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Originally Posted by Dollarmansteve
I used to think like you. Then about 5 years ago when I was in school I worked at a bar.
Servers deserve every cent of tips they receive to deal with asshole cocksmokers who think they are too clever to leave a decent tip.
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This is not correct. MOST servers deserve every cent they get and then some. SOME servers deserve to be starved out of the industry because they fucking suck.
I'm not just talking about being slow or being obviously new either, I'm talking about assholes with attitude that make you feel like they're doing you a favor by being there.
They don't deserve anything but the complaint I give to management.
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Originally Posted by Dollarmansteve
I would rather be remembered as the patron who made someone's day then the cheap fuckwad asshole who didn't tip because the kitchen threw the server under the bus and fucked up an order.
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I agree, if the food is bad that shouldn't affect the tip. The tip is for the service and not for the quality of the meal.
HOWEVER, if my order is fucked up, my server should notice it and correct it before it gets to my table. He/She knows what I ordered and how I ordered it and if they made the wrong thing, didn't remove the indgredient I wanted them to, or didn't add the ingredient I wanted them to, the server should catch that.
Otherwise I'm sitting there that much longer waiting to get what I wanted.
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Originally Posted by Dollarmansteve
As has been stated in this thread already - some people have class, some don't, period. Are you 'correct' that tipping isn't 'mandatory' - YES - but who fucking cares, that only makes you a dick who is 'right'. I would rather be on the 'wrong' side of the equation and be a decent human being.. I can't imagine how much saliva you've eaten in your life from all the food that has been spit on.
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Hey man, my mother was a waitress at Denny's for 40 years, so I've definitely heard your side of the story many times.
BUT it was also my mother who taught me to leave a penny on the table if the service was horrible or the server had an attitude. (If you stiff them that just says you're a cheapskate, if you leave a penny you're sending a message)
15% is standard, what I leave for standard service. I'll tip more than that if the service is exceptional, and I'll tip less than that if the service is subpar.
I think that servers who go above and beyond and really bust their ass providing you with great service deserve to get paid more than the servers who just do the bare minimum, but if you want to overtip everyone because you think it makes you a better person, then so be it.