Twisted Dave

I ALWAYS tip .... unless the service sucks.

BUT ... I don't think you have ANY right to complain if you don't get a tip.

I work my fucking ass off ... sometimes, like the other night, I spend HOURS giving a client, who paid a small amount of cash, extra support ... out of the kindness of my own heart.

I do NOT expect or generally ever receive a tip. So why should someone working a restaurant?

I don't think your rant is justified in the slightest. You got paid for your job didn't you? Do you do it for free? If so, you're a fool. Don't expect a tip... in fact, a gratuity that is placed on by default by any restaurant is fucking evil and greedy. The fucking restaurant should be paying it's staff better if that's how it rolls.

If that's the case, I'd come in as two separate groups just to get around it. It's like a tax. You're being forced to pay extra for nothing. So you waited on 8 people? Erm ... if you didn't wait on those 8 in one group, you'd be waiting on another 8 split into different sizes ... 2 here, 2 there, 4 there .... what's the difference?

You complain as if it's your God given right to 20% EXTRA of HIS money ... but actually, you have no rights to it. The bill is worked out based on the cost of the food. The cost of the food is worked out, by the restaurant, based on the staff wages, the building rental, the rates, the facility bills, the cost of decor in the place etc ... they put the price on the food to cover all that, and make a profit. So ... therefore, that 20% is completely unnecessary and is a way of a restaurant paying less wages. Well ... if you don't like it ... get another job.

That said ... as I mentioned before ... I pretty much always tip. Because I like to think I'm helping those people out for the good service they gave. But... I don't think ANYONE automatically deserves it. In fact, you should be fucking grateful for the $31 EXTRA you ended up with.

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