are angry at.

2) Your server checks on you only 3 times - once to get your drink order, once to get your order, and once to bring you the check - you tip less than 10%

First, is the restaurant really busy? It's very possible that your server has over 5 tables, and that she is taking 5 different tables' orders all at once. If you get minimal service, most of the time it is because the servers are extremely busy, and NOT because they don't want to give you service!

3) You decide to pay in cash, and leave immediately, and your server finds that you paid the bill to the exact cent and neglected to leave tip

For one, are you an asshole? Why would you do that? Deciding not to tip despite good service only reflects on yourself and how you were brought up. Don't be an asshole.

For example, this guy and his friend did this last Sunday, and to my surprise, he came back Tuesday night with his girlfriend. This time, he did tip (and 20% too), but I could tell he realized that I was the same waitress he stiffed from the look of surprise when he looked up at me.

4) You just don't tip

Then you should know, the whole restaurant will hate you. Again, don't come back. We will treat you nicely and like our tipping customers, but we will hate your guts and hate on you behind the door.

Waiting is actually a very hard job; you have to run around trying to please every single person in the restaurant and you have to negotiate with the chefs too. Servers get around $2 an hour and rely on tips, and sometimes lose money on tables that tip poorly. And let me say plainly, all servers hate bad tippers.

NOTE: If you are black, Asian, or Indian, or whatever race that has a stereotype for tipping poorly, fight the stereotype! Before I was aware of all this tipping business, my dad would tell me to tip well even if I got really bad service to show that not all Chinese people are bad tippers. Waiting is really the only job that relies on the decency of other people.